Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has no doubts that forward Phil Foden will soon return to the side. City visit Slovan Bratislava in the Champions League on Tuesday evening, while Slovan manager Vladimir Weiss left Guardiola bemused by comparing him to Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has no qualms about easing England international Phil Foden back into action.Foden has started just one game this season – Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup third-round victory over Watford – and was once again used as a second-half substitute in Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Newcastle,

Manchester City forward Phil Foden has so far struggled to scale anywhere near the heights of last season but manager Pep Guardiola believes his campaign is about to lift off.