Livestream On 24 October, in City's 4-1 away win over Brighton, the young Phil Foden once again played well, helping City to take all three points away from home with two goals and one assist.
Guardiola arranged for Foden to be the team's "pseudo-nine" in this game, and although he did not appear in his familiar position, Foden still had excellent performances. In an interview with Sky Sports after the game, Foden said he didn't know what role he would play in the team in the coming years, but he enjoyed "learning a new position to play" under the guidance of one of football's greatest coaches.
'I don't know what position I'm best suited to play, I enjoy the feeling of playing in any position and learning some of the ways I play in my new position.'
Guardiola made a similar point in an interview:
"I would say I love Foden's presence in any position! But what really makes me love him is that he knows how to play. We can have one more player in the desired area because more players are needed in the game to pass in a specific area and he has the ability to do that. ”
"[He's very versatile] from receiving the ball to the first possession to dribbling the ball, being able to show enough aggression to put a lot of pressure on the opposing centre-back from a range of 15 to 20 metres."
(Albanian)