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‘He made a good first game,’ says manager
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Thomas Frank pleased with Spurs scorer Palhinha
Pep Guardiola defended selecting James Trafford ahead of Ederson and said Manchester City lost 2-0 to Tottenham because “we missed the simple things”.
Ederson was a substitute at the Etihad Stadium and a sloppy ball from Trafford led to João Palhinha scoring Spurs’ second goal at the end of the first half. The 22-year-old goalkeeper, who rejoined City from Burnley for £31m this summer, tried to find Nico González, but passed instead to Pape Matar Sarr, the ball eventually reaching Palhinha.
Written by Jamie Jackson at the Etihad Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/aug/23/pep-guardiola-james-trafford-manchester-city-tottenham under the title “Guardiola defends Trafford selection after error in Manchester City’s defeat by Spurs”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
