Pep Guardiola's reaction to Phil Foden's first-team debut was an emphatic one. The young star was "a gift" for the club. Manchester City and Foden had been in action on the club's pre-season tour of America in 2017 against rivals Manchester United, and the midfielder held his own against the likes of Paul Pogba, Ander Herrera and Michael Carrick.
Despite the match ending in a 2-0 victory for Jose Mourinho's side, Guardiola was more than impressed with the then-17-year-old's performance. "I don’t have words," Guardiola told reporters. "I would like to have the right words to describe what I saw. "You are lucky guys, believe me, you are the guys who saw his first game in the first team at Manchester City. "I’ve not seen something like I saw
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