Pep Guardiola faces big Man City goalkeeper decision in Peterborough FA Cup clash

With no sign of Zack Steffen, Pep Guardiola has a big call to make in terms of his goalkeeper. Scott Carson is next in line, and Manchester City have affirmed their faith in the veteran by starting him against Newcastle once the title was wrapped up last season.

It is also feasible that he brings in 19-year-old Cieran Slicker for his debut, with Steffen still out with a shoulder injury. He also said he would gladly start Carson against Leicester at the King Power in September when Ederson’s availability was uncertain after a club vs country row with the Brazilian FA and Steffen had Covid.

But the truth of that moment was that City were confident Brazil would back down, and if they did not, Carson was the only option. Guardiola shows all opponents respect, and that could mean Ederson having the rare experience of playing a cup game.

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The emotional scenes at Goodison Park on Saturday, when Aleks Zinchenko and Everton’s Vitali Mykolenko felt the love and support of both clubs and their fans, may well be reciprocated at London Road. Zinchenko is pencilled in to play his first game for the Blues since the Russian invasion of his homeland, and after he was reduced to tears by the response at Goodison.

Guardiola is sure that including the Ukraine skipper is the right thing to do, and says he is “strong” - and Zinchenko is sure to get a great reception from both sets of fans.

Eight of the City outfield players for tomorrow night are virtually picked, simply by pulling the players who watched from the bench into the starting XI. Peterborough are Championship so cannot be taken lightly, but Pep Guardiola is conscious of sharing around the minutes and