Why does Phil Foden wear a bandage on his hand?

PHIL FODEN has been setting the Premier League alight this season with prolific goalscoring and swashbuckling displays.

But you may have noticed the Manchester City winger has been doing it all while wearing a bandage on his hand.

Phil Foden has been playing through the pain barrier this season, sporting a bandage on his hand.

Foden was first seen playing with his hand in a bandage on February 5, scoring a stunning hat-trick in the 3-1 win at Brentford.

Both Foden and teammate Ruben Dias have been playing with fractures this season, the Daily Mail have reported.

Dias fractured his arm in the FA Cup win at Tottenham in January, while Foden injured his soon after.

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Why does Phil Foden wear the No 47 shirt?

Foden has stuck with 47 from when he made his senior debut coming on as a substitute for midfield machine Yaya Toure in 2017.

Reason being is that 47 acts as a tribute for Foden's late grandfather Ronnie, who passed away at age 47.

Foden said on his number: "I had a few numbers sent to me and none of them really meant anything to me apart from that one, the 47.

"That was the age my grandad was when he died. I was young when we lost him.

"I remember going to Wales with him and on a few other trips. My dad says he loved playing football with me. I asked my dad if he would be happy if I wore that number. He said it would be amazing so I took the shirt number and I have loved it ever since."

The midfielder even got the number 47 as part of his haircut for the huge Champions League clash with Borussia Dortmund.

Foden, 23, revealed that Manchester City's all-time top goal scorer Sergio Aguero wanted to give him the number ten shirt when he departed for Barcelona before being forced to retire.

And while the England starlet admitted to consider it, he opted to stick with number 47.

Foden said: "I did think about it.

"The ten shirt is such a big number in the club, but I just have a thing with 47.

"I'd like to create me own legacy and keep that number."