Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden was delighted with his hat-trick in their 3-1 win at Brentford on Monday night.

Neal Maupay had the Bees ahead before Foden took over with his treble.

He later said: "We know the quality they have. [Ivan] Toney is one of the best in winning aerial duels, we knew the threat he would have. They are a fantastic team and we had to react and we did that well and I'm delighted with the outcome of the game.

"We stayed calm and we're a team that trusts our ability. There were ups and downs but we had to remain patient. They closed the spaces but we remained patient, controlled the game and created chances, which was nice to see.

"I'm really glad with my performances and am playing a lot of minutes inside, where I want to be, and I'm delighted with the way I'm playing. I'm playing the best form I've had in a City shirt consistently for a long time and long may that continue and I will keep working hard on the training ground."

Foden also told Sky Sports: "I'm a person that adapts and plays a lot of positions when needed. I know I will do that with Manchester City and have to be ready. I'm enjoying playing in the middle and that's where I see myself. Hopefully I can get more game time playing there.

"The [first] goal came at a great time, going into the break equalising gives you a good feeling going into the second half. It's so difficult here, they have given big teams problems but I thought we deserved it.

"All I set myself it try to better last year's stats and just try to improve every year, more goals and more assists. I need to keep going and showing this level of performance more often. I don't score a lot of headers so I'm delighted with that one."