Ederson, the Manchester City goalkeeper, has revealed his determination to score before the end of the season and hopes manager Pep Guardiola will entrust him to take a penalty or free-kick.

The Brazilian has won widespread admirers after an outstanding debut season in English football following his £35 million move from Benfica last summer, not least for the range and quality of his passing and powerful left foot during City’s march to the title.

City supporters were heard chanting Ederson’s name when Raheem Sterling won a penalty in Sunday’s 5-0 victory over Swansea in the hope that the goalkeeper could take the spot-kick. Gabriel Jesus ended up missing the penalty before Bernardo Silva scored from the rebound.

Ederson’s idol growing up was Rogerio Ceni, the former Brazil No 1 who is the top scoring goalkeeper of all time with 131 goals in a 25-year career with Sao Paulo, and the City goalkeeper is hopeful of getting on the scoresheet himself.

“I heard them [the fans] chanting my name, asking me to take the penalty, but Gabriel went there,” Ederson said. “Unfortunately he missed it and Bernardo, fortunately, scored, but if the manager had asked me to go there, I would have definitely scored.