Pep Guardiola singles out One surprise player for praise after Man City beat Cardiff

Pep Guardiola reserved praise for excellent Phil Foden after Manchester City’s 2-0 win over Cardiff. England U21 star Foden impressed as the Citizens defeated Cardiff due to goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Leroy Sane. And following the match City boss Guardiola said: "We played really well. We started really well. A magnificent goal from Kevin de Bruyne. "Unfortunately we missed a lot of chances, we need to score more goals. Phil Foden played excellent. He did everything, arriving in the right positions with the right tempo. He always has chances, has a sense of goal. He’s ready, we know it, to play any game in any position. He competes with David Silva, Kevin, Gundogan, Bernardo. He trains incredible." City now leads second place Liverpool by one point, hitting the 80-point mark for the second-straight season. City also has a 9-goal advantage in goal differential. PAPER TALK: Yesterday’s most read news from Sadio Mane’s transfer fee set by Liverpool to Jose Mourinho’s opinion on Manchester United and Liverpool transfer targets