Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola insisted that his decision to start young goalkeeper James Trafford was on his performance last week, and made suggestions about the potential departure of regular starter Ederson.
The 22-year-old Trafford gave Joao Palhinha a goal with his shocking attempt to play the ball from behind while Spurs lit to a 2-0 Premier League victory on Guardiola’s side in Etihad Stadium.
«He made a good first game, James,» Guardiola told reporters. “When I make a decision in the first part of the season, the first step, only for the keeper, the keeper is of course a special position to have more consistency in the goal.
«But for all players, when you play one or two games and everyone thinks, okay, this is now the starting line, this is the player who is going to play. And I have learned for many years that everyone will play with this number of games.»
Ederson has been associated with a move to Galatasaray in Turkey and British media have reported that City is interested in Paris St Germain -keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Trafford gave Joao Palhinha a goal with his shocking attempt to play the ball from the back | Photocredit: Action -Images via Reuters
Trafford gave Joao Palhinha a goal with his shocking attempt to play the ball from the back | Photocredit: Action -Images via Reuters
However, it was not only the keeper who cost City against Spurs.
The Guardiola team, which lost eight of the last 15 games against Tottenham, was undone on the counterattack and the back line was Shamolic.
«The simple things, we miss the simple things with the ball. We have lost with the quality we have, individually, the simple things with the ball,» Guardiola said.
«They scored the second at the end of the first half, so it was difficult. We had opportunities, but we did not respond well to the marking and the urgent. We knew.»
Guardiola paid tribute to the way Spurs were set up by the new manager Thomas Frank.
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«Because Thomas does it and it happens,» he said. «We have to attract in different ways and then play the way we play. The last third is really good. We check the transitions. The result is not good. We will learn from that.»
With the transfer window that was closed on 1 September, Guardiola held his cards close to his chest about new signing sessions.
«We’ll see,» he said. «We have a week at the club. We talk to the players, agents. We will see it.»
Published on August 23, 2025
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