Man City's Phil Foden: We're not stupid, title is impossible - ESPN

Manchester City forward Phil Foden conceded his team's defence of the Premier League title is over following their 2-2 draw at Brentford on Tuesday.

Foden, 24, scored twice to give City a commanding lead heading into the final 20 minutes before goals from Yoane Wissa and Christian Nørgaard in the 82nd and 92nd minute, respectively, saw Pep Guardiola's team drop points for the 11th time in 21 games this season.

By comparison, City failed to win 10 times in the entirety of the 2023-24 campaign after which they lifted their fourth straight league title.

«The title? Yeah, yeah, it's done for sure, it's done,» Foden responded when asked about his team's standing by Eurosport. «We know. We're not stupid. So we've got to aim for top four, that's the next target now and then obviously Champions League as well. So it's not as if the season has gone.

»We've got to be realistic, haven't we? The performances have not been good enough to get up there. The top four is our aim now and then see where we can be in the other trophies. We can't dwell on it. We've got to try and aim for the top four now and make things right."

The England international added that he was not used to not being in the title race at this stage having been in contention in all but one of his seasons as a regular first-team player at City.

«I've not been in this situation before where I've lost this many games and been in this situation,» he said. «So it's a learning curve, and it's just about how you get back to your best, not just me, but the team as well. And how we come back from this. „I believe, I still believe in the team, you know, I still believe we can do good things.

“It's about getting back on the training pitch and having that belief, to keep going,