The second choice Willy Caballero was preferred to the England goalkeeper as Guardiola feels Hart doesn’t fit in with the style he wants to implement at City.
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Asked how England global Hart, 29, took the news of his omission, Guardiola said: “He reacted well”.
“I have a lot of respect for Joe, a lot of respect for his career”.
I would always pick my best goalkeeper rather than my best goalkeeper on the ball.
Moyes says Sunderland will need to perform at the same level in every game – and ensure they see more of the ball, and use it better – if they are progress this season. But in the end I have a squad and I decide, I have to create a team spirit.
Match of the Day pundit Ian Wright believes Hart is the superior keeper but said he has work to do to impress Guardiola.
“I think Willy make a good pre-season – really, really good”.
Guardiola, who also left out Yaya Toure, said: “I am very pleased with our performance”.
Although Leicester has managed to keep all but one of its key players from last season – with combative midfielder N’Golo Kante moving to Chelsea – Ranieri’s team lacked its usual bite. He didn’t know much about it at all but it was said and his name was put to it. Sammy arrived a little bit. but the last week, two weeks he is training unbelievable.
“Overall, I thought the players did well”.
Speaking to the Chronicle, he admitted the result was “gutwrenching” and explained that his side “did a great job in containing them as best we could”, because they “had a gameplan, we knew we weren’t going to have an terrible lot of the ball and we had just about done the job – but “just about” is not enough”.
But despite having almost all the possession, City laboured to make their superiority count and was pegged back in the 71st minute when Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe rifled home an equalizer.
McNair, who had only been on the pitch for four minutes on his Sunderland debut having signed from Manchester United, nodded into the corner of his own net after Jesus Navas’ cross.
Collecting the ball on the gallop, Sterling turned swiftly inside the area, forcing Van Aanholt to clip his leg. Aguero, City’s top scorer last season, made no mistake from the spot, powering the penalty past Vito Mannone. People to play wide and have the quality to go one on one, on the outside, inside, right, left.
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The decision is certain to fuel speculation over the 29-year-old’s future but Guardiola says his thinking could change for Tuesday’s Champions League qualifier at Steaua Bucharest. You could see the kind of shape he wants them to play in and for the first 15 minutes they executed it well.
