Stefan Ortega will start against Sporting CP as he appreciates the lively rivalry for positions among his goalkeepers, something the rest of his team is now sorely lacking at.
Ederson has been one of the Blues’ best performers this season; he performed especially well against Bournemouth to keep City in the game for significant durations and imply they might be in a situation when they almost nicked a point at the conclusion of the game. But he will have to sit on the Champions League bench with Guardiola eager to reward Ortega once again for his allegiance to the Blues and superb performances whenever he does play.
City will be missing five first-team stars elsewhere in the squad for the trip to Sporting with neither Ruben Dias nor John Stones healed from the problems keeping them absent from the Bournemouth game. Many athletes are likewise below their best as they attempt to play through the suffering.
Guardiola stated, “Manu [Akanji] and Nathan [Ake] are still with issues; Kevin [De Bruyne] is getting better; he is having workouts with less discomfort so we sense that he feels more comfortable.
“That is fantastic news for all of us and Kyle [Walker] as well with knee issues since he was with the national team. The rest: [Jeremy] Doku has had some muscle difficulties; Savinho is healing with his ankle; the rest are well.”
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