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Former Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given has told talkSPORT he was baffled by Pep Guardiola’s decision to bench the England number one for his first Premier League game.
The build-up to Saturday’s late kick-off against Sunderland was dominated by news of Hart’s absence from the starting line-up for City’s season opener at the Etihad Stadium.
Willy Caballero was preferred in the starting line-up, as City went on to beat the Black Cats 2-1 and get Guardiola’s tenure off to a winning start.