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title: "Manchester City: Fans not happy over Phil Foden’s absence from squad for Shakhtar Donetsk trip"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-city-fans-not-happy-over-phil-fodens-absence-from-squad-for-shakhtar-donetsk-trip/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Liam Togher"
section: "Manchester City Football Club"
published: "2019-09-17T18:30:36Z"
modified: "2019-09-17T18:30:36Z"
---

# Manchester City: Fans not happy over Phil Foden’s absence from squad for Shakhtar Donetsk trip

**Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden is among the absentees from the squad that is travelling to Ukraine for tomorrow night’s Champions League clash against Shakhtar Donetsk.**

The club confirmed the squad on their official website [mancity.com](https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2019/september/man-city-champions-league-travelling-squad-shakhtar-donetsk) and said that Foden is not fully fit, a declaration relayed on Twitter by [The Athletic’s Manchester City correspondent Sam Lee](https://twitter.com/SamLee). \[[via @SamLee](https://twitter.com/SamLee/status/1173595270258528257)\]

> Foden not fully fit, City say
>
> — Sam Lee (@SamLee) [September 16, 2019](https://twitter.com/SamLee/status/1173595270258528257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

[Manchester Evening News](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/foden-man-city-champions-league-16927385) claimed that the 19-year-old midfielder misses out on the trip to Ukraine “[due to concerns over his fitness](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/foden-man-city-champions-league-16927385)“, with just [11 minutes of first team football under his belt so far this season](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/phil-foden/leistungsdaten/spieler/406635) and [none since the 5-0 win at West Ham in their first Premier League game](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/phil-foden/leistungsdaten/spieler/406635).

Foden made his [first team debut in November 2017](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42055934) but has since [started just 14 games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/phil-foden/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/406635/verein/281) for the club, with only [six of those coming in the Premier League and Champions League](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/phil-foden/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/406635/verein/281), and he was given just [327 minutes of game time in the league last season](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/phil-foden/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/406635).

These Manchester City fans on Twitter are frustrated at the young midfielder’s lack of appearances in the first team:

> Depressing news keeps on coming
>
> — Haris Uddin (@HarrisODean) [September 16, 2019](https://twitter.com/HarrisODean/status/1173595457819500544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Probably got DVT from sitting still for long periods of time
>
> — AfoortManc (@AfoortManc) [September 16, 2019](https://twitter.com/AfoortManc/status/1173615128396402695?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/SPricey32/status/1173599195833540608

> What’s the point when he won’t feature
>
> — Tajbir (@taalukdaranik) [September 16, 2019](https://twitter.com/taalukdaranik/status/1173680318227865601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/Tomo67manc/status/1173637790174781445

https://twitter.com/spamaccountMCFC/status/1173793042442027008

***Do you think Foden should be given more of a chance by Pep Guardiola in the Manchester City first team? Have your say in the comments section below!***