LOOK: Lyle Foster to face Manchester City on debut
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BIG GAME: Lyle Foster.
Bafana Bafana striker Lyle Foster looks set to make his Premier League debut on Friday night when his Burnley host defending champions Manchester City in the season-opener at 9pm.
In a battle of champs to open the new term – with Burnley having won the Championship – 22-year-old Foster is likely to come up against the likes of Erling Haaland, Kevin de Bruyne among others.
Coach Vincent Kompany, who is a former City captain, has told his players to just embrace the moment, saying: “We’re excited to play against such a good opponent, it’s a team filled with people and players I know and it’s the best challenge you could ever ask for. We want the team to embrace this game.”
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Kompany’s opposite number Pep Guardiola is wary of the threat his former skipper poses.
Guardiola says of travelling to Turf Moor: “Normally the first games are difficult, especially against newly-promoted teams. They have energy and want to start well. Vinny [Vincent Kompany] knows us well.”
Guardiola adds of their treble title defence: “I don’t think it will be possible to do what we did last season...
“Every season you start from zero.”