"I asked permission from Jurgen of course because I didn’t want to interfere much, I said to him would it be a problem to talk to him, he said, 'Absolutely not.'“We talked a bit then in one or two days we decided.

Phil Foden declared that “the hunger inside me is back and I want to prove people wrong” after starring in Manchester City’s opening Club World Cup group game. He even had his smile back.

Kyle Walker has been replaced as Manchester City captain. Walker was only awarded the armband last season following a vote amongst the Man City players, but only wore it on a handful occasions after asking to leave the club in the January transfer window.