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Elliott Jackson

Best Kyle Walker tweets and memes after Man City defender makes goalkeeping debut

Manchester City fans are purring over Kyle Walker after his goalkeeping heroics against Atalanta in the Champions League.

The Englishman was subbed on to go between the sticks after Claudio Bravo was sent off on Wednesday night.

The former Barcelona goalkeeper was himself a substitute, having replaced Ederson at half-time who was forced off with a "precautionary injury".

It was a nervous performance by Bravo before his calamitous red card, giving away possession needlessly to allow Atalanta to equalise just four minutes after coming on.

To make matters worse for the goalkeeper, he then charged out of his area after a through ball and wiped out the Italian side's attacker, leaving the referee no option but to show him a straight red card.

In hilarious circumstances, Walker recorded himself a clean sheet and actually recorded more saves (1) than both Ederson and Bravo during the match as he fumbled a routine free-kick before pouncing on the rebound.

Here's a recap of the best tweets from Manchester City fans, with some even suggesting they'd like to see Walker with the gloves at Anfield...

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