{"id":295682,"date":"2023-10-28T23:25:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T23:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=295682"},"modified":"2023-10-28T23:25:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T23:25:16","slug":"manchester-derby-could-be-defined-by-battle-of-the-goalkeepers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/manchester-derby-could-be-defined-by-battle-of-the-goalkeepers\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester derby could be defined by battle of the goalkeepers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>JOE BERNSTEIN: Man City&#8217;s Mr Cool Ederson is sharply contrasted with much-maligned Andre Onana &#8211; but this Manchester derby could be defined by the battle of the goalkeepers<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ederson has helped redefine the role of the goalkeeper in English football at City\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Onana has had an imperfect start at Man United but could yet rise to challenge\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow Mail Sport&#8217;s new Man United&#8217;s WhatsApp channel for the breaking news\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ederson has redefined goalkeeping in this country, but Manchester City team-mates can vouch that he is much more than just a talented pair of feet.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He loves the physical side, too. Ultimate Fighting Championship and things like that,\u2019 says Scott Carson, his fellow City keeper.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019ve seen him in the gym trying to get us in that arm bar or headlock. A top guy, but I don\u2019t think too many people would like to get on the wrong side of him.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He has it in his locker, to be a little bit mental. Coming out and catching a striker? He is definitely game for that.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sunday&#8217;s Manchester derby at Old Trafford could be a tale of two goalkeepers. Ederson versus\u00a0Manchester United\u2019s new No1, Andre Onana, is a repeat of last season\u2019s Champions League final when City edged out Inter Milan 1-0 to complete the Treble, thanks in part to the Brazilian\u2019s brilliance.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/20\/77122215-12683823-image-a-36_1698522116060.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ederson has gone some way towards changing goalkeeping in England during his spell at City<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/20\/77122293-12683823-image-a-37_1698522230690.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Andre Onana has had a troubled start to life in the Premier League but put in a heroic turn against Copenhagen in the Champions League on Tuesday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/20\/77122223-12683823-image-a-38_1698522234208.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian&#8217;s decorated career could see him overleap Man United keeper Peter Schmeichel<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>While United hope Onana\u2019s match-winning penalty save against Copenhagen in the Champions League in midweek gives him a boost after a tricky start in England, Ederson has been settled for six years and is now aiming for history. If City are crowned champions again, Ederson becomes the Premier League\u2019s most successful goalkeeper with a sixth title, surpassing United\u2019s Peter Schmeichel.<\/p>\n<p>Ederson\u2019s hero growing up in Sao Paulo was Rogerio Ceni, a keeper who scored 65 goals from taking free-kicks and penalties. When Ederson joined Benfica, they regularly used him in training as a midfielder. \u2018I was never embarrassed,\u2019 he said confidently.<\/p>\n<p>Since signing for City in 2017, his influence on our game has been remarkable, with a range of passing to make many outfield players jealous. But the heavily tattooed 30-year-old hasn\u2019t had the best of weeks, having been rested for the last league game against Brighton and then lobbed on Wednesday by Young Boys forward Meschak Elia. Nonetheless, Carson thinks it\u2019s time Ederson is mentioned in the conversation with Schmeichel as the best keeper that the Premier League has ever seen.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The old-school thinking was that foreign goalkeepers were good with their feet while we were brought up to keep the ball out of the net,\u2019 Carson says. \u2018But Eddie\u2019s not only good with his feet. He\u2019s brave, comes for crosses and makes unbelievable saves.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Other goalkeepers I speak to love how cool he is. Even us watching from the bench, it\u2019s like \u201cWhoaa!\u201d when he plays a pass with someone a yard away. His mentality is so strong: if someone gets close, the next ball he lets them get even closer! I grew up watching Schmeichel and it\u2019s now too hard to say which one was better because the game has changed. I\u2019m not sure Schmeichel could do the things Eddie does. If you watch some games, he is a centre-half when we\u2019ve got the ball, not a keeper standing in his six-yard box.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/21\/77123873-12683823-image-a-43_1698525491586.jpg\" height=\"413\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former Brazil goalkeeper and freekick maestro Rogerio Ceni is one of Ederson&#8217;s sports icons<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/20\/77122295-12683823-image-a-39_1698522243243.jpg\" height=\"477\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Onana has been much maligned since his move from Inter Milan to Old Trafford last summer<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/20\/77122249-12683823-image-a-42_1698522268947.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ederson previously faced off with Onana at this year&#8217;s Champions League final &#8211; and came off the better<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He\u2019s waiting for the strikers to get a yard of space. Goalkeeping has changed, even since 2010. Eddie has been consistent and won everything.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The Ederson effect has also trickled down. \u2018We work on distribution now even at our level,\u2019 says David Martin, goalkeeper coach of National League Southend. \u2018Edwin van der Sar might have been the first in England, but Ederson has taken it to another level.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Other managers have made it their mission to find their Ederson, most notably Erik ten Hag, who paid \u00a347million last summer to sign Onana from Inter, having worked with him at Ajax.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meant to be better on the ball than David de Gea, United haven\u2019t yet benefited as an attacking force from Onana\u2019s arrival, scoring only 11 goals in nine games. The Cameroon international has also come under the spotlight following mistakes against Brentford and Galatasaray.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The main job of a goalkeeper is to save,\u2019 Ten Hag says. \u2018But, yeah, he is a keeper we can use as an extra player if we are developing play.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Football is 11 v 11 in any country but there is more to the Premier League as well. There is greater speed and intensity. There is a difference and players need time.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Onana\u2019s spot-kick save to deny Jacob Larsson on Tuesday may prove a game-changer for him.<\/p>\n<p>This afternoon, with fans still mourning the loss of Sir Bobby Charlton, will be his biggest test yet, against Erling Haaland and World Cup-winner Julian Alvarez.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/20\/77122323-12683823-image-a-41_1698522257368.jpg\" height=\"436\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>David de Gea understands all to keenly how a Manchester derby can define a goalkeeper&#8217;s fate<\/p>\n<p>At the other end, Ederson won\u2019t be panicking about the prospect of facing Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford, despite both scoring in last season\u2019s corresponding fixture. \u2018City goalkeepers need to be calm and show personality,\u2019 Ederson says. \u2018I don\u2019t feel that pressure at all. Teams press to try and win the ball high, but I have great options to find passes.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Manchester derbies have a habit of finding out goalkeepers. The last FA Cup final scuppered De Gea\u2019s chances of a new United deal when he was blamed for Ilkay Gundogan\u2019s winner.<\/p>\n<p>Onana will hope to avoid similar drama today. For Ederson, another step closer to overhauling Schmeichel beckons, and maybe a celebratory headlock.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12683823\/JOE-BERNSTEIN-Man-City-Man-United-Ederson-Onana.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JOE BERNSTEIN: Man City&#8217;s Mr Cool Ederson is sharply contrasted with much-maligned Andre Onana &#8211; 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