Overview

• Pep Guardiola confirmed Phil Foden is fit and available to face Manchester United on Sunday, saying the forward is "ready."
• Guardiola said he is "desperate" for Foden to feel happy and play with joy again, highlighting his value in creativity and work rate in the final third.
• Foden missed two of City’s first three league games through injury and has featured only briefly off the bench this term.
• With Kevin De Bruyne departed, City view Foden as a primary creative outlet expected to help lift their attacking fluency.
• Guardiola described recurring ankle knocks that halted Foden’s momentum and stressed the need to build involvement day by day.