EPL 2017/18: Five things that could be different at Manchester City this season

#5 Finally a goal keeper who can save

Ederson

Displacing a proven, a local and a fan-favourite Joe Hart was the easily the biggest and the most controversial decision which Pep undertook after his arrival. The proven replacement, Claudio Bravo, who had a very big shoes to fill, was expected to flourish after his heroics for his national team However, he floundered and ultimately turned out to be catastrophic.

Bravo had one of the worst saves-goals ratio of 28%, easily the worst among the teams which finished on the top six last season. Now, big money has been splashed for Ederson Moraes, a goalkeeper with an extremely high potential and the best custodian in the Portuguese league last season, moving ahead of the legendary Iker Casillas.

Being a typical Guardiola style goal keeper, he has an incredible passing ability, accurate distribution, has nerves like steel and is never afraid of coming out and playing as a sweeper keeper.

In spite of the poor start with an error leading to a goal against Romelu Lukaku, he has displayed glimpses of his shot-stopping ability with a brilliant triple save against United in the dying minutes of the preseason game.

He was solid and comfortable when called into action in the other preseason friendlies. Edwin Van der Sar, a Manchester United legend, described him as having the potential to become one of the best in the world. If his prophecy turns out to be true, City might have finally found out the one who can replace the memories of Joe Hart and most importantly make saves and occasionally assists as well.