Ederson will be booked if Newcastle waste time, predicts bemused Pep

Pep Guardiola revealed his frustration at an Ederson yellow card last month as he suggested Newcastle United would be allowed to get away with wasting time against Manchester City.

There has been plenty of focus on Newcastle’s gamesmanship this season, with Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag describing the Magpies as “annoying” ahead of the EFL Cup final.

When the topic was raised with Guardiola, however, he preferred to fume about punishment dished out to his goalkeeper in the top-of-the-table clash with Arsenal.

“If [there is] a waste of time, we will have a yellow card for Ederson,” Guardiola said. “Don’t worry.

“We are the team with the least waste of time, and the first time we go to Arsenal away, after 35, 37 minutes, we got a yellow card, so don’t worry about wasting time.”