NET GAIN MESSI CHASE IS ON
credits Guardiola with turning him into an even better player.
“I never imagined who the coach would be if I got into the team, but I couldn’t have asked for anyone better to progress my game than this manager,” added Foden.
“I’m delighted he’s my coach. He has changed me into a man pretty quickly because I came to the first team at such a young age.
“He’s developed me quickly, changed my game totally and turned me into a better all-round player.”
Beating Liverpool on Merseyside this evening will be a big statement,
– especially as City have not won there since
2003.
Foden said: “It’s probably the biggest league game we face now. If we can beat them it’ll be a massive win and hopefully help us progress to the title.
“But going to Anfield we’ve struggled pretty much every time for whatever reason. We haven’t won there for a while so hopefully we can change that and get a result.
“They’ve got great attackers so it’s going to be a very difficult.
“I can see it being quite even and end to end.
“I’m hoping we can put the ball away more than them and we can get a good result.
“Neither team will sit back. It’ll be a great, attacking game.” week wages to lure him to Paris. And that bank-busting package means City face a major scrap in their attempts to get Messi, 33.
They are not willing to match those personal terms amid fears it will trigger the club’s other top names to make higher demands in contract talks. City, though, remain quietly confident Messi will still choose them when he exits the Nou Camp as a free transfer in June.
City ace Kevin De Bruyne, who has missed two weeks with a hamstring injury, is expected to return against Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League last-16 tie on February 24.