Phil Foden Left Heartbroken As Pep Leaves Him On Bench, Denying Him A Premier League Medal

As it stands, Manchester City youngster Phil Foden has made four league appearances this season and therefore falls foul of a certain Premier League rule.

This rule states that a player must play five Premier League games to pick up a winners medal after that number coming down from 10 at the start of the 2012/13 season.

In a moment that has caused quite the stir on social media, Pep Guardiola decided not to play the 17-year-old against Huddersfield this afternoon and as a result, Foden will not receive a winners medal with the rest of the squad.

Guardiola instead decided to use Bernardo Silva as his third sub. He even sent the youngster out to warm up on the sidelines, but sent him back to his seat.

The look on his face certainly oozed disappointment and plenty were furious by the 'harsh' decision, including commentator Gary Neville.

Here are some reactions from Twitter this afternoon:

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Topics: Manchester City, Phil Foden, Football News, Football

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare is a writer at SPORTbible. He's interviewed some of the biggest names in sport, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Pele, Carles Puyol and Tim Henman. He dabbles in all things sport but football is his biggest passion. He was once hit in the head by a wayward strike from Nicky Butt and lived to tell the tale.

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