Injury to key Manchester City starter “doesn’t look good” | OneFootball

Manchester City may have lost starting goalkeeper Ederson to injury for the title run-in after he was forced off against Nottingham Forest on Sunday.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND: Ederson of Manchester City receives medical treatment after sustaining an injury and is later substituted off during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Manchester City at Anfield on March 10, 2024. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Manchester City succeeded in picking up three points against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Sunday, but they had a mid-game setback as goalkeeper Ederson was forced out of the game.

Ben Dinnery reports that the Brazilian international left the ground with his arm in a sling, having sustained a shoulder problem in a challenge with Willy Boly.

Pep Guardiola said afterwards that the injury “doesn’t look good”, and the Evening Standard report that City doctors will assess the goalkeeper on Monday.

Manchester City’s Spanish manager Pep Guardiola reacts during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on March 31, 2024. (Photo by DARREN STAPLES/AFP via Getty Images)

Ederson is now viewed as a doubt for City’s final four games of the season, with Stefan Ortega likely to deputise.

City face Wolves at home on Saturday, May 4th, before travelling away to Fulham a week later on May 11th.

Pep Guardiola’s side then have two games in the final week of the season, travelling away to Tottenham Hotspur on May 14th before ending the season with a home game against West Ham United on May 19th.

With just 20 days to go until that final game of the Premier Leagueg season, any serious injury to Ederson would likely rule him out of the remainder of the campaign.

DOHA, QATAR: Alisson Becker, Gabriel Martinelli and Ederson of Brazil applaud fans after the 4-1 win during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Round of 16 match between Brazil and South Korea at Stadium 974 on December 05, 2022. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

The one positive for Manchester City is that they’ve already been dealing with injury absences for Ederson this season.

The 30-year-old goalkeeper missed two league games with a muscle injury a few weeks ago, and he dropped to the bench for a couple of other fixtures in October and April.

Ortega has made 17 appearances for City in all competitions in 2023/24, including seven in the Premier League, so he’s already up to speed and ready to step in.