"I'm happy with the way he plays. He could have scored two goals, he's exceptional," Guardiola told reporters.
Several highly-rated teenagers, frustrated at limited involvement, have moved on in search of regular first-team football but Foden signed a new City contract until 2024 in December and Guardiola said the midfielder would get his chance.
"It's not easy for him with (David) Silva, Bernardo (Silva), (Ilkay) Gundogan, (Kevin) De Bruyne, but he wants to be here, he's delighted to be here," he added.
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"I assure you next year he will play more minutes. That's the process. For the next decade he will be important."
(Reporting by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
