Pep playing for keepers after new boy's howler

IN the aftermath of their latest chastening defeat to bogey team Tottenham, no-one at Manchester City was addressing the elephant in the room - Ederson.

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Not Pep Guardiola, nor any of his players who put themselves in front of a microphone.

James Trafford's costly blunder to gift the impressive Joao Palhinha Spurs' second goal prompted TV cameras to seek out the Brazilian goalkeeper, sat stony-faced on the City bench.

But it's an issue Guardiola can't ignore much longer - especially with PSG's Gianluigi Donnarumma looking for a Premier League club.

Palhinha's goal, added to a rapid 35th-minute raid that ended with Brennan Johnson opening the scoring for Thomas Frank's side, effectively ended any hopes of a City comeback on a day of headaches for Guardiola.

During his eight years as City’s No.1, Ederson, along with Alisson at Liverpool, has set a new standard for Premier League goalkeeping notably with his ball-playing ability.