Maresca explains why Foden is not in captaincy group at Man City | OneFootball

Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca has admitted that he considered making Phil Foden one of the captains of his side.

Following the departures of both Bernardo Silva and Rodri, just Ruben Dias and Erling Haaland remain at the Etihad from last season’s leadership group. Maresca confirmed that both Marc Guehi and Gianluigi Donnarumma have now joined the captaincy group.

“First of all, because Marc was already captain with Palace,” explained the City boss. “So he has the experience. Gigio is the captain of the Italy national team, so he has the experience.

“The reason why I decided for them is because I can see them helping the teammates and the dressing room to behave in the right way.

“These are the four that are going to be the captains. But I was also thinking about Phil, because Phil is one of the guys from the house.

“He’s not in that group, but for me he’s also one of the captains, one of the players that belong to that group.”

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Foden has started both of City’s opening two Premier League games on the right wing. The 26-year-old recorded two assists against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park last week, however Maresca still feels it is not his best position.

“I think Phil’s best position is in the middle,” insisted the Italian coach. “But he’s doing an effort to help the team. Because for the first two games we didn’t have options in the wide area, because Jeremy was injured.

“No doubt that Phil’s position in the middle is much better. But I’m very, very happy with Phil since day one.

“He’s working very good, even when he has played wide in the last two games, he was good.

“You can see that inside the pitch he’s much better. But at the end, Phil is going to play in a different position. Because he’s a good and good players, they can play in different positions.”

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