Foden's treble, Cherki's footwork: City's five-goal European night

Man City's bite-sized AEK Athens highlights give Elliot Anderson a first-goal moment and Rico Lewis a supporting role worth watching.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 830,539 views a day, 18 times a normal first day on this channel (45,091).

HIGHLIGHTS | Man City 5-1 AEK Athens | Foden hat-trick and Cherki magic in Champions League rout!

Elliot Anderson gets the first celebration, reacting to a free kick off the crossbar to score his first Manchester City goal. By the end, Phil Foden has the hat-trick, but Rayan Cherki has supplied a sequence that demands its own replay.

City's Champions League highlights against AEK Athens pack several stories into a short watch. Foden scores from Rico Lewis's pass before halftime, then the visitors pull a goal back. Cherki answers by working through the defense and shooting into the corner, restoring City's cushion.

He also helps build Foden's next goal, sending a long ball to Lewis, who sets up the finish. Ryan McAidoo supplies the low cross for the last of Foden's three. The final score is 5-1, with the club describing this as the fourth hat-trick of Foden's City career.

The upload passed half a million views within 11 hours, an unusually fast start for the channel's short videos. City's separate matchday show, featuring Cel Spellman alongside Izzy Christiansen and Steph Houghton, also drew a stronger-than-usual opening for its longer uploads.

In the highlights' comments, Cherki's goal and close control share attention with Foden's return to scoring form. Several viewers also make a point of recognizing Lewis's two assists: the finishing gets the headline, but the passes are there to enjoy too.

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The numbers

The short highlights are running well ahead of Man City's usual opening pace for this format. The longer matchday show also had a strong start.

the video's first day

usual first day here

45,091

this video

830,539

subscribers

9,650,000

▲ 20,000 in the last 7 days

total views

3,285,267,151

views per day

985,355

typical day: 1,674,475

the video

views

546,353

likes

7,502

comments

288

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Liverpool FC

12,700,000

Manchester United

11,600,000

Premier League

10,200,000

Man City

9,650,000

Chelsea Football Club

6,490,000

Arsenal

5,810,000

As of October 22, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.