Caballero excited to be back between Man City sticks

Willy Caballero insists he is loving life as Manchester City’s first-choice goalkeeper after replacing Claudio Bravo between the sticks.

Following Bravo’s arrival from Barcelona in the summer, Caballero was demoted to the bench, only to reclaim his place in the starting line-up in February.

The Argentine, who saved three penalties in last season’s League Cup victory at Wembley, has kept two clean sheets in City’s last three games, and hasn’t been dropped from Pep Guardiola’s first XI since.

City have won every league game this season in which Caballero has been involved, and the 35-year-old is determined to make sure that doesn’t change any time soon.

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“It’s fantastic,” he said. “I started the season playing but when Claudio arrived, I thought he was going to be number one. He played a lot of good games.

“Before the game with West Ham, I had a meeting with the manager and he told me he put me in the starting XI.

“It’s both exciting and scary. I feel my heart and skin when I receive a ball. Of course I’m excited and scared but those emotions make me feel alive.”