MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is willing to adapt the team’s approach following the signing of goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and will not expect the Italian to offer the same ball-playing abilities as the departed Ederson Moraes.

Ederson, who ended his trophy-laden eight-year spell at City by joining Fenerbahce last week, revolutionized the goalkeeper position in English soccer with his distribution and technical skills.

That made him a perfect fit for Guardiola’s style of play but the same cannot be said of Donnarumma, a brilliant shot-stopper whose strength isn’t passing the ball out from the back.

Donnarumma is in contention to make his debut for City in the Manchester derby against United in the Premier League on Sunday following his move from

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