Phil Foden

Phil Foden is out of England's European qualifier against Ukraine after undergoing surgery to remove his appendix.

It is unclear if Foden would have started against Ukraine, with Maddison likely to replace Grealish on the left side of England’s attack. The 22-year-old, who was a regular in the starting 11 during the World Cup, understood why he was sacrificed and he had hoped to be involved against Ukraine. His absence will also be a blow for City as Pep Guardiola’s team continue their pursuit of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League and prepare for their Champions League quarter-final against Bayern Munich next month.

Manchester City can confirm Phil Foden has left the England squad after undergoing surgery in London for acute appendicitis.

Everyone at Manchester City wishes Phil a speedy recovery. Phil will now return to Manchester to begin rehabilitation. Manchester City can confirm Phil Foden has left the England squad after undergoing surgery in London for acute appendicitis.

Phil Foden has withdrawn from the England squad to play Ukraine in a blow to Manchester City's Premier League title hopes.

[check our sport page](https://metro.co.uk/sport/). [Sir Kenny Dalglish gives advice to Kieran Tierney over Arsenal future](https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/26/arsenal-news-liverpool-hero-kenny-dalglish-sends-message-kieran-tierney-18503621/?ico=more_text_links) Manchester City, meanwhile, added: ‘Phil will now return to Manchester to begin rehabilitation. [‘Massive potential’ – England U21 boss hails Arsenal and Chelsea stars](https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/26/chelsea-arsenal-stars-hailed-england-u21-boss-france-win-18503838/?ico=more_text_links) [Sunday evening’s Euro 2024 qualifier against Ukraine](https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/25/what-channel-is-england-vs-ukraine-kick-off-time-tv-and-live-stream-18501464/) at Wembley. [Manchester City](https://metro.co.uk/tag/manchester-city-fc/?ico=auto_link_sport_P1_LNK1) are sweating over the availability of [Phil Foden](https://metro.co.uk/tag/phil-foden/?ico=auto_link_sport_P1_LNK2) during the [Premier League](https://metro.co.uk/tag/premier-league/) run-in after the midfielder underwent surgery for acute appendicitis.

England have been handed a blow ahead of their Euro 2024 qualifier against Ukraine today, as the Three Lions will have to do the job without Phil Foden who ...

[Phil Foden](/sport/phil-foden/index.html) is suffering from appendicitis and has undergone surgery meaning he could now be absent for up to four weeks, after he missed England's 2-0 win over Ukraine on Sunday. Phil Foden missed England's Euro 2024 qualifier against Ukraine due to appendicitis after the Man City started feeling unwell following the Three Lions' training session on Saturday [James Maddison](/sport/james-maddison/index.html) started in [Gareth Southgate](/sport/gareth-southgate/index.html)'s attack ahead of [Jack Grealish](/sport/jack-grealish/index.html) in the win over Ukraine in the Euro 2024 qualifier at Wembley.

The Manchester City star missed England's Euro 2024 qualifier against Ukraine on Sunday after being forced to undergo surgery.

The 22-year-old had returned to form of late, and has nine Premier League goals to his name for the season so far. WHAT THEY SAID: Southgate explained how Foden's emergency situation was uncovered after England's win against Ukraine, telling reporters: “With Phil, over the last 48 hours he had been having some symptoms and our doctor became a bit more concerned yesterday [Saturday] afternoon as it started to become more apparent what it could be. Get well soon, Phil."

Phil Foden has undergone surgery and has withdrawn from the England squad, Manchester City have confirmed.

[England ](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/england-football-team)confirmed Foden had surgery on Sunday to remove his appendix, while City said in a statement, that Foden will now return to Manchester for recovery. Foden's surgery follows the news that Erling Haaland had to withdraw from international duty with a groin problem, and has undergone tests at City's partner hospital in Barcelona. He would have hoped to have featured in the home fixture with Ukraine on Sunday, but [City ](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/manchester-city-fc)have confirmed that the winger has withdrawn from international duty.

England midfielder Phil Foden has returned to Manchester to begin his rehabilitation after undergoing surgery on Sunday morning to remove his appendix.

“But obviously that’s a huge disappointment for him and for us because he’s had a few camps where he’s had injury or just things haven’t worked out. City confirmed it was a case of acute appendicitis and said it was “unclear at this stage how long he will be unavailable for” but that he would “not be fit” for next weekend’s Premier League match against Liverpool. England boss Gareth Southgate said after Sunday evening’s 2-0 victory over Ukraine at Wembley: “With Phil, over the last 48 hours, he was having symptoms and our doctor got a little bit more concerned (on Saturday afternoon) as that started to become more apparent what it could be.

Manchester City's Phil Foden has withdrawn from the England squad and will miss the Premier League fixture against Liverpool next weekend after undergoing ...

[Foden ](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/phil-foden)was a substitute in England's win at Italy on Thursday, before being taken off shortly after following Luke Shaw's red card. He is definitely out of the Liverpool clash next weekend, and the club have not given a timeframe on how long he will be out for. [See what the Arsenal midfielder had to say here >>>](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rodri-odegaard-spain-norway-city-26561892) [Read the full story here >>>](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/foden-injury-england-man-city-26563248) [Rodri](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/rodri) wiped out Odegaard inside the penalty area. [The Man City symbol hidden in plain sight at the Etihad and what it means](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-history-badge-news-26552810) [England ](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/england-football-team)confirmed Foden had surgery on Sunday to remove his appendix, while City said in a statement, that Foden will now return to Manchester for recovery.