Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola defended backup goalkeeper Zack Steffen after his blunder handed Liverpool a crucial second goal in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.
Jurgen Klopp's side had taken an early lead through Ibrahima Konate's powerful header, but Steffen took too long on the ball inside his six-yard box and allowed Sadio Mane to capitalise, sliding in to double Liverpool's lead inside the first 20 minutes. The 27-year-old recovered from the error and turned in an assured performance after that, despite being pressured by Liverpool's fans for the rest of the game.
Steffen's decision to try and take his time to pick a pass was reminiscent of Ederson doing the same on his own goal-line last week, but this time it proved costly, but Guardiola admitted that was a risk inherent in the way City play.
