Pep Guardiola hailed his decision to hand Phil Foden just a second Premier League start as the 19-year-old scored the only goal in Manchester City’s 1-0 win over Tottenham to exact some revenge on their Champions league conquerors. Victory keeps the league title in City’s hands as Guardiola’s men edge one point ahead of Liverpool with four games of a titanic title race left for both sides. Spurs, though, appear to have an easier run-in than their London rivals, or Manchester United, who host City in another huge match with implications for both the title race and the top four on Wednesday. Foden immediately justified Guardiola’s faith by heading home Sergio Aguero’s nodded pass across goal from Bernardo Silva’s cross. “I think it was a clear handball but I accept the decision not to give a penalty,” added a magnanimous Pochettino.

Source: Punch April 20, 2019 15:22 UTC