Ederson, Kyle Walker, Nathan Ake - Man City injury news and return dates ahead of Crystal Palace

Manchester City could welcome back Ederson to their starting eleven for Saturday's clash with Crystal Palace.

The Brazilian goalkeeper has been sidelined since City's 1-1 draw with Liverpool on March 10, a setback sustained after commiting a foul on Darwin Nunez that resulted in a penalty kick.

Stefan Ortega has been deputising in the absence of Ederson, though may no longer be required ahead of the Sky Blues' latest fixture.

Pep Guardiola admitted in his press conference he is unsure whether Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne will feature in his plans for Palace, having rested the pair against Aston Villa.

Below is a round-up of the latest injury news as the Citizens look to move level on points with Liverpool, ahead of their head-to-head with Manchester United on Sunday.

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Ederson has missed City's last three matches, though is now closing in on a return to action. Issuing an update on the former Benfica keeper on Friday afternoon, Guardiola said: "Eddie is much better and maybe will be on the list."

Potential return date: Crystal Palace (A) - April 6.

The Dutch defender picked up a calf injury during the opening stages of last weekend’s stalemate with Arsenal at the Etihad.

The 29-year-old defender was subsequently left out of City’s squad as they secured a comfortable 4-1 victory over Aston Villa on home soil.

Guardiola confirmed on Friday that Ake is out of the Palace game.

Potential return date: Late April.

Injured during the international break while representing England against Brazil, Walker is yet to make a recovery from his