Manchester City are facing an anxious wait on the fitness of goalkeeper Ederson after he pulled out of the Brazil squad due to injury.

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• Keeper picked up knock in Chelsea epic
• Withdrawn from Colombia and Argentina fixtures
• City assess foot injury ahead of Liverpool showdown

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The 30-year-old suffered a foot injury during Sunday's epic encounter with Chelsea and has withdrawn from the Brazilian squad to face Colombia and Argentina in World Cup qualifying this week. Ederson is one of a number of players that Pep Guardiola has concerns about ahead of a huge clash with Liverpool when the Premier League resumes.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Nathan Ake and John Stones both missed Sunday's game and Kevin De Bruyne remains a long-term absentee. City were unable to name their full complement of nine substitutes for the match, naming only six outfield players alongside two goalkeepers.

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  WHAT GUARDIOLA HAS SAID

  "Kevin is long-term, John was injured unfortunately, Nathan was injured yesterday or the day before. The rest are OK," Guardiola told the media after the match. "I like to work with a small (group). It's so tough if five, six, seven players don't play minutes, they don't like that. It's what it is. So, if we have injuries, it's unlucky, but we have done all the time. For many years we've had this type of squad."

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• WHAT NEXT FOR MAN CITY?

  Guardiola might be happy working with a small squad but he'll have his fingers crossed that his goalkeeper will be ready for Liverpool's visit to the Etihad on November 25.

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