Ederson did not participate in Manchester City’s training session on Tuesday, yet his absence is not expected to lead to a lengthy downtime.

Manchester City is preparing for their Champions League match against Crvena Zvezda on Wednesday. They are already guaranteed to finish first in Group G. Crvena Zvezda, on the other hand, will remain in the fourth position regardless of the outcome, as they are ineligible for advancement to the last-16 or the Europa League.

This situation allows Pep Guardiola the opportunity to shuffle his squad and rest some of the principal players. Ederson, who missed training due to sickness rather than an injury, might be one of those given a break.

Stefan Ortega is poised to take Ederson’s place as the goalkeeper. This will be Ortega’s fifth game of the season, following his last appearance in the Champions League against RB Leipzig. That game saw Ederson rested after his international commitments.

Scott Carson will be available as a substitute goalkeeper. Notably, no youth academy goalkeepers were present at the training since they are scheduled to play in the UEFA Youth League tie on the same day. True Grant and George Murray-Jones have been alternating as goalkeepers for the under-19 team, which has also advanced to the knockout stages as group leaders.

Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku, and Kevin De Bruyne are sidelined and were absent from Tuesday’s training. Meanwhile, Guardiola has integrated four academy players into the training session. Among them, Micah Hamilton, who has previously been on the Champions League bench for City, joined centre-back Max Alleyne, and midfielders Mahamadou Susoho and Kane Taylor in the training.