Pep Guardiola has talked about Ederson’s importance to Manchester City.
Ederson is presently aiming to help his team win the Premier League, FA Cup, and Champions League once more as he is in the middle of his seventh season at the Manchester club.
The custodian has been praised by his manager after contributing significantly to City’s victories in the previous campaign.
Guardiola praises Ederson’s significance
Before today’s game against Bournemouth, Guardiola discussed Ederson during a previous press conference.
“There’s no need to reiterate how significant Ederson has been,” he stated. steady, reliable, and now we have Stefan Ortega, who is a fantastic backup keeper. He always shows his quality while he plays. However, Ederson is crucial to our success in everything!
In a £35 million deal, City acquired the custodian from Benfica during the summer transfer window of 2017.
The Brazilian has now appeared in 321 games for the Citizens in all competitions, maintaining 150 clean sheets and taking home multiple awards, including five Premier League crowns and a Champions League.
Ederson has started all but one of City’s Premier League games this season, demonstrating, as Guardiola stated, how crucial he is to the group.
Ederson’s save percentage (67.5%) is higher than that of only seven goalkeepers who have appeared in the Premier League this season, but the fact that he is still starting frequently indicates that Guardiola has a great deal of faith in him, which these most recent remarks have only served to confirm.
Looking ahead to the rest of the campaign, the Brazil international will again provide his team a great chance of taking home more hardware if he can continue to be effective in other aspects of the game and continue to improve his shot-stopping.