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The Independent
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- The Independent
Ederson is Man City's No 1 goalkeeper – for now, says Pep Guardiola
Pep Guardiola has insisted that Ederson remains his first-choice goalkeeper at Manchester City amid speculation linking the Brazil international with a move to Turkey. Ederson is reportedly keen on a move to join Galatasaray but City are clear they do not want to sell the 31-year-old, who has one year left on his contract. City have themselves been strongly linked with Paris St Germain's unwanted goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, having already spent £27m to bring James Trafford back from Burnley. But asked who was in line to start in goal in Saturday's Premier League opener away to Wolves, Guardiola said it would be Ederson. 'Right now, Eddy (is No 1),' he said. 'He's fit, yeah.' This summer has seen City bring in Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Rayan Cherki and Trafford, as well as reserve goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli and youngster Sveree Nypan. But last season Guardiola had said he would 'quit' if he had too many players on the books and there is still plenty of work to be done moving players on. Kevin De Bruyne, Kyle Walker and Scott Carson have left from the old guard, while Jack Grealish has gone on loan to Everton and January signing Vitor Reis has been loaned to sister club Girona. 'Pre-season is a dream,' Guardiola said. 'We have 40 players, it's not a problem. Pre-season is a paradise, 45 players is fine, everyone accepts it. From tomorrow, I have players who are not selected – it's not a problem because they are professionals, but it's not nice. 'You have to (have enough) that everybody competes to have the chance they can play on Saturday, that is when you get the best of them. When you have a lot of players, every week is (leave them) at home, it makes no sense. You have to find the right way.' James McAtee is expected to join Nottingham Forest and Tottenham have held talks over Savinho. Kalvin Phillips has no future at the club and goalkeeper Stefan Ortega is also expected to leave, given the competition for places. 'If they stay it's fine, but they know it,' Guardiola said 'The reality is that so they know it. If they stay, for me it's fine. It's not ideal but it's my job, I do it. But if they want to play regularly, maybe it's not going to happen.'
Daily Record
9 minutes ago
- Daily Record
Mikey Moore set for Rangers debut alongside two others in predicted XI for Alloa
Gers face the League One side for a place in the quarter finals of the Premier Sports Cup Rangers will look to kickstart their domestic campaign this evening when they host Alloa Athletic in the Premier Sports Cup - and it could provide Russell Martin with an ample opportunity to ring the changes. Despite guiding his new-look team to the play-off round of the Champions League - where they will face Belgium's Club Brugge - Gers have already fallen behind Celtic in the Premiership having drawn both of their opening league matches. While summer recruits Djeidi Gassama and Oliver Antman have made impressive starts at Ibrox, Rangers ' tendency to give up goal-scoring chances has been a cause for concern, and without Jack Butland in midweek the 2-1 defeat to Viktoria Plzen away from home could have looked a lot more ugly. And having missed out on the Premier Sports Cup to Celtic via a penalty shootout last year, Light Blues fans are desperate to get their hands on the first piece of silverware that will be up for grabs, and Martin will be looking for a dominant performance against the Wasps tonight. The former Southampton boss made just two alterations from the side that were held to a 1-1 draw at Ibrox last week in their European trip to the Czech Republic on Tuesday but more are to be expected this evening, with several players in need of some minutes. Tottenham loanee Mikey Moore and Norway international Thelo Aasgaard are both in line to make their Rangers debuts, and should prove Martin with some real dynamism in attacking areas. Striker Cyriel Dessers limped off with a serious looking ankle problem in Plzen, and while his injury is not as bad as first feared, the Nigerian will sit this one out. That should see Danilo restored to the starting line-up, with fellow frontman Hamza Igamane set to make the bench after getting back up to speed. Emmanuel Fernandez is yet to kick a ball in a competitive sense for Gers and will be hoping to get an opportunity while Connor Barron will be desperate to be handed a start for the first time this season. Kieran Dowell and Bailey Rice will vie to partner the former Aberdeen man at the base of the midfield despite Record Sport learning that Motherwell want to bring the latter back to Fir Park. Max Aarons may have to operate at left back with Jefte poised to head back to Brazil and Ridvan Yilmaz also heading for the exit door, with skipper James Tavernier likely to hold down his right back spot on the opposite flank. Stopper Butland was Rangers' savour in midweek but will Martin give some minutes to back-up keeper Liam Kelly? We'll have to wait and see on that one. Record Sport has offered up a potential line-up for the cup clash at Ibrox. Predicted XI Provisional squad Goalkeepers Jack Butland Liam Kelly Kieran Wright Defenders Max Aarons Nasser Djiga Emmanuel Fernandez Leon King John Souttar James Tavernier Jefte Midfielders Nedim Bajrami Connor Barron Lyall Cameron Oscar Cortes Mohamed Diomande Kieran Dowell Djiedi Gassama Nico Raskin Joe Rothwell Oliver Antman Forwards Hamza Igamane Josh Gentles Danilo
Daily Mail
10 minutes ago
- Daily Mail
Gary Lineker sends warning to his three Match of the Day successors - and admits he is unlikely to watch first show since his exit
Gary Lineker has sent a warning to his three successors as host of Match of the Day. Lineker has been replaced by a trio of presenters, with Mark Chapman, Kelly Cates and Gabby Logan to share hosting duties. According to Lineker, the fact that three individuals have been called upon for the job emphasises how much of a commitment it is. Lineker told Four Four Two: 'That's probably down to the fact it's a massive commitment. 'Those three have all got families, and if you're saying someone is going to do it for the next 10 or 20 years, then your weekends are gone. That might be it, I don't know. I didn't get involved in any of that. I take it as a compliment that they've named three, but I suspect it's not due to that.' Lineker has backed the trio to be hugely successful but admitted that he probably won't be watching the first show of the season live. He said: 'I haven't seen them yet to speak to them, but I will do – they'll be fine and they'll do a great job. I've known them all for years, they're top presenters. 'I'll be watching, but probably on iPlayer… I don't think I'll be watching on Saturday. Maybe the odd time, if I'm in.' Lineker first presented Match of the Day in 1999 as he replaced Des Lynam. In November last year it was announced that he would depart the show at the end of last season. Lineker had been due to be part of BBC's coverage of the 2026 World Cup but was axed in May after sharing a social media post which sparked an anti-Semitism row. Chapman will host this season's first edition of Match of the Day on Saturday night, with Alan Shearer and Wayne Rooney as pundits. Cates, who has extensive experience of working for Sky Sports, confirmed that Lineker hadn't been in contact with any of the new presenters. 'No he hasn't got in touch and I haven't got in touch with him, but not because we're not avoiding each other,' Cates said as part of Sky Sports' launch of the new Premier League season. 'We just don't know each other. 'I know Gary to say hello to (but) we just don't know each other that well. And I think Chappers was saying that Gary said: 'Well, why would I tell three broadcasters how to do their job?' which is very lovely of him because he was brilliant at the job and adored. 'And as much as he was a controversial character at times, any focus group that was researching will tell you how much he was adored in that role. 'So I think from my point of view, the reason not to do it would be, I don't want to be Gary. I think there's a temptation to try and be someone else, and I think that you get a job because of yourself. 'And if then you try to be someone else, it can all just get a bit confused. I don't need another thing to think about. I don't need to be sitting there thinking: 'What would Gary do?' It's not a decision not to. It's just we don't have that relationship.'
