Scott Carson: Last News

John Stones is a surprise inclusion in the Manchester City squad to face Arsenal, having initially been ruled out of the game by Pep Guardiola on Friday, but the Blues are without goalkeeper Ederson.

Jack Grealish has become the latest Manchester City player to suffer an injury this season and will miss the Fulham game.

Here are your Manchester City evening headlines for Thursday, August 3.

Zack Steffen has played down talk that he could join former Manchester City assistant Enzo Maresca at Leicester, insisting he is calm about his future.

Manchester City expect Scott Carson to be ready when called upon, after signing the goalkeeper up to another year at the Etihad.

Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler believes Manchester City are determined to not allow their team to become overgrown with older players unlike his former club.

Rangers are interested in signing James Trafford from Manchester City according to a report.

Sergio Gomez could make his Manchester City debut at his former club Barcelona this week.

Here are your Manchester City evening headlines for Thursday, June 23.

Gavin Bazunu has joined Southampton on a permanent deal, handing Manchester City a welcome boost in the transfer market.

Daily Star Sport takes a closer look at some of those who carved out forgettable careers as third choice keepers.Eyebrows were raised when a 33-year-old Scott Carson joined money-bags Manchester City on an initial loan deal from Championship side Derby County back in 2019. But there was a method behind the madness.The four-time England international was not only roped in to provide cover for Ederson and Claudio Bravo, but mainly to fulfil City's homegrown player quota and free up space for 17 foreigners within the club's Premier League squad allocation.

Pep Guardiola has been celebrating Manchester City's Premier League title victory in style after being spotted puffing on a cigar with his backroom staff during the team's open-top bus parade on Monday.Thousands of jubilant fans crowded into the city centre to join the party 24 hours after the club's manic 3-2 victory over Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium to seal their fourth title in five seasons.The Citizens went into the game knowing that a victory would be enough to secure the trophy, but astonishingly found themselves 2-0 down with 14 minutes to play, and on the verge of being leapfrogged by rivals Liverpool.

Ederson is Manchester City's number one goalkeeper but Pep Guardiola's side has strength in depth behind the Brazilian which should be a comfort in the goalkeeping department.

Derby County manager Wayne Rooney is younger than Chelsea’s Thiago Silva.We’ve done you the massive favour of spending hours of research into looking at the players who are the same age. (Well, it was more of a brief Google search really.) Regardless, have a browse of some of our top picks, footballers who really are the same age - though you wouldn’t have thought it.

Ilkay Gundogan was delighted to see Scott Carson come on against Sporting because of his level of performance in training as much as his popularity in the squad.

Manchester City are expecting a tense battle to the wire against Liverpool for the Premier League trophy.

Pep Guardiola had a rare attack of sentimentality when he sent on Scott Carson for the final 20 minutes of the Champions League game with Sporting Lisbon. The Manchester City boss took off regular keeper Ederson to allow the 36-year-old third-choice stopper a chance to play - perhaps for the last time.

Manchester City for 'disrespecting' the Champions League and Sporting Lisbon after subbing on Scott Carson.Carson was a second-half substitution when he replaced a perfectly fit Ederson in City's second leg with the Portuguese side.However, the 36-year-old was called into action to make a fantastic save minutes after coming on for the Brazilian.Carson took a knock in the collision, and for a couple of minutes, it looked like Cieran Slicker might have been called into action for Pep Guardiola's side.But despite his performance, fans still slammed Carson's involvement in a Champions League knockout game.One fan tweeted: "Man city is mad disrespectful," in response to the substitution.Another added: "Is Pep taking us for a joke?""They’re so desperate for anyone to notice this match is taking place," a third joked with Real Madrid and PSG playing out a classic at the same time.However, a fourth fumed: "Deserve to lose the match for this." What did you think of Scott Carson's introduction to the game? Let us know in the comments section Wednesday evening was Carson's second Champions League appearance - 17 years after he first played in the competition.Carson started for Liverpool in a last 16 clash with Juventus in 2005.The Reds moved onto the quarter-finals with a 2-1 win over the Old Lady en route to their stunning victory in Istanbul against AC Milan.

Manchester City have confirmed another injury concern as Zack Steffen was not named in the 22-man travelling squad to take on Sporting in the Champions League in the last-16 first leg.

With the January transfer window now shut, Manchester City’s squad numbers for the remainder of the season have been confirmed.

Scott Carson has finally explained why he was dressed up as a fireman while Sergio Aguero raffled off his car to Manchester City staff.