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James Trafford among changes for Cup visit of Brentford
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Guardiola has learned lesson from Leverkusen defeat
Pep Guardiola has indicated he will make changes for Manchester City’s Carabao Cup quarter-final against Brentford, but will include a “father figure” to avoid repeating the error of the defeat against Bayer Leverkusen last month.
Guardiola made 10 changes for the 2-0 Champions League group game defeat at the Etihad Stadium, the first time he had done so in his career. Nico González was the sole player retained from the 2-1 defeat at Newcastle three days earlier. While Guardiola will start James Trafford in goal on Wednesday evening for the visit of Keith Andrews’ team, alongside players who did not feature in the 3-0 win at Crystal Palace on Sunday, and some from the academy, a senior player will be included to provide leadership.
Continue reading…James Trafford among changes for Cup visit of Brentford Guardiola has learned lesson from Leverkusen defeatPep Guardiola has indicated he will make changes for Manchester City’s Carabao Cup quarter-final against Brentford, but will include a “father figure” to avoid repeating the error of the defeat against Bayer Leverkusen last month.Guardiola made 10 changes for the 2-0 Champions League group game defeat at the Etihad Stadium, the first time he had done so in his career. Nico González was the sole player retained from the 2-1 defeat at Newcastle three days earlier. While Guardiola will start James Trafford in goal on Wednesday evening for the visit of Keith Andrews’ team, alongside players who did not feature in the 3-0 win at Crystal Palace on Sunday, and some from the academy, a senior player will be included to provide leadership. Continue reading…