Premier League champion Man City is facing the risk of being without number one goalkeeper Ederson for about the next month after an injury suffered in the draw with Liverpool last weekend.
Ederson was injured after trying to tackle Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez at the beginning of the second half, after a poor pass from teammate Nathan Ake. This ball hurt the Brazilian goalkeeper and Man City had to receive a penalty kick, and Alexis Mac Allister beat Ederson to level the score for Liverpool.
Although he tried to play, Ederson only lasted nearly 10 more minutes on the field before being unable to continue and made way for Stefan Ortega. The German goalkeeper started all three of Man City’s matches in the FA Cup and will continue to take on this position in the quarter-finals against Newcastle at the weekend.
After the match against Newcastle, Man City players will begin the national team training session. With this injury situation, Ederson will sit out in Brazil’s friendly matches with England and Spain. Even Man City’s number one goalkeeper must race against time to return in a very important match against Arsenal on March 31, a match that could decide the Premier League championship race. .
Man City fans feared the worst after Pep Guardiola told the media when the match against Liverpool ended. “He doesn’t look very good,” the Spanish strategist said about goalkeeper Ederson’s injury.
Ortega has started 10 times for Man City this season, but only 3 times in the Premier League. One of them was the opening match against Brighton, when Ederson was deemed not ready to start after the international break, while the other match came from the bench when Man City’s number one goalkeeper came out. pitch early against Newcastle in January.
The 31-year-old German goalkeeper has only kept two clean sheets this season, in wins against Huddersfield and Tottenham in the FA Cup. However, he kept Arsenal at bay in the FA Cup last season, conceding just once in six appearances in the competition as Man City won the title.
