Meanwhile, Guardiola has once gain omitted Yaya Toure from his matchday squad for their all-important Champions League qualifier against Bucharest.
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The England worldwide was in the squad for Bucharest and Guardiola said that he could replace Willy Caballero in the first leg on Tuesday.
“Guardiola’s obsession is to play out from the back and it’s not the strongest part of Hart’s game … but I would say for a year or two, he should stay”.
“This is a very good process for Yaya”.
“I am not saying he’s not able to do it – with training he can do it”, Guardiola said about Hart’s ability to be his sweeper-keeper.
“He has not been included against Sunderland or Bucharest but that’s OK”.
Guardiola has to learn all about the players he has available.
The Toffees could afford to buy Hart but City’s longest-serving player would prefer a loan move, with Everton expected to cover his £110,000-a-week wages to make him their highest-paid player ever.
This latest omission comes just days after the player did not feature during their 2-1 win over Sunderland, and has fuelled speculation further that Toure will depart the club this summer.
However, Neville has urged Hart to stay at City and fight for his spot, rather than take the easy option and seek a transfer before the end of the month. “That is why he didn’t play, the only reason why”.
The Spaniard said that he needed a goalkeeper to play more with his feet and Willy Caballero, having returned for pre-season training ahead of Hart, was more attuned to the requirement.
A “beautiful” tournament is the goal for Manchester City and Pep Guardiola going into their Champions League play-off. “The goalkeepers and goalkeeping coaches train with the outfield players, they always come out in the rondo”.
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“We are going to try and score goals and try to convince the players how important it is to play in the Champions League and how lovely it is”, the City manager said at his pre-match media conference.
