Manchester City’s Ederson facing four weeks on sidelines

Goalkeeper picked up thigh injury in draw at LiverpoolBrazilian to miss crunch game with leaders Arsenal

Manchester City have suffered a serious blow to their Premier League title defence after Ederson was ruled out for up to four weeks with a thigh injury, and is likely to miss their crucial meeting with the leaders, Arsenal, on 31 March.

Ederson sustained the problem in Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Liverpool, the goalkeeper being forced off after 56 minutes, with Stefan Ortega replacing him. It is understood the Brazilian could be unavailable for a month.

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