Manchester City backup goalkeeper Stefan Ortega has warned Ederson he will not settle for a reserve role.

The 30-year-old played against Brighton in a rare Premier League start at the weekend.

Despite conceding, Ortega was on the winning side thanks to Julian Alvarez and Erling Haaland goals.

"I'm ambitious and I want to play a lot of games. I'm always waiting to get a chance to get a bit more game time. Eddy is playing really well this season, he started really good," Ortega said.

"I try to keep pushing him every day in training sessions. I think I deserved to start today as well. Sometimes it is tough but this is my job - to be there when the team needs me and to keep pushing Eddy every day. I'm ambitious so of course I'm not happy to sit on the bench, but we are in a team.

"I try to prepare like I would play just in case because you never know and if you're not prepared and you get in, you don't play well. I was excited when Pep told me yesterday that I'm starting today.

"I knew it would be a tough game because I played against Brighton at the end of the season. It's difficult when a team press you like they do 90 minutes man against man. I thought I did it well. There were three or four passes that were a bit shaky but it was an important game again. My main job is to save balls and try to catch crosses and anything else."