Man City boss Pep Guardiola reacts to Ederson mistakes in Man Utd defeat
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has defended goalkeeper Ederson after the 2-0 defeat to Manchester United, claiming that he's an "exceptional goalkeeper", despite the Brazilian making two key mistakes in the Manchester derby.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has backed Ederson after his disappointing performance against Manchester United. The Citizens lost 2-0 at Old Trafford, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side completed a league double for the first time in a decade.
Ederson allowed Anthony Martial to score United's opening goal midway through the second half, after the ball snuck in at his near-post.
The Frenchman struck the ball on the volley, after a deft Bruno Fernandes free-kick.
Ederson managed to get a hand to the ball, but it wasn't strong enough, and the ball rolled into the net.
In the dying seconds of the match, the goalkeeper threw the ball out toward Benjamin Mendy, but Scott McTominay got there first, and hit the ball first time into an empty net.
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Ederson is usually very reliable for City in goal, but he had a day to forget at Old Trafford.
The Brazilian almost conceded in the second-half, after miscontrolling a back pass from Joao Cancelo.
Cancelo played the ball back to Ederson under pressure, and the goalkeeper let the ball slip beneath his foot.
It was rolling toward goal, with Martial bearing down on him, but Ederson managed to clamber the ball away in the nick of time.
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"So congratulations to Manchester United. The quality of the opponent always count.
"We played good. Yes, we could have played better if we win 5-0."
United are now three points behind Chelsea in the race for a top four finish.
They're also now just 12 points behind the neighbours, who will be looking to avoid a similar performance in their crucial Champions League tie against Real Madrid.