The 20-year-old Academy graduate won the Etihad Player of the Month for April as he starred as an attacking, goalscoring left-back.
Highlights included a maiden Premier League goal in our 5-2 home win over Crystal Palace before repeating the feat a week later to break the deadlock in a vital 2-0 triumph at Everton.
In the 1-0 victory over Wolves to start the month of May, however, he was substituted just shy of the hour mark.
But Guardiola insists this was not a punishment as he thanked the youngster for his role in pushing up into third position in the Premier League table and close to a spot in the UCL next term.
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“The results we had without him would be difficult to imagine,” said the boss.
“He’s played a lot of minutes, there are games where the player plays outstanding and then after don’t play, and some where they don’t play good but play the next one.
“There’s not a reason and there are no punishments here. Performance and many things are the reason why.
“When the game is done you analyse what you can do better but it’s forgotten. It’s the past, it’s what you can learn for the next one, especially in young players that make a regular impact in the team.”
Watch the press conference recap above.
