Guardiola has once again heaped praise on Phil Foden after the youngster put in a remarkable display against Liverpool at Anfield.
Man City boss Pep Guardiola described Phil Foden as a ‘huge talent’ after the youngster’s eye-catching outing at Anfield.
The Citizens took yet another step to reclaiming the Premier League title after a huge 4-1 victory over reigning champions Liverpool.
Ilkay Gundogan made up for his earlier penalty miss by putting the league leaders in front before Mohamed Salah equalized from the penalty spot.
However, it was City all over the game from that point. Inspired performances from Raheem Sterling and Phil Foden combined with uncharacteristic errors from Alisson Becker saw the visitors run the scoreline up to 4-1 in the second half.
Speaking after the game, Guardiola hailed his side’s performance especially at a venue where they have not won in the last 18 years.
The City boss said to Sky Sports: “We played in the way you have to suffer here. Hopefully next time we can win here with people. Anfield is always impressive but with people, it is much more.”
“Huge victory for us. Three more points at the end but I take into consideration the fact we won after we missed a penalty and conceded a goal but the way we reacted… that made the difference.”
“We started really well. We cannot play like they play, we have to play in a slow rhythm. Second half we adjusted our set up and the quality of the players did the rest.”
Foden was awarded the Man-of-the-match for his performance, and Guardiola singled out the youngster for praise.
“Phil Foden is a guy who keeps the ball really well, he arrives so aggressive but he is also still so young. When he plays wide it is more easy for him, he will learn,” he continued.
“The action for the second goal and the fourth goal, we know what a huge talent he is but he is still young and hopefully he can understand he can still improve.”
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