Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has already confessed he would prefer to avoid Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain in today's Champions League quarter-final draw.
'Forget the goals' - Pep Guardiola points out Phil Foden quality that meant more in Man City win
24.02.2024 - 21:05 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Pep Guardiola said that Phil Foden has become a world-class player as he continues to drive Manchester City on.
Foden scored the only goal of the game at Bournemouth to give the Premier League champions their second win in a week and equal his best-ever haul in a single campaign with 16. The 23-year-old has predominantly been used in a central position this season, although Guardiola has warned that he still needs time to find all of the qualities needed to play there.
As much as the City manager was delighted with the striker at Bournemouth to move the Blues closer to Liverpool, he was more happier with Foden's overall performance that left him purring. Having insisted that he wants to play in the middle, the Stockport schemer has shown to his manager exactly what he can do.
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"Forget about the goals, of course they are important," said Guardiola. "Do you know how he played, how he controlled and accelerated?
"He has already become a top-class football player. Before he was a little boy with good actions and now he is a world-class top player. He's so good. He can play everywhere but especially in central positions he is really, really, really good.
The win takes City once again to within a point of Liverpool with two-thirds of the season completed. Guardiola's side host United in the Manchester derby next week before travelling to Anfield for a critical game in the Premier League title race.
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