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Guardiola defends Trafford selection after error in Manchester City’s defeat by Spurs

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Pep Guardiola defended selecting James Trafford ahead of Ederson and said Manchester City lost 2-0 to Tottenham because “we missed the simple things”.

Ederson was a substitute at the Etihad Stadium and a sloppy ball from Trafford led to João Palhinha scoring Spurs’ second goal at the end of the first half. The 22-year-old goalkeeper, who rejoined City from Burnley for £31m this summer, tried to find Nico González, but passed instead to Pape Matar Sarr, the ball eventually reaching Palhinha.

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