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Guardiola will not let Ederson take Man City penalty

Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson will not be taking a penalty before the end of the season, Pep Guardiola has confirmed.

Following City's victory against Swansea last Sunday Ederson had said that he wanted to take the second-half penalty that Gabriel Jesus had missed, and that he hopes to get another chance in the coming weeks.

But Guardiola has other ideas.

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"No, that is not going to happen," he said at his press conference. "Because he's a goalkeeper, there are other players who can take one, respect for the opponents, respect for the competitions." 

The City boss did suggest that Ederson could take one in a pre-season friendly, however, or even in a competitive shoot-out in the future.

"One situation is a friendly, for a shoot-out, maybe he can do it, but during the game, no."

City face West Ham at the London Stadium on Sunday as they look to finish their title-winning season in style.

Should City win two more games this season they will break the record for most victories in a season - Chelsea won 30 during the last campaign.

City can also beat Chelsea's record goal haul of 103, set in 2009-10, and if Guardiola's side take 10 points from their four remaining games they will be the first Premier League side to break the 100-point barrier.

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