Man City news: Ederson on Newcastle win and confidence for Real Madrid return

Ederson believes Manchester City proved their quality in their win over Newcastle and says it has given them confidence going into their game at Real Madrid on Wednesday.

“It’s really, really important to win the game against big opponents – it gives us lots of confidence for Wednesday,” said the goalkeeper.

“This season is difficult. We’ve had moments – high, down, high, down – and we’ve had injuries and a lot of games.

“In the bad moments we have to stick together, keep working to get up again and the team proved we have quality and experience for this competition.”

The Brazilian got his sixth assist in the Premier League, making him the goalkeeper with the most in the competition’s history.

“I’m so happy to mark this history,” he said. “Against teams who mark man to man the main threat is goalkeeper.

“I have fast players up front – [Omar] Marmoush, Savinho and Erling [Haaland]. It’s so easy just put the ball in the space and see.”

Listen to the full interview on BBC Sounds