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Foden learning from 'genius' Man City boss Guardiola as Scholes comparisons grow

Phil Foden hailed the work of "genius" Pep Guardiola and outlined his plans to continue improving after inspiring Manchester City to a 3-1 victory against Chelsea.

The England international set up Ilkay Gundogan for City's first goal in Sunday's clash and swept home Kevin De Bruyne's cross for their second just 157 seconds later.

At 20 years and 220 days, he became the second youngest player to score and assist in a Premier League game against Chelsea since Jermain Defoe in September 2002.

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Foden has now been directly involved in 14 Premier League goals – finding the net nine times himself and setting up five more for his team-mates.