Pep Guardiola has found a Brazilian who can deploy his hands as adroitly as his feet. Be afraid

Pep Guardiola spent a lot of money this summer but he wrapped up the signing of a new goalkeeper early and although Ederson was uncapped, the price tag has been matched by the performance. He’s very good, writes The Secret Footballer. 

When I was a kid, English goalkeepers were cut from the same cloth as the old-fashioned English bobby on the street.

Upstanding, tall, a bit ploddish, but generally helpful when called upon. German ’keepers were similar, but not quite so twinkly-eyed. Beyond that, we couldn’t be doing with all that continental flapping and faffing.