Mane's high boot sparks City deluge against depleted Liverpool
Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson Moraes was left prostrate on the Etihad Stadium turf in Saturday's 5-0 win over Liverpool after receiving a boot to the face from Sadio Mane after 37 minutes.
The Senegalese forward only had his eyes on Joel Matip's long ball, but was immediately given his marching orders by referee Jonathan Moss for a high foot.
Sadio Mane is the 1st Liverpool player to be sent off in 58 games in all comps, since Brad Smith v Swansea in May 2016 #PL #MCILIV pic.twitter.com/HwYxKH6GP4
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Ederson was subsequently stretchered off the pitch and replaced by Claudio Bravo between the sticks.
The 24-year-old Ederson was signed from Benfica for around £34.9 million in the summer, and the early diagnosis on the injury was that he suffered cheek and jaw injuries. The Independent's Miguel Delaney reported that Ederson wasn't going to hospital, and was instead going for further medical examination at City's nearby Etihad Campus.
City soon made full use of its numerical advantage when Kevin De Bruyne claimed his second assist of the match with a cross that found an unmarked Gabriel Jesus in first-half injury time.
The home side then wreaked havoc in the second stanza, with Jesus claiming his brace and Leroy Sane bagging a double off the bench for City's most comprehensive victory over the Reds since 1937.
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