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Come for the goal, stay for the midfield marshalling that steered Manchester City through to the next round of the Carabao Cup. Pep Guardiola made nine changes from Sunday for their trip to Huddersfield, yet it was Phil Foden - starting his fourth game in 11 days - who stepped up and took responsibility in a 2-0 win.

The first-half goal to give City the lead was textbook , exchanging passes outside the area with debutant Divine Mukasa before getting the ball out of his feet and firing the ball into the far corner. But City will be even more thrilled with the desire and energy Foden showed to push himself to his limit to make the difference for the team.

Last season was horrible for the 25-year-old. He was spent mentally and physically on the back of his incredible 2023/24

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