Pep Guardiola is not bothered by Phil Foden failing to find Erling Haaland in the box in recent matches.
Foden passed up a golden opportunity to square the ball for a Haaland tap-in against Bournemouth before a less obvious opportunity against Newcastle. He shot both times instead and, having failed to beat the goalkeeper, has attracted the ire of some fans online for his decisions.
Pointing out that he expects the England star to score plenty of goals in the attack, Guardiola pointed to a similar incident last season when Foden could have passed the ball but instead rifled the ball past Alisson Becker to earn City a 2-2 draw at Anfield that ultimately helped them beat Liverpool to the title. However, he also reflected that the 22-year-old and his teammates are not used to having a No.9 in their thoughts when they take decisions.
