Man City subs' bench kills myth of the Blues' squad depth
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSign up here - it only takes a few seconds.Ederson had been having a gentle re-introduction to football after the lockdown, having no saves to make against Arsenal and Burnley.He had been left to do what he does best, join in the outfield football and ping 70-yard passes to forward players.The memory of his Old Trafford meltdown in the last game before the season hit the buffers was fading.But with Chelsea causing problems, he had another wobble by passing one straight to Mason Mount, who wasted a great chance.
The Brazil keeper has work to do.Pep Guardiola revisited his false nine idea, with Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne flitting into and out of the front role in a bid to distort Chelsea’s shape.It had worked so well against United in.
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