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Maresca admits Donnarumma's errors but backs him to start at Forest
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📰 Maresca admitted Donnarumma's mistakes but said he still backs his goalkeeper.
📌 Key points
🧤 Maresca defended Donnarumma at his Friday news conference.
⚠️ Baku's tame shot went in at the near post against Leipzig.
🗣️ Maresca said he is good overall but must avoid errors.
📋 Donnarumma was expected to start at Forest.
📝 What happened
⚽ City won 3-2 at Leipzig on Wednesday, but Donnarumma let Baku's shot slip in at his near post. In the second half a free-kick looped over him and hit the crossbar.
🎙️ Maresca said Donnarumma recognises he has made some mistakes but also made good saves. With him it is easy, he said, because he admits it at once.
🔄 The only other option is Gerónimo Rulli, who joined from Marseille in the summer and has played twice in the Carabao Cup this season.
📊 By the numbers
• Donnarumma is 27.
• Rulli has two appearances, both in the Carabao Cup.
• The Leipzig game finished 3-2.
🔭 Why it matters
🏆 City then lost 3-1 at Forest, so scrutiny of the goalkeeper position is unlikely to ease.
📅 City host Fulham on 21 November.
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