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Encouraging Manchester City situation behind Ederson emerging at Bolton Wanderers and Portsmouth
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Ederson is Manchester City's number one goalkeeper but Pep Guardiola's side has strength in depth behind the Brazilian which should be a comfort in the goalkeeping department.
Zack Steffen and Scott Carson remain at City to provide back-up and competition for the club's number one stopper, who has won three Premier League titles since joining the club from Benfica in 2017.
But such is the abundance of talent at the Etihad Stadium in that department, there is strength in depth beyond that trio. Two more young guns are currently away in the EFL getting valuable minutes under their belts.
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James Trafford spent the first half of the season at Accrington Stanley, before moving to Bolton Wanderers in January.
He has slotted straight into the starting XI of Ian Evatt's side and, despite being just 19, has been solid and helped Wanderers on their rise up the League One table.
Indeed, the Cumbrian-born goalkeeper made history by becoming the first Wanderers goalkeeper to keep four clean sheets in his first four matches at the club, with games against Ipswich Town, Shrewsbury Town, Sunderland and Cambridge United.
He has gone on to play 15 times for Wanderers so far this season and kept seven clean sheets in that time.
The Wanderers loanee is currently away on international duty with England's under-20s and has made no secret of his desire to be City's number one eventually.
Speaking not long after he joined Bolton, Trafford said: "I believe I will be City’s number one someday and the more experience I get with the ball at my feet, the better.
“A lot of clubs in League One play really direct, which I don’t see myself doing at
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Cost of living crisis protesters set to gather in Manchester city centre - as demonstrations take place across the UK
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