James Trafford was at fault for the second goal in Manchester City's defeat by Tottenham and has faced heavy criticism. Guardiola comforted Trafford and emphasised club support, saying staff will take care of players and help them recover from errors. Ederson, who missed the opening-day win over Wolves and was a substitute against Tottenham, is being considered for a recall. Guardiola will make a final selection decision on Saturday and said choices could change before the international transfer window closes. City face a busy period with fixtures against Brighton, United, Champions League matches and Arsenal, and players head out for international duty afterward.
A final decision will be made on selection on Saturday, Guardiola said. Always have arms around the shoulder, always, the manager said. We take care of them. What happened didn't belong just to James, what happened in the second goal against Spurs. He's a huge personality. He's concerned I wouldn't like it if he wasn't but we're here to help him. We're here to support them.
Asked who will be No 1 in the long term, Guardiola said: All the clubs, before the international transfer window is closed, everything is possible. It's as simple as that. After that, we're going to play [Manchester] United and Champions League and Arsenal. After everything will be more clear and now we take a decision. It depends on the performance and it depends on many reasons.
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