With the game goalless after a hard-fought first hour, the England international was summoned from the bench along with Jack Grealish and Gabriel Jesus.
And within four minutes, Foden’s vision helped create the all-important breakthrough as his deft pass created the space and opportunity for Kevin De Bruyne to fire home a crucial matchwinner.
“Phil has special qualities - his space in his first steps are massive and he had the composure to make an incredible assist for Kevin,” Guardiola reflected.
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“With Gabriel and Phil they could change the game when it was flat when they were a little bit more tired - Jack too with his quality.
“They did it and they were good.”
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