Manchester City were delighted when winger Phil Foden returned to training on Wednesday. The 24-year-old had been out for three weeks with a mysterious illness. And missed the wins over Ipswich Town and West Ham United.
Foden was initially named in the England squad for the games against Ireland and Finland. But withdrew along with Cole Palmer and Ollie Watkins.
He has been unwell since winning the PFA Player of the Year award on August 20. With Pep Guardiola saying he felt unwell after the opening win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Foden has already had a disrupted start to the campaign after his exploits with the Three Lions at Euro 2024 over the summer. With the 24-year-old only returning to pre-season after City had beaten United in the Community Shield on penalties.
He was introduced off the bench at half-time in their 2-0 victory over Chelsea on the opening weekend. Before he missed the aforementioned clashes with Ipswich and West Ham.
Foden won the PFA Player of the Year and the Premier League Player of the Season in 2023-24. After a stunning campaign.
In total, the 24-year-old racked up 19 goals. And eight assists as City won the Premier League for the fourth successive campaign.
Guardiola’s side return to action on Saturday when they host Brentford, ทางเข้า ufabet before they kick off their Champions League campaign with a blockbuster clash against Inter Milan on Wednesday.
Speaking ahead of that game with the Hammers, Guardiola had provided an update on Foden.
However, he was pictured training hard with his team-mates yesterday and could be in contention to play against Brentford on Saturday.