Scott Carson’s last Premier League appearance was 10 years ago. Come half-time here, it remained a decade since his last save.
By that point, the 35-year-old had conceded twice, not quite the return he would have hoped for when informed by Pep Guardiola on Thursday of his belated Manchester City debut, two years after joining on loan from Derby County.
The game was just over an hour old when he did make one fine stop, defying his age to get down low to keep out Joe Willock’s penalty. But it captured Carson’s luck on the night when the rebound landed nicely for the taker to convert.