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PEP TO KEEPER THE FAITH
Daily Express
|August 30, 2025
PEP GUARDIOLA is using the carrot and stick approach with keeper James Trafford.
The Manchester City boss has backed him with the carrot of high praise after his Tottenham horror show - now he must decide whether to stick with him.
Pep knows that for all the platitudes the true level of his support will only be revealed by the City team-sheet for tomorrow's trip to Brighton.
The Spaniard (right) ensured the 22-year-old has felt the love after a calamitous error that sparked fresh speculation about the deposed Champions being ready to bring in Italian international Gianluigi Donnarumma in the latest potential twist to their summer goalkeeping merry-go-round.
This story is from the August 30, 2025 edition of Daily Express.
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