Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Guardiola would not comment on reports linking City with Barcelona’s second-choice keeper Claudio Bravo, but praised the attitude of Hart.
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The relationship between Hart and Guardiola is understood to be frosty and the manager is expected to leave out the goalkeeper again for today’s Champions League play-off first leg against Steaua Bucharest in Romania.
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The club I played for wouldn’t have treated a player that had been a servant for as long as Joe has in the manner that it has.
The new City boss admitted Hart was not happy after Willy Caballero was given the No. 1 short for the games against Sunderland and Steau Bucharest and is now looking for a temporary solution.
“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.
His record will probably tell you it is him or Pep Guardiola.
“When he returned, he played some of the best football of his career”, Buffon said.
“Of course it is also convincing the players how important it is to play in the Champions League, how attractive it is to play during the season in Europe. The most important thing for me is to enjoy this game and that I keep improving”.
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Along with City, England’s representatives in this year’s competition are Leicester, Arsenal and Tottenham, three clubs already set at goalkeeper. “Making my debut on Saturday was a great experience – the stadium, the fans, the little factors that make it a great day, and to top it off we got the win”.
