STOCKPORT goalkeeper Oliver Whatmuff left fans stunned with his tiny shin pads.

The Manchester City loanee, 19, was in FA Cup action as County took on seventh tier Cray Wanderers.

Whatmuff was initially named on the bench for the match, with usual deputy Luca Ashby-Hammond handed a start.

But when Ashby-Hammond was sent off just after the half hour, Whatmuff was unexpectedly called into action.

Match coverage showed the teenage stopper putting on a pair of minuscule shin pads as he got ready to come on.

Posting the clip to social media, a fan fumed: “This is getting ridiculous!”

And a second joked: “Genuinely thought it was a piece of sliced cheese at first lol”.

A third even asked: “Isnt this an automatic red card if the ref spots it?”

Another added: “the lads just stuck a slice of ham in his socks”.

Stockport already trailed at this point courtesy of Sammie McLeod’s well taken opener.

Ashby-Hammond was then given his marching orders after wiping out Cray ace John Ufuah on the edge of the box.

Whatmuff’s first task was to pick the ball out of his net, with Alex Hernandez beautifully whipping a free-kick straight past him.

Stockport’s 10-men rallied, however, and just about managed to make it through to round two.

Substitute Kyle Wootton pulled one back on 81 minutes, before Mikael Mandron broke Cray hearts with a stoppage time leveller.

Lewis Fiorini’s extra time penalty was then enough to seal Stockport’s progression.

County boss Jimmy McNulty may now face a goalkeeper dilemma.

Ashby-Hammond is set to serve a ban, while Whatmuff has been called up by England’s Under-20s.

McNulty, 41, revealed that he would speak with Under-20s boss Darren Moore to try and find a solution.

Per reporter Sam Byrne, McNulty said: “My plan is to chat to Darren and beg him! Ollie would need to be on board too, of course, but he always wants to help the team too.

“I’ve never been in this situation before so I’m not sure just yet, but I have signed emergency goalkeepers before so if that ends up being the case, then we’ll deal with that.”

Stockport are set to be on EFL Trophy duty against Tranmere on Tuesday night.

They will then be back in League One action on Saturday when they host Reading at Edgeley Park.