Third-choice goalkeepers you forgot existed including Man City trio and Chelsea flop
dailystar.co.ukDaily 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.
Carson has made a mere two appearances in his three seasons at the Etihad, including being handed a 20-minute Champions League cameo against Sporting Lisbon in the campaign just gone - his first European match in seventeen years.
How patronising.Who is the greatest third-choice goalkeeper of all time? Let us know in the commentsDespite being tipped to succeed the legendary David Seaman as No.1 for both Arsenal and England, Taylor would go on to spend the majority of his career as a third-choice option.
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