Phil Foden reveals what it’s REALLY like to play for Pep Guardiola in an It’s All Kicking Off! podcast special

Is working for Pep Guardiola tiring? Did Jude ask Bellingham for advice? And where were you when Jurgen Klopp announced he was leaving Liverpool?

Manchester City and England star Phil Foden answers these and more in one It all starts! podcast special.

The 23-year-old, who announced this week that he and girlfriend Rebecca Cooke, 22, are expecting their third child, sat down with It’s All Kicking Off! co-host and Mail Sport Football Editor Ian Ladyman in a special episode.

City may have suffered heartbreak in the Champions League, but they are still fighting on two fronts and aiming to go down in history by winning four Premier League titles in a row.

Foden revealed the inspirational sign he reads every morning and the secrets behind his number 47 shirt in the Mail+ interview.

Listen to the FULL interview with Phil Foden on It’s All Kicking Off! here:

He shed light on Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp and more in conversation with It’s All Kicking Off! podcast co-host Ian Ladyman

Nearly five years have passed since Ladyman last spoke to Foden. Then he was just a child of 18 years old. An extremely talented boy.

People within the club had an idea of ​​what they wanted Foden to achieve, but what did he think was possible.

“The challenge for me was always a mountain to climb to even get to the first team,” Foden said in the It’s All Kicking Off! interview.

‘In my head I just wanted to make one appearance for this club and then be able to say I did it.

‘But once I did that, I thought, ‘No, I can actually play here. I can handle the standard.’

‘Now I’m at that stage where I feel like I’m a key player in the team. I feel very comfortable with that.’

Now Foden is eyeing individual accolades.

“I hope I’m in the conversation,” he says, with two Player of the Year awards on the horizon.

Ladyman last spoke to Foden when he was 18. Now he is 23 and looking forward to individual prizes

Foden reveals what it’s really like to play for Guardiola in an It’s All Kicking Off! podcast special

‘I’m not going to lie. I want to be one of the best Premier League players this season. I think I have the ability.”

Guardiola has always shown confidence in Foden and he continues to flourish under his leadership. Find out exactly what playing for the series winner is really like and much more by listening to It’s All Kicking Off! podcast special.

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