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Pep Guardiola Says Man City's Phil Foden Will Be Important 'For the Next Decade'

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said Phil Foden will be an important player at the club "for the next decade" after he made his full Premier League debut on Wednesday.

Foden started for the first time in his 16th appearance in England's top flight as the Sky Blues beat Cardiff City 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium.

Guardiola recognised the competition he has for game time at City but said he's set to play a greater role in the near future, per the Press Association's Ian Parker (h/t MailOnline):

"It's not easy for him with [David] Silva, Bernardo [Silva], [Ilkay] Gundogan, [Kevin] De Bruyne, but he wants to be here.