‘He’s a bird – fly wherever you want, but he has team duties’Man City face Arsenal and summer target Declan Rice on Sunday
Pep Guardiola is reluctant to restrain the free-spirited attacking instincts of Phil Foden but believes the Manchester City player still has to work harder for the team by being less selfish.
Guardiola described Foden as a “bird”, a natural in the final third, but is looking for greater tactical understanding from the 23-year-old – particularly in the absence of Kevin De Bruyne. Foden has played in every City game this season since the Belgian was struck down with injury in their Premier League opener at Burnley, and has two goals.
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