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'Best goalkeeper in the world': Fans react as Scott Carson comes off the bench in rare game for Manchester City... making his first Champions League appearance in 17 YEARS

Manchester City's third-choice goalkeeper Scott Carson was handed a rare appearance as he came off the bench in their Champions League clash with Sporting Lisbon.

Carson came off the bench with 20 minutes to go in the second leg which ended as a goalless draw - though City advanced to the quarter-finals with a 5-0 aggregate victory.

It was the first time that the 36-year-old has been involved in a match for City since their 4-3 victory over Newcastle last May - when the Premier League title had already been wrapped up.