There's a strong possibility Claudio Bravo could line up in goal for Manchester City when they play Liverpool on Sunday afternoon.
If that is the case, Reds fans could be forgiven for assuming they'll be taking a nine-point advantage at the top of the Premier League into the international break.
If it had been Ederson playing in goal for City at Anfield there would be less confidence, but unfortunately Bravo now comes with that 'calamity' tag all goalkeepers fear.
His latest gaffe came on Wednesday night when the Chilean, who'd replaced the injured Ederson at half-time, raced off his line to wipe out Atalanta's Josip Ilicic as he threatened the City goal.
It looked an obvious red card from the outset, but referee Aleksei Kulbakov required over five minutes with his pitchside VAR monitor to confirm that Bravo had to go.
With their two keepers out of action, Kyle Walker deputised in goal for the tense final moments in one of those great football oddities of an outfield player taking the gloves.
City came away with a 1-1 draw which leaves them on the brink of last-16 qualification but Sunday on Merseyside could be far worse.
His suspension will apply to European matches only and Ederson's injury could force him into the fray for the biggest match of the Premier League season so far.
Pep Guardiola signed Bravo from Barcelona for £17million in the summer of 2016 as an intended replacement for Joe Hart, who was loaned to Torino because his ball control skills weren't deemed up to Pep's standards.
It was perhaps unfortunate that Bravo's first taste of English football was the hurly-burly of a derby with Manchester United but he struggled nonetheless.
With City cruising at 2-0, the 33-year-old came out to catch a Wayne Rooney free-kick, spilled the ball and allowed Zlatan Ibrahimovic to halve the deficit.
City held on to win 2-1 that day and Guardiola passed off the blunder by saying afterwards that 'it is not a mistake because he attacked the ball' but it put the team under needless pressure.
A month later, facing former club Barcelona in the Champions League, Bravo was dismissed for handling outside the box. City were just a goal down at the time but went on to crumble to a 4-0 loss.
Once more, Guardiola backed his man, saying: 'He has a lot of experience and he's one of the best goalkeepers in the last 10 years, so I don't have doubts about him.'
However, as the season wore on that confidence dwindled. Bravo was beaten by all six shots on target faced in back-to-back Premier League matches against Everton (4-0 defeat) and Tottenham (2-2 draw) in January 2017.
Guardiola demoted him to the bench with Willy Caballero coming in. They would win their next four Premier League games, with Caballero only letting in one goal.
Ending the season with a calf injury and a terrible save success rate of 54.1 per cent, Bravo became a staple of pundits' worst signings of the season lists.
That summer, Guardiola basically admitted he'd made a mistake by sanctioning the £35m signing of Ederson and Bravo quickly became accustomed to warming the bench as the Brazilian impressed.
In his mid-30s and with a successful career behind him - Bravo won two league titles and the Champions League with Barcelona - perhaps he didn't mind too much.
He still played enough to win a Premier League and League Cup winners' medals at the end of the 2017-18 season.
Last season, in which City won four trophies, was a write-off for Bravo after he suffered an Achilles tendon rupture in training just days after playing in the Community Shield.
Indeed, it would be a year until he played again, making crucial saves in a penalty shoot-out to ensure City won the Community Shield against Liverpool.
This season he has played in the EFL Cup until called upon in the San Siro. Just 36 minutes later and he was making the walk back to the dressing room, having loitered for some time to defend the indefensible.
Once again, Guardiola defended his man: 'He's an incredible, experience professional. If Ederson is ready, he is going to play [against Liverpool].
'If not we will play Claudio. We trust him. Why should I doubt any players I have in my squad.'
He may have cause to revise that opinion if Bravo commits another blunder that puts City further behind in the title race this Sunday.