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Man City boss Guardiola: Foden must stay humble

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says Phil Foden must stay 'humble' to achieve greatness.

The 20-year-old has become a regular in the first-team season, scoring six goals and providing three assists in his last 10 starts.

Foden was man-of-the-match in the win over Liverpool last weekend, but Guardiola has warned he must keep his feet on the ground.

"It will be [different] for him," Guardiola said. "He has to be calm and understand the tough periods are going to come. It depends if he's humble for this.

"The expectations at that age, we'll see if he can handle it. Now people will expect him to do exceptional things every game. This is the most difficult thing.

"The greatest players don't play one great match at Anfield. They stay five years in a row being consistent, not being injured and playing, playing, playing. This the next target for Phil."

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