Ederson created history for Manchester City on the weekend when he became the maiden goalkeeper in the history of the club to assist a teammate for a Premier League goal and the South American has promised that fans can expect more of the same in the coming months.

During City’s 6-1 romp over Huddersfield Town, the Brazilian launched a sensational goal-kick that flew straight to forward Sergio Ageuro and the Argentine promptly turned his marker and chipped the opposition goalkeeper to open the floodgates.

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Manager Pep Guardiola convinced the club to splash the cash for Ederson last season and so far, the former Benfica man has proved be worth every penny of his considerable £35 million transfer fee.

“Yes, I was told straight after the match (that he was the first Manchester City goalkeeper to assist a Premier League goal),” Ederson told City TV.

“I am very happy for my first assist. The first of many, I hope!”

City are topping the Premier League table with two wins from as many games and remain favourites to clinch the title this season.

“We always start our games with the same ambition: to win,” Ederson added as he continued, “We won at home by a huge difference. I am very happy with the football we played in front of our fans at home and we should be all very proud.”

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The Sky Blues have consistently outscored their opposition and their Brazilian shot-stopper puts it down to a relentless desire to do better.

“We’re all extremely proud of our achievements last season and we we’re working hard to repeat it again. It wasn’t only the squad but the whole team behind the season, we all made it happen.”

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City are in the midst of a injury crisis in Ederson’s position after back-up Claudio Bravo ruptured his Achilles in training and is likely to miss a major chunk of the 2018/19 season.

That leaves Guardiola with only the untested Daniel Grimshaw as the alternative in case Ederson is injured or suspended.

The defending champions now take on Wolverhampton Wanders at the Molineux Stadium on Saturday (1700 IST) in the final club game before the international break starts.