Ederson injured himself while giving away a penalty during Liverpool vs Man City (Photo: Getty)
Manchester City star Ederson has been ruled out for up to four weeks with a leg injury, meaning he likely miss the huge clash against Arsenal at the end of March.
Ederson limped off during the second-half of City’s thrilling 1-1 draw at Liverpool on Sunday.
The goalkeeper appeared to injury himself as he fouled Darwin Nunez, which gave away the penalty from which Liverpool equalised.
He was replaced by Stefan Ortega and post-match Pep Guardiola gave a worrying update on the 30-year-old.
The manager said: ‘It doesn’t look good. I don’t know right now [how serious it is].
‘Looks a little bit [not good]… but I don’t know the diagnosis.’
It has now been reported that Ederson will be stuck in the treatment room for the next three to four weeks, meaning he’ll definitely miss this Saturday’s FA Cup quarter-final between holders City and Newcastle United.
The goalkeeper will miss the next three to four weeks through injury (Photo: Getty)
He’s also ruled out for the March international break, with Brazil set to take on England and Spain in friendlies without their two best keepers, with Alisson Becker of Liverpool also injured.
But most pressingly for the Citizens, Ederson’s injury means he could well miss their next Premier League game against Arsenal on 31st March, which could well decide the fate of this season’s title race.
Following the weekend’s results, Arsenal are top of the table, level on points with Liverpool, with City just a point behind, with just 10 games to go.
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Furthermore, Ederson could well miss league clashes against Aston Villa and Crystal Palace and the first-leg of City’s Champions League quarter-final tie which will take place on either 9th or 10th April.
As ever, the goalkeeper has been key to City’s success this season, conceding just 31 goals in 36 games so far, keeping 12 clean sheets.
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