Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola praised Phil Foden and said that “he is the player of the season”.
In the 3-1 win over Manchester United on Sunday (3), Foden scored twice to increase his tally to 18 goals for the campaign. “Winning games is when you become a world-class player”, said Guardiola.
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“Everyone can play good but you have to win games and he wins games. What can I say?”, said Guardiola. He loves football. He lives to play. There are people who like to play. He loves to play football.”, continued the manager.
“He will already be a legendary player because in a short age, the games played, the minutes, the goals scored, the titles won and he is from the home and that is why the connection with the fans is unbelievable”, added Guardiola.
“He always scores goals but now he scores goals to win games. When you do this, you reach another level as a player. He is the player of the season, with all the respect for incredible players but no one has been so decisive for us as him this season”, concluded Guardiola.
