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'England's number one!' - Walker makes remarkable goalkeeper cameo in Man City draw

In a truly iconic moment, Manchester City defender Kyle Walked was called on as a goalkeeper in the club's 1-1 Champions League draw against Atalanta on Wednesday.

With Ederson taken off at half-time with a suspected injury , his replacement Claudio Bravo became the first substitute goalkeeper to receive red card in Champions League history with nine minutes left at San Siro.

That led to Pep Guardiola bringing on Walker as his third-choice keeper, and though the right-back looked reluctant to pull on the gloves he did produce an early save from the free-kick that was rewarded following Bravo's dismissal.