Pep Guardiola has backed Thomas Tuchel's view that Phil Foden is at his best in a central role but the Manchester City boss said the England star's willingness to play anywhere shows his winning mentality.

Pep Guardiola believes Saturday’s dramatic 3-2 Premier League win over Leeds United reinforced the importance of why City can’t afford to rely on Erling Haaland alone for goals this season.

Guardiola deployed a much-changed XI from Man City’s weekend defeat at St. James’ Park, trusting his fringe players to get past Bayer Leverkusen. While Erling Haaland, Jérémy Doku, Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden looked on, the Cityzens got off to a dominant start at the Etihad.

Pep Guardiola blasted his Manchester City players following their Champions League defeat by Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday.

Pep Guardiola has revealed what he said to Erling Haaland after the pair were involved in a heated exchange following Manchester City's 3-2 victory over Leeds United on Saturday afternoon. The Norway international was made to wait for his landmark 100th Premier League goal as the 10-time champions secured all three points at the Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City fell to a disappointing 2-0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen with Pep Guardiola displaying clear frustration at three players.

Manchester City are reportedly considering a January move for Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo, as Pep Guardiola's side look to ease the goalscoring burden on Erling Haaland. Semenyo is set to be one of the Premier League's most in-demand players in the winter window and has attracted strong interest from Liverpool,