"Pep Guardiola will not speak to Gianluigi Donnarumma about receiving four bookings in 10 Premier League appearances because the Manchester City goalkeeper is adult enough to understand his conduct must be tempered. Three of the Italian's yellow cards have been for dissent, including in Saturday's 3-2 win over Leeds, and the other for time-wasting. If the 26-year-old is cautioned in City's next six games he will become the first goalkeeper to receive a one-match ban for accumulating five Premier League bookings."
"Hopefully he can stay all his career here. He is a special player, a Man City fan from the academy. Foden has three goals in 11 league appearances this season, second at City to Erling Haaland, who has scored 14 times in 13 games. Guardiola believes Foden's goal tally can end in the high teens, as it did two seasons ago when he got 19. The years where we've been successful, not just the strikers [but] especially wingers, attacking midfielders [score many], Guardiola said. So we need that."
Pep Guardiola will not speak to Gianluigi Donnarumma about his four bookings in 10 Premier League appearances and expects the 26-year-old goalkeeper to temper his conduct. Three of Donnarumma's yellow cards were for dissent, including during the 3-2 win over Leeds, and one was for time-wasting. A caution in any of City's next six league matches would trigger a one-match ban for accumulating five bookings early in the season. Phil Foden scored twice against Leeds, has three league goals from 11 appearances, holds a contract until summer 2027, and could finish the season with goal numbers in the high teens.
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