Sven-Goran Eriksson is pleased to have the dilemma of finally being able to pick from three fully fit goalkeepers.

Andreas Isaksson came through Tuesday night’s reserves game against Newcastle unscathed, having suffered a hairline thumb fracture and ankle injury during the first two months of the season, but the Swedish international faces a battle to get into the first team after impressive displays by his fellow City stoppers.

Kasper Schmeichel’s performances since his first team debut against West Ham have seen him handed a new contract, while England Under 21 Joe Hart has also recovered from a pre-season injury to make a claim for the starting berth.

“I think you need three goalkeepers in a squad,” says Sven, "but normally you don’t have three that are equal like we do. I’ve said since I came here that I don’t know who our best is from what I have seen of them, but two of them were injured when we started the season and that gave me a headache!

“You can expect to get an injury to one, so that’s why you have the three of them. I’m very happy to have this trio, now it’s up to the keepers themselves and the coaching staff here to assess the situation. You can’t make all three happy every weekend, but that’s life.”

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