Pep Guardiola is the one who takes the choice after the match between Manchester United and Manchester City

Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, was only able to do what everyone else in the stadium was able to do when Phil Foden defeated Manchester United in front of Gareth Southgate.

For an additional eight minutes of time.

As the ninetieth minute of the game drew near, the board was raised. provided the amount of time that had been wasted and the substitutions that had taken place, it could be argued that there was sufficient time for eight, but yet, City had not managed to make the match safe, and eight minutes had been provided the day before when Liverpool transformed the title race at the very last minute.

Despite the fact that Pep Guardiola demanded more, Rodri was able to capitalize on United’s wayward play and provide Erling Haaland with the third goal. It appeared as though the Norwegian was calling for the Poznan, and the fans responded accordingly. Any scare dissipated, and Liverpool is now in the sights of the opposition.

The fact that City was able to celebrate with such happiness and comfort was largely due to the fact that one of their own players was responsible for it. Phil Foden stepped up to the plate when they needed a focus for their play and some incision. He provided the observing Pep Guardiola and England manager Gareth Southgate with additional evidence of what should be obvious to both of them by now: Foden should be an automatic pick in both sides.

Foden not only brought the Blues back into the game after they had gotten off to a remarkable start, but he also accepted responsibility for putting them ahead in the game. After all of that, he still had the energy to compel United substitute Antony to put the ball out late in the game, and then he used that energy to yell to the audience that was standing next to him.

Guardiola was clapping his hands above his head because it was the only thing he could handle at the time. On the day that he single-handedly turned this one around for the squad and kept them going forward, there was no way that City’s homegrown superstar could be described as anything other than a superstar.

Both in all competitions dating back 19 games and at the Etihad dating back 16 months, City came into this game with a successful unblemished record. This was a remarkable accomplishment for the club. They had not been defeated at home since November 2022, when Brentford outplayed them prior to the Qatar World Cup. While it has been a long time since they were second best at Villa Park in December, it has also felt like an era since they were defeated at home.

During the earlier part of the season, they had also defeated United in a decisive manner when they played each other at Old Trafford. However, that was the only time they were able to achieve a resounding victory against a top-six team. In the past several months, they have suffered a frustrating loss of points at home to team like Liverpool, Spurs, and Chelsea.

As a result of Haaland’s goal in the final minute of injury time, City will be able to look forward to their match at Anfield, where they will be hoping that Foden will not be forced to leave the game due to an injury when he eventually headed off the field. In spite of the fact that Liverpool appears to be exerting all effort possible in the race for the championship, the Blues remain right behind them.

This was the sixth time in 11 league games that they had been down at halftime, and it was the first time since September 2014 that United had lost from a winning position at halftime in the Premier League. Despite the fact that more records are broken and more are thrown away, City is still on track to successfully defend the three championships that they won during the previous season.

Considering the terrible record that City has at Anfield and the manner in which Jurgen Klopp is attempting to bring about a fairytale conclusion to his tenure at Liverpool, there will be the typical level of anxiety that is present in the area. On the other hand, there will also be Foden, who poses a threat to make this not just his day, week, or month, but especially his season.