Guardiola is eager to help Manchester City Foden midfielder

Pep Guardiola is keen on helping with the midfielder Phil Foden, who is struggling, but he insisted that he did not ask England President Thomas Tuchil to leave him outside the team in June International.

Foden was not included in The group Tuchel was called this morning for games with Andora and Senegal With Manchester City midfielder, he is struggling with ankle injury and outputs.

Guardiola says that there was no cooperation with the German regarding his decision. He said: “It is true that for a long time he was struggling with his ankle, but I did not talk to Thomas. What is happening with the international team is due to Thomas Tuchil.”

Foden won the PFA Award for the season last year after he scored 19 goals in the league, where City won the title. However, this year was completely different, as the 24 -year -old was running 10 of all competitions with the city with a miserable campaign that is scheduled to end without a cup.

Guardiola is keen to help Foden restore his career to the right track.

“We want to help him and this is the most important thing,” he added. “He needs rest and then will return. I want to help him. I don’t care about his performance, I just want him to feel satisfied because the rest will come in an easy way.”

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Rodri’s return will take some time – Guardiola

The main midfielder Roderi achieved his long -awaited return in the mid -week in victory over Bournemouth, but after it was marginalized for eight months due to the ACL rupture, Guardiola does not expect to return to his best any time soon.

He said: “We are really happy that he has returned, and is really happy with the reaction of our people to him, I am sure that he is very pleased with that.” “There is still a long way to be Rodri was.

“After surgery, you always have to be careful or can have muscle problems.

“It is a (positive) step for his mind and knee, but we will not see Rodri as we know him.”

The city is looking to secure the best five spots

City went to Fulham on Sunday to a point to make sure to play in the Champions League next season.

The European Cotigrams ended, but Guardiola is still cautious by Marco Silva.

He said: “It is better to reach the last game, knowing that this depends on you.

“We need one point to go in the Champions League next season, but we need to win against the higher team.

Matteo Kovacic is suspended while John Stones remains irritating due to injury.