Fernandinho has shared a social media post praising one of his former Manchester City teammates.
After spending nine years at the Manchester club, the Brazilian waved goodbye to the Etihad Stadium at the end of the 2021/22 season.
Now though, the 38-year-old has taken to social media to send a message to one of his former City teammates after they picked up a significant award.
Fernandinho reacts to Phil Foden’s latest award
In a recent post on his official X account, Fernandinho said that it was “well deserved” that Phil Foden was named the Football Writers’ Association’s Men’s Player of the Year.
The Brazilian also included two photos of him and Foden together during their time at City, one of the duo sitting next to each other on the substitutes bench for a Champions League game and the other of them celebrating a goal together during the 2020/21 season.
During their time together at the Manchester club, the duo featured in 83 games together between the 2017/18 and 2021/22 seasons across all competitions.
Phil Foden has been on fire this season
In terms of the England international’s efforts in the Premier League this season, he has scored 16 goals and delivered seven assists in 31 games.
In addition to that, Foden has racked up the second-highest total of shots on target (40), key passes (64), successful take-ons (42), shot-creating actions (125) and goal-creating actions (18) in the City squad.
His overall performances have earned him a season rating of 7.52/10 from WhoScored, making him one of the highest-rated players in the division.
With all of that in mind, it’s easy to see why Fernandinho thinks his former teammate deserves to be recognised for his efforts in the Premier League this season.
Moving forward, with City having four games left to play before the campaign ends, if Foden can add more goals and assists to his tally and help his side win another title, he will definitely find himself on the end of even more praise.