The German goalkeeper has impressed since signing on a free transfer last summer from Arminia Bielefeld after quickly winning the trust of Pep Guardiola and his coaches and also did enough to earn interest from Bayern Munich in the summer transfer window.
However, he has mostly had to settle for a place on the bench given the form of Ederson.
City's No.1 has risen to the challenge of Ortega and improved his own game, with Guardiola praising him for the work that he has done on the defensive side of the game that was previously his weaker part.
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