Ian Darke questions where Phil Foden fits into Pep Guardiola’s plans after failing to secure regular football.
Rodri tells Sid Lowe the challenges of being a defensive midfielder in Pep Guardiola’s system.
Spain teammate interreputs Rodri’s interview with Sid Lowe to exclaim how impressed he is with his English.
Mark Ogden explains why Man City couldn’t pursue another top centre-back after missing out on Harry Maguire.
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Defender Aymeric Laporte and winger Leroy Sane are long-term absentees but De Bruyne and Stones could feature against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday.
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LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, Spain — The handle turns, the door opens and Saul Niguez bursts into the room. There’s just enough space to slip quietly past, out towards the training pitch and up to the players’ residence for lunch, but he’s not about to do that. He’s been listening in from a small office covered with hundreds of old portraits of footballers at the Spanish national team’s Las Rozas HQ, 25km northwest of Madrid, and he’s grinning.
Rodri tells Sid Lowe the challenges of being a defensive midfielder in Pep Guardiola’s system.