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Manchester Evening News
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Stephen Killen & Alex Brotherton

Pep Guardiola explains Phil Foden decision in West Ham vs Man City

Pep Guardiola has explained his team selection for Manchester City's Premier League opener against West Ham this afternoon.

Guardiola made two changes from the side that lost 3-1 to Liverpool in the Community Shield last weekend, with Phil Foden and Ilkay Gundogan replacing Riyad Mahrez and Bernardo Silva.

Foden missed City's pre-season tour of the US and started the Community Shield on the bench, but Guardiola explained his decision.

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