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Pep Guardiola Says Phil Foden Is 'Ready to Play' for Manchester City 1st Team

Phil Foden's "ready to play," despite having to compete with a host of stars for minutes on the Manchester City first team, according to manager Pep Guardiola.

Foden scored a brace as City thrashed Newport County 4-1 away in the 2019 FA Cup fifth round on Saturday.

The performance was enough to convince Guardiola the "brilliant" 18-year-old Foden is ready for more, per Stuart James of The Observer: "Phil has to compete with Kevin [De Bruyne], with [Ilkay] Gundogan, with Bernardo Silva, with David Silva, but he's a player who is ready—ready to play.