Pablo Zabaleta has rapped Manchester City fans barracking Claudio Bravo.

City supporters have turned against the Chile international after a catalogue of calamitous ­mistakes during his debut season, and manager Pep Guardiola will once again put Willy Caballero in goal for Sunday's trip to Sunderland.

Zabaleta said: “We all need to ­support Claudio – the players and the fans. He is one of us and I just wish the Manchester City fans would give massive support to him.

“We need to help the new players and we need to ­understand that, when players go to another league, it is hard. It can be very tough and you need time to adapt.

“We also know that goalkeeper is not an easy position. You need confidence and Claudio is not a regular starter at the moment ­because Willy has been playing most of the games.

“So it is not easy, but we need to support him."