Pep Guardiola joked with Sky Sports' Geoff Shreeves that Phil Foden would play as a centre-half amid Manchester City's injury issues.
The Premier League leaders extended their gap at the top to three points on Sunday as they took advantage of Liverpool's draw with Tottenham 24 hours earlier. They hit Newcastle for five which bolstered their goal difference ahead of the final three games, but the win came at a cost.
Ruben Dias was forced off at half-time with Fernandinho replacing him. Already Guardiola is without John Stones and Kyle Walker, who came off in Madrid last week. Guardiola claimed that the trio would all miss the final games of the season leaving City's resources tested, which caused him to suggest that Foden could prove a makeshift replacement.
