Phil Foden reacts to Jeremy Doku’s ‘difficult’ Man City message after new development

Manchester City winger Jeremy Doku has launched a new YouTube channel aimed at providing fans with a deeper look into the "difficult" and unseen aspects of professional football. Announcing the project via Instagram, Doku stated his motivation is to show the realities behind the scenes, particularly when dealing with setbacks, citing his own recurring hamstring injury that caused him to miss 13 games last season.

Despite Manchester City finishing the season without silverware and suffering a surprise Club World Cup exit to Al-Hilal, Doku personally impressed during the tournament, scoring twice in three appearances. The 23-year-old Belgian featured regularly on the left wing throughout the campaign, making 41 appearances across all competitions and contributing nine goals and nine assists.

Doku's Instagram announcement, captioned "Not everything you see tells the full story. There's more behind the scenes – Faith changed a lot for me. On and off the pitch," drew supportive reactions from fellow players including Phil Foden, Mohammed Kudus, Nico Gonzalez, and Chelsea's Trevoh Chalobah who called it "Powerful brother."

In other news related to Manchester City's wide positions, the club had shown long-standing interest in Arsenal's 18-year-old talent Ethan Nwaneri to add depth. However, despite having just one year left on his contract and attracting attention from several top clubs, Football Insider reports Nwaneri is now close to signing a new long-term deal with Arsenal.