News from Manchester City: Phil Foden praises his teammates following Ipswich’s victory despite the England star’s absence from the match.

News from Manchester City: Despite an England player missing the match, Phil Foden congratulates his colleagues after Ipswich wins.After Manchester City overcame a 1-0 deficit to defeat Ipswich Town on Saturday and take the lead in the Premier League, Phil Foden hailed his teammates. With this triumph, Pep Guardiola’s team has won two straight games without Foden starting.

After a chaotic pre-season significantly impacted by England’s march to the Euro 2024 final, the newly crowned PFA Player of the Year was left on the bench last weekend against Chelsea before missing the opening home game of the campaign due to sickness.

 Fears of a potential injury created quite a stir when he first disappeared.

The champions were relieved to learn that Foden’s absence was due to something other than a minor ailment before to the game. It’s been a difficult start in terms of fitness, with Mateo Kovacic being pulled off at halftime and Rodri and Oscar Bobb already absent.Despite recording a career-high 19 goals and assists in the league the previous season, Foden is yet to make an impact this year. Erling Haaland, meanwhile, has already made four contributions after scoring a hat-trick once more. His goals prevented any upset caused by Sammie Szmodic’s early strike.However, Foden will be hoping to be fit for action when City plays West Ham on Saturday. Despite being disqualified and having to leave the Etihad Stadium, the 24-year-old continued to support.

Following the match, Foden sent a message on Instagram and re-shared City’s official photo on his account. He said, “Go on, guys [bicep emoji].”