Phil Foden has been left out of the Man City side to face Crystal Palace in what represents a gamble by manager Pep Guardiola. Just three days after the England star delivered a supreme individual display against Aston Villa, scoring a hat-trick in his side’s 4-1 win, Foden has been named among the substituted with Erling Haaland and Kevin de Bruyne both returning to the starting line-up.
John Stones and Oscar Bobb have also come into the side with Guardiola clearly opting to rotate his squad ahead of a Champions League trip to Real Madrid on Tuesday, but it is the omission of Foden, 23, that will turn heads.
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