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Topics: Pep Guardiola, Manchester City, Manchester United, Phil Foden, Football
Nasir Jabbar
Topics: Pep Guardiola, Manchester City, Manchester United, Phil Foden, Football
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says Manchester United fans who targeted Phil Foden with a shocking chant should be 'ashamed'.
Man United and Man City played out a drab goalless draw at Old Trafford on Sunday.
The points were shared after a lacklustre Manchester derby, with Gary Neville launching an astonishing rant following the final whistle.
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One of the main talking points from the Premier League fixture took place off the field.
Man United fans aimed vile taunts at Foden, who started the game before being replaced in the second-half as he appeared to sustain an injury.
Supporters inside the stadium could be heard singing 'Phil Foden, your mum's a sl*g'.
In his post-match press conference, Guardiola was asked about the chants aimed at Foden and he didn't hold back.
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He said the fans who chanted against the Man City star's mum should be 'ashamed' of themselves.
"Lack of class," he exclaimed. "But it's not United, it's the people, you know? We are so exposed in the screen in world football - managers, owners, and football players especially.
"Honestly, I don't understand the mind of the people involving the mum of Phil, it's a lack of integrity, class, and they should be ashamed..."
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The chant was sung during the game and when Foden came off the pitch.
On Foden, Guardiola added: "When the team is not playing the level and standards we had, everyone looks not what we were.
"Phil, there is no doubt; I see every training the passion, the smile on his face. This is what I want... Of course, the impact has not been, but not [just] Phil. If you see the numbers in the last four, five, six years, many players are here in terms of goals and assists, this season we dropped incredibly, all of them, not just one, ALL of them. That's why we're struggling to create or win, but the quality is there.
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"Sometimes in a long career you have seasons you are not - maybe last season he arrived at the peak in terms of the best player in the Premier League, he won the Premier League in the last games and his impact was incredible - and he will be back."