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Ederson could return for Arsenal clash but Kyle Walker a doubt

Manchester City goalkeeper back in training after thigh injury but right back Walker and centre back John Stones remain injury concerns before clash at the Etihad
Paul Hirst
The Times
Ederson receives treatment before having to leave the field with a thigh injury at Anfield on March 10
Ederson receives treatment before having to leave the field with a thigh injury at Anfield on March 10
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Paul Hirst
The Times

The Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson could make a surprise comeback from injury in the Premier League top-of-the-table clash against Arsenal on Sunday, but Kyle Walker and John Stones are serious doubts after they missed training on Thursday.

City ruled out Ederson for three to four weeks after he suffered a thigh injury in the 1-1 draw against Liverpool on March 10 but their first-choice goalkeeper was back in training with his team-mates at the City Football Academy on Thursday afternoon.

Xabi Mancisidor, the goalkeeper coach, will assess the 30-year-old Brazilian over the next couple of days before deciding whether he is ready to start.

Ederson is consoled by Darwin Núñez after the collision that caused the City goalkeeper’s injury
Ederson is consoled by Darwin Núñez after the collision that caused the City goalkeeper’s injury
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Should Mancisidor decide that Ederson is not ready, Pep Guardiola will instead call on the back-up goalkeeper, Stefan Ortega, who performed