• Manager praises 18-year-old’s influence in hard-fought win
• ‘He’s a player who is ready – ready to play’
Pep Guardiola praised Phil Foden for producing a “brilliant” performance against Newport County after the 18-year-old scored twice to help Manchester City reach the quarter-finals. Leroy Sané and Riyad Mahrez scored the other goals as the Premier League champions won 4-1 to break Newport’s brave resistance.
Related: Sané and Foden send City through as dogged Newport are finally downed
Written by Stuart James at Rodney Parade
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/feb/16/phil-foden-brilliant-manchester-city-newport-pep-guardiola under the title “Phil Foden ‘brilliant’ for Manchester City against Newport, says Pep Guardiola”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
