{"id":5960,"date":"2025-08-29T20:02:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T20:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/29\/pep-guardiolas-axis-three-city-stars-vs-tottenham-leave-a-suspicious-future\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T20:02:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T20:02:43","slug":"pep-guardiolas-axis-three-city-stars-vs-tottenham-leave-a-suspicious-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/29\/pep-guardiolas-axis-three-city-stars-vs-tottenham-leave-a-suspicious-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Pep Guardiola’s axis: Three City Stars vs Tottenham leave a suspicious future"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City selection is likely to leave the Brazilian on the bench, so Ederson will likely question his next move.<\/h2>\n
\n<\/figure><\/span>Adason appears to have been removed as the first of the team<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n
Pep Guardiola overlooks Edason once again when he chose his Manchester City XI. He is questioning the future of goalkeepers, Ilkay Gandogan and Manuel Akanji.<\/p>\n
The Premier League is in Etihad for the first time this season. Based on a 4-0 defeat at the Wolves last weekend. James Trafford held his position in goal. That means Edason had to make it in time for the bench again.<\/p>\n
The Brazilian was number one in the city in the best part of the decade, but Trafford’s arrival changes the landscape and Adason faces decisions about his future.<\/p>\n
Adason officially missed the match due to illness last weekend, but City reportedly has been pushing Galata Salei to sign him. The 32-year-old has held 168 clean sheets by Guardiola’s side since joining from Benfica in 2017 for \u00a335 million.<\/p>\n
The Brazilians were essential to success, winning 15 trophies. One of them was the 2023 Champions League, and he also won six Premier League titles.<\/p>\n
read more: Cole Palmer was pulled out of Chelsea lineup and West Ham minutes before the game<\/span><\/span>read more: Man City given the truth about Liverpool that makes unpleasant reading<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
Gandogan is another man with a renowned history in Manchester, but his second coming of German at the club remains challenging and he is not even included in the match-day team. Manuel Akanji is also completely overlooked.<\/p>\n
Guardiola has appointed benches that include Nathan Ake, Abdukodir Khusanov, Rodri, Matheus Nunes and others. Gundogan has insisted he wanted to stay with the club after causing contract extensions with the amount of game time he managed for City last season.<\/p>\n
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\n<\/figure><\/span>Manuel Akanji faces an uncertain future<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
However, the arrival of Rayan Cherki and Tijjani Reijnders, who scored in their Molineux debut, will see Gundogan fall into Pecking order. Phil Foden is not chosen to start a clash with Tottenham.<\/p>\n
Galatasarai is also enthusiastic about Akanji, and the man reports that this week was not immediately rejected by the player’s camp. Guardiola confessed that his team was too big following his summer business.<\/p>\n
He said: “It’s too many – too many people. I like deep teams to compete in every competition, but I don’t want to leave the players at home. It’s not healthy. You can’t create a good atmosphere or atmosphere to compete.”<\/p>\n
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