Goalkeeper James Trafford impressed with some excellent saves as Manchester City beat Newcastle to progress to the Carabao Cup final. Trafford started the campaign in goal after his summer move from Burnley but soon lost his place to fellow new arrival Gianluigi Donnarumma. "You would think so, but when you have Donnarumma and it's a final, I think he [manager Pep Guardiola] will have a look at the situation," former City midfielder Michael Brown told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast.
Goalkeeper James Trafford impressed with some excellent saves as Manchester City beat Newcastle to progress to the Carabao Cup final.
Trafford started the campaign in goal after his summer move from Burnley but soon lost his place to fellow new arrival Gianluigi Donnarumma.
The 23-year-old has started all five games in City's run to Wembley, but will he start the final against Arsenal on 22 March?
"You would think so, but when you have Donnarumma and it's a final, I think he [manager Pep Guardiola] will have a look at the situation," former City midfielder Michael Brown told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast.
"I've seen this many times with Pep. [You'll look at] who starts the next game, a former club comes up on the way and you think 'he's got to play against them' and he doesn't do it.
"Of all managers, sentiment just goes. If he feels on the day that Donnarumma is going to win him that game, he will make the change.
"He probably won't, but rightly or wrongly, he would do it if he feels that will give him the edge.
"Let's see what his defensive line is like, what the situation is in the next few weeks in the Premier League and Champions League, and then he'll have a look at it. I don't think it's a certainty."
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