A nightmare first half…
Manchester City suffered their second consecutive home defeat against Tottenham… A 2-0 loss that took shape in the first half, mainly due to a huge mistake by James Trafford, the Citizens’ starting goalkeeper.
While his team was already losing 1-0, the young English goalkeeper (22 years old) attempted a short pass to Gonzalez, who was under pressure. The Spurs thus recovered the ball in the box, before Palinha slotted it into the net.
Symbolically, the error came from City’s new goalkeeper, while Ederson is still on the bench, the Brazilian goalkeeper being on the verge of leaving.
Trafford did not have an easy match, committing a foul on Kudus that could have been costly for the Citizens.
Yes, that should have been a red card for James Trafford after catching Kudus with a knee to the chest and swatting the ball away with his arm outside the box pic.twitter.com/U4ddZIhgdp
— Has the Referee or VAR made a poor decision? (@PoorEPLreferees) August 23, 2025
A result and an error that might reignite the management of goalkeepers at City, or accelerate the transfer of Donnarumma.
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