It has been revealed that a certain Manchester City player is set to be ruled out of the FA Cup final against Manchester United through injury.
For a player, missing such high-profile games is devastating news, especially when facing a local rival like United.
However, football can be cruel sometimes.
Injury rules Man City star out of FA Cup final against Man United
As per the official Manchester City website, scans have revealed that Ederson has suffered a “small fracture of his eye socket” — ruling him out against Manchester United in the FA Cup final.
The £35 million man is also going to miss his side’s final game of the 2023/2024 Premier League season against West Ham United.
Journalist Mike Minay took to X to also reveal that it was the injury to his eye socket rather than a suspected concussion that led to the City number one’s substitution against Tottenham on Tuesday.
Minay, much like Guardiola has revealed that the 30-year-old was asked to come off against Spurs by the club doctor.
Missing Ederson is not a worry due to Stefan Ortega
Ultimately, Stefan Ortega can simply come into the side for Ederson in the FA Cup final against Manchester United and West Ham and be more than an adept replacement.
Ortega’s latest masterclass in City’s 2-0 win against Tottenham was an indicator of the standard of goalkeeper he is.
As a result, Pep Guardiola would unlikely be too worried now that Ederson is set to miss the remaining two games of the season.
Stefan Ortega would be determined to put in another two top-class performances to make a case to become Manchester City’s starting goalkeeper.
Ortega revels on the big stage, as evidenced by his displays against Tottenham, Liverpool and Real Madrid this campaign as well as the FA Cup final last season.
As a result, Ederson may not be a huge miss for Manchester City against Manchester United in the FA Cup final as well as West Ham due to the German’s brilliance.
