MANCHESTER CITY ‘HE’S
PEP G GUARDIOLA was quick to heap heapp praise r on Ederson for making sure his h Manchester City side returned return e to winning ways.
His aas assessment was simple.
“Edde Ederson made two incredible saves saves. s It’s three points and we move forw forward,” w he said.
““After A the international break to op play here at Selhurst Park and a l lot of chances was good. We played pl p well and created a lot of chances, ch c but didn’t score too many, m but we didn’t concede.
“We enjoyed the second goal – it was nice. But in the Premier League we have to score the
Lthird and fourth because it was difficult in the end with the pressure.”
Crystal Palace defender Gary Cahill echoed Guardiola’s comments on Ederson when he said: “I thought both keepers were outstanding.
“I don’t know how
Ederson kept out
(Christian) Benteke’s header - it had power and direction.”
In south London last night, Guardiola gambled that he had enough to win a Premier
League game without any recognised centre-backs.
It was a tactic that paid off. Comfortably. The record books will show that Gabriel Jesus and David Silva laid the platform for this success with two goals inside 93 seconds towards the end of a first-half.
And what they will also show is a line-up that left everyone wondering j ust where City’s defenders were.
Of course, Nicolas Otamendi a nd Aymeric Laporte were both crocked.
John Stones was named on the bench, possibly a sensible option with six games to play before the next international break.
Whatever the answer, it fell upon the shoulders of Rodri and