It was Ederson's mistake when conceding the second goal in Manchester City's 2-1 defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday, which underlined the impact that the Brazilian goalkeeper has made since arriving at the club during the summer.
The 24-year-old marked his debut against Manchester United, during an International Champions Cup friendly in Houston in July, by making an almost identical error of judgement which led to Romelu Lukaku's goal in the NRG Stadium, prompting suggestions that Pep Guardiola had made another bad call (after Claudio Bravo) in identifying a No. 1 goalkeeper.
Yet in between Houston and Wednesday night in Ukraine, the £35 million signing from Benfica has been hugely impressive for City and, in many ways, proved himself to be as crucial to Guardiola's team as David De Gea has become across town at United.
For all the focus on the attacking talent and star quality of each squad, it is arguably the two goalkeepers who make the difference for City and United.... <<< read more >>> @ www.galatixnews.com