Top 10 Goalkeepers in Football during the 2017-18 Season

#5 Ederson - Benfica & Manchester City

Manchester City v West Ham United - Premier League

It took the best part of two decades for Gianluigi Buffon's status as the most expensive goalkeeper in the world to be eclipsed - the fact that it was Ederson Moraes from Benfica who eventually broke that record seemed to underwhelm quite a few people.

The man Pep Guardiola tasked with replacing Claudio Bravo took like a duck to water to the Premier League, despite Sadio Mane's 'attempt at decapitation'. A perfect reflection of his manager - Ederson is the perfect representation of a modern goalkeeper, equally adept with his feet as he is with his hands, with quick reflexes combined with a zeal to mop things up as a sweeper.

I had lots of requests for Ederson today. I only have 2 seasons of data for him, and what there is looks good. pic.twitter.com/24rpNmNPWT

— Colin Trainor (@colintrainor) December 30, 2017

While plenty of plaudits are being handed out to his outfield teammates as City march to the title, Ederson surely deserves his share of the praise as well - his stunning double save against Manchester United may be the moment when he guaranteed Pep Guardiola his first trophy in English football.

Not bad for €40 million.

Ederson's passing range is almost as long as the world record Javelin throw (98.5 meters). Here is the longest pass I could find:https://t.co/wg3IaK6guh

— Austin Reynolds (@AReynolds70) December 30, 2017