Phil Foden makes four-word Man City vow as he makes new contract admission

Phil Foden was man of the match after scoring and providing an assist as began their campaign with . And the England star admitted he has got his hunger back after a frustrating season but revealed contract talks have yet to begin even though his current deal only has two years left.

Foden said: “It was a difficult season, I'm not going to lie. It was not the best. I got a little bit of time off, rested. Yeah, new start, new me.

“The hunger inside me is back and I want to prove people wrong. We want to try and put last year behind us and get back to how we used to. So, the determination is definitely there.”

Foden said City’s players have been watching other games in the tournament and already picked out Paris Saint Germain as the team to beat. " , just the way they play at the moment. They seem to be the benchmark, from what I've seen up to now,” said Foden who said contract talks have yet to begin.

"I've not heard nothing. We'll see what happens,” added Foden, who scored City's opener and laid on the second for Jeremy Doku.

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Foden's team-mate Rico Lewis was left “fuming” after being sent off the victory. England defender Lewis got his marching orders for a brutal sliding tackle on Wydad substitute Samuel Obeng who was left with a cut on his chin from the follow through.

Lewis gets an automatic one game ban which FIFA can upgrade in line with the rules of the competition. City defender Nico O’Reilly said: “Rico is just fuming with the decision because none of us believe it was the right decision.

“I think he slid in first and then their player slid in second. He's tried to move his leg out of the way and accidentally caught him. I think it was the wrong decision.”

Obeng said: “It’s not my decision but I think it’s a possible red card because it wasn’t with intention to put his boot in my face but he touched it with his boot after the action.”

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