Many Man City supporters have flocked to social media in order to react to a Twitter post from @City_Xtra which relayed a comment from Ederson revealing an incident between him and former team-mate Yaya Toure.

Ederson spoke about his love of boxing, and admits he enjoys practicing his punching technique as a way of winding down and taking his mind off football.

He revealed how he used his his boxing techniques on Yaya Toure, and forced the former City Mildflielder into submission.

“I once played with him [Yaya Toure] in the locker room. I gave him a rear naked choke,” he told Brazilian Youtube channel Pilhado.

“Once, we ended up catching each other, I put a rear naked choke on him. He was like ‘Ed, Ed, stop, stop’. He’s old too. Age weighs a little too,”

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WHAT DID CITY FANS THINK OF EDERSON’S LOVE FOR BOXING?

Ruthless and absolutely mad 😂

— Ice-Cold 💨 Ederson (@Head_91) December 8, 2020

No wonder why our players are always injured…

— Shawn Ferderber (@FerderberShawn) December 8, 2020

Ederson definitely studying Brazilian jiu-jitsu or something. A lot of talented mixed martial artists come from Brazil

— David Speers (@DavySpeers) December 8, 2020