Scott Carson Makes Historic UEFA Champions League Comeback, Fans Divided by Manchester City’s Substitution

• Scott Carson last played in the UEFA Champions League for Liverpool in the 2004/05 season which they won
• 36-year-old Scott Carson came on as a second-half substitute to replace Ederson in the Manchester City goal
• Fans were divided by Scott Carson's substitution with some feeling as if Manchester City were disrespecting the tournament

Manchester City and Sporting Lisbon played out to a goalless draw in last night’s UEFA Champions League match, but all talk has been about one man; Scott Carson.

The 36-year-old goalkeeper came on from the bench for his first appearance in 17 years in the Champions League, last playing for Liverpool in the 2004/2005 season.

Carson’s appearance in that year’s competition also saw him earn a Champions League medal as Liverpool went on to beat AC Milan in the final.

With Manchester City all but in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Pep Guardiola brought on Carson for a historic appearance, as he replaced Ederson in the second half, The Manchester Evening News reported.

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While his appearance had many stunned, some fans have blasted Manchester City for being disrespectful towards the Champions League and Sporting Lisbon, reported the Daily Star. The publication noted that some fans felt Pep was treating the match like a joke and was trying to get attention back on a boring game.

Others were just happy to soak in the moment and took to social media to point out that Carson had more Champions League medals than his teammates.

Here's how fans reacted on Twitter:

@SmartUnitedFan:

"Scott Carson now has as many UCL Knockout stage appearances (1) as Bruno Fernandes (1)"

@AmosMurphy_:

"Scott Carson has as many Champions League clean sheets (1) as David De Gea this season. One of the best."

@DavidHartley21:

"It’s so funny to me that we treat Scott Carson like an absolute relic, as if he’s some 60-year-old bloke that’s been on our bench for decades. For context, he’s still YOUNGER than Ashley Young, Fernandinho, Fabianski, Ben Foster, Cristiano Ronaldo and Thiago Silva."

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@RichJolly:

"Lionel Messi has an 87% pass completion rate playing for Pep Guardiola in the Champions League. Scott Carson has a 100% pass completion rate playing for Pep Guardiola in the Champions League."

@Blumanc1:

"Well done blues. Good to see a few youngsters on tonight especially young Scott Carson"

UEFA Champions League: Manchester City and Sporting Lisbon play out to a goalless draw, City make the final 8

Manchester City have progressed to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. City drew 0-0 with Sporting Lisbon but still qualified for the next round thanks to their 5-0 drubbing of the Portuguese side in Portugal.

During the game, Manchester City didn’t look like a team that were five goals ahead in the tie, as they pushed forward constantly. In a game that Sports Brief monitored, Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling arguably had City’s best chances in the first half, as they threatened the Sporting Lisbon goal but never really tested Antonio Adán in goal.

In the 23rd minute, Jesus fed a ball across the goal towards Sterling but the Englishman could not get onto the end of it. Ten minutes later Phil Foden had a shot on goal but it was comfortably dealt with by Adán.