Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola surprised many with his team selection to take on Liverpool FC in the Premier League
Pep Guardiola has started Stefan Ortega for the crucial Premier League game at Liverpool instead of Ederson .
Ederson was culpable for at least one goal in the Feyenoord collapse including rushing out of his net for the third, and also gave away a penalty in City's last trip to Anfield to cede control of a game that City had been winning. Ortega came on then and helped to steady the ship.READ MORE: I noticed a Pep change before Liverpool game - and it means City have a crisis
Speaking about the decision, Guardiola said: "We just wanted to change something. Eddy has saved a lot of goals for us. He's saved one-against-ones many, many times, but I decided to pick Stefan today. City kick off the game eight points behind league leaders Liverpool, with the manager and his players having already warned that 11 points would probably be too much to make up to an Arne Slot side that has been a winning machine so far. Victories for Arsenal and Chelsea this weekend and a draw for Brighton have moved them ahead of the Blues, meaning they kick off in fifth place but can return to second with a win.
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