straight to your inboxZack Steffen says it has been a "pleasure" to deputise for Ederson in Manchester City's past three matches.City's number one goalkeeper has been sidelined after testing positive for Covid-19.
The Brazilian was back on the bench, though, for Sunday's FA Cup third round tie with Birmingham City, having been cleared to return to action.
In Ederson 's absence, Steffen has helped City to three successive victories - 3-1 at Chelsea in the Premier League, 2-0 at Manchester United in the Carabao Cup semi-final, and 3-0 against Birmingham at the Etihad.
Asked if he hoped he had shown what he could do in this mini-run in the side, the United States international told City's YouTube channel : "Yeah.
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