Manchester City duo publicly demand position change from Pep Guardiola

Published on 2024-01-24 13:44:28

Manchester City academy graduates Phil Foden and Rico Lewis have expressed their desire for consistency in their preferred positions for the first-team.

They have been crucial to the team’s success and hope to convince their manager, Pep Guardiola, to trust them in those roles.

Foden, in particular, emphasized the importance of impressing Guardiola in training to secure his place in the midfield.

“Just working hard on the training field, I think when the manager sees you’re working hard and performing in training you get your reward,” Foden explained.

“He’s trusting me now in the midfield and I’m really delighted with it and hopefully I can continue to play there.”

Similarly, Lewis also conveyed his wish to play more in midfield, despite the importance of versatility in the team’s formations.

“Here at City, it’s probably better to be more versatile because of the formations we play and the different positions I can play in and for me at the moment I can get more minutes on the pitch playing in different positions,” said Lewis.

“But at some point I hope to settle into a position and I do like playing midfield the most.”

City will now focus on their FA Cup fourth round tie against Tottenham after returning from Abu Dhabi.