Manchester City: Pep Guardiola punishes Jack Grealish and Phil Foden

Manchester City: Pep Guardiola punishes Jack Grealish and Phil Foden

Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has clearly criticized the behavior of two of his stars off the pitch and punished the duo with neglect in their 4-0 win at Newcastle United. Specifically, it was about the two English national players Phil Foden and Jack Grealish. Both sat on the bench for 90 minutes in the game against the Magpies, although a few days earlier they had stood out in a 7-0 win against Leeds United.

After the runaway victory, however, images had surfaced showing Foden and Grealish in nightlife. “During the Christmas season, I pay close attention to behavior on and off the field. And if you don’t behave properly outside the field, you won’t play either,” Guardiola said BBC clear and added: “I chose this team because they deserved to play today. These guys and not the others.”

ManCity: Sterling and Jesus fill in the gaps

Instead of Foden and Grealish, Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling played from the start. Both were then also involved in the goal of the final score, Jesus put down on Sterling. With the quality in the squad, as the Citizens undoubtedly have, Guardiola naturally finds it easier with such decisions and educational measures.

Grealish in particular was not able to completely convince after his 117 million move from Aston Villa to the Skyblues. Despite regular start-up appearances, the 26-year-old was only involved in six goals in 20 games. For Foden there are twelve goal participations in 18 games.

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