Pep Guardiola insisted he was not surprised by Stefan Ortega's heroics for Manchester City against Chelsea, thanking the club for facilitating his signing.
Ortega joined on a free transfer in the summer to provide back-up to Ederson in goal, but has had to wait patiently for his chances in goal. He made his debut in the Champions League draw at Dortmund, played well in the final group game vs Sevilla, but really showed City fans what he was capable of with a string of brilliant saves against Chelsea.
In the first half, he kept out a close-range deflected effort, denied youngster Lewis Hall one-on-one, and pushed out a speculative Christian Pulisic effort. After City went 2-0 ahead, Ortega produced another big save to keep City in control, and later tipped the ball around the post to deny another certain goal.
