The 17-year-old made his debut in the slender victory against Feyenoord, becoming the first player born this millennium to play for City.
‘Phil knows that the club is there to support him but it depends on him,’ Guardiola said.
‘He has to come and work every day and he knows we trust a lot with him and we are going to try.’
Foden’s emergence and a second competitive game for fellow academy graduate Brazil Diaz is a significant boost for City’s maligned youth system.