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Pep Guardiola insists Phil Foden had ‘nothing to prove’ despite stellar performance against Brentford... having dropped him to the bench against Newcastle for ill-timed night out with Jack Grealish

Pep Guardiola insists Phil Foden had 'nothing to prove' after his stand-out display in Manchester City's win over Brentford on Wednesday night.

Manchester City beat Brentford 1-0 to move eight points clear at the top of the Premier League table. It was Foden who provided the winning goal in the 16th minute of the game.

Guardiola praised Foden for his 'exceptional' performance and credited the forward for marking his return to the starting XI - after being dropped for an ill-timed night out with Jack Grealish - with the decisive goal.