Ederson has been ruled out of Manchester City s blockbuster top-of-the-table clash with Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.
Ederson was taken off at half-time of City s chaotic 1-1 Champions League draw with Atalanta on Wednesday at San Siro with a muscular problem .
Substitute goalkeeper Claudio Bravo was later sent off, which left full-back Kyle Walker to take ownership of gloves.
Head coach Guardiola confirmed at a media conference on Friday Ederson is not fit to play but is confident Bravo can fill the sizeable void.
He s [Ederson] not able to play tomorrow, I don t know [how long he is out], he said.
Sunday he cannot play. We have another top keeper. Claudio Bravo can do it too, we won the Carabao Cup and FA Cup thanks to Claudio. He has a lot of experience with Chile. I have no doubts.
Bravo endured a difficult first campaign at the Etihad Stadium after signing from Barcelona ahead of the 2016-17 campaign and was replaced by Ederson, who has been a mainstay since joining in June 2017.
The Chilean goalkeeper has not played in a top-flight fixture since May 2018, but Guardiola re-emphasised his support for the veteran.
PEP is not able to play. I don’t know how long he will be out for. Sunday, he cannot play can do it too. He is an exceptional keeper won a lot of international games with Chile. I have no doubts.
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Why shouldn t I be confident in my players? I would not like to be a player if my manager doubts me, he added. I see him every day in training and how good a goalkeeper he is, we re not going to lose because of Claudio.
The red card at Atalanta is because we lost the ball in a dangerous position. He won the Copa America, respect that guy, he s an incredible goalkeeper.
The first season when it was a struggle in a new league is because the team was not at a top level – all the problems were not Claudio.
It s easy to point the finger. It s the same with Edi, sometimes he makes a good save, sometimes not, why not have confidence?
All the players in our squad is because we have incredible confidence in them even if they don t play regularly.
