"Trafford rejoined Man City from Burnley last summer, and seemed set to take the number one spot off Ederson. However, with Ederson eventually joining Fenerbahce, City took the chance to sign Donnarumma on a cut-price deal from Paris Saint-Germain. Trafford made three straight starts in the Premier League in August, but has found himself as Pep Guardiola's second choice since Donnarumma's arrival."
""Work very hard every day and then see what happens, give it my best shot. "No, it wasn't that [I was promised to be number one], but it [the plan] wasn't what happened. "It is what it is. It's football, it is what it is, you've got to keep grafting every day and the games that come, play as hard as you can."
"Trafford has made 11 appearances overall this term, keeping five clean sheets. He did make an error leading directly to a goal when City lost to Tottenham in August, but from 12 expected goals on target conceded (xGoT), Trafford has conceded only nine goals. The 23-year-old, who was also heavily linked with a move to Newcastle United last year, has therefore recorded a goals prevented figure of 3.0, which compares favourably with Donnarumma's 3.6 (31 goals conceded, excluding own goals, from 34.6 xGoT)."
James Trafford rejoined Manchester City from Burnley last summer and initially appeared poised to challenge Ederson for the number one goalkeeper role. Ederson later left for Fenerbahce and City signed Gianluigi Donnarumma from Paris Saint-Germain, resulting in Trafford becoming second choice. Trafford made three straight Premier League starts in August but has since featured mainly in cup competitions, including an FA Cup appearance against Salford City. He has made 11 appearances this season with five clean sheets and a goals-prevented figure of 3.0 from nine goals conceded versus 12 xGoT. Trafford says he will keep working daily and take his career one day at a time.
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