'Made that bum look like Messi' - Liverpool goal infuriates Man City

Jacque Talbot

Updated: 1 Apr 2023 13:28 BST
5 min read

Manchester City fans were pulling their hair out after Mohamed Salah was able to score for Liverpool after a well-worked counter.

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At the Etihad Stadium, the Reds went a goal up after the Citizens tried to utilise an offside trap.

The manoeuvre didn’t work and the side were able to get through on goal, with Diogo Jota’s run allowing Salah to finish in the top corner.

The goal has Man City supporters pulling their hair out - with some annoyed that they allowed the attacker to finish with so much freedom.

Things got better for the home side after Julian Alvarez netted home from close range just before the half-hour mark - but the fans still continued to rage online after their side went behind.

Why do we always make that bum look like Messi every single game?
— 🇮🇪 (@MCFC_Trooper) April 1, 2023

Akanji as CB and we got John Stones playing as a RB and Laporte on the bench. Wow.
— joey (@JoeyMCFC) April 1, 2023

Didn’t even see the var image but sound. Don’t really doubt it was correct tbf
— Leo🇧🇼 (@mcfcIeo_) April 1, 2023

Akanji did "nothing wrong" again in the eyes of a lot of this fanbase
— Robin (@mcfc_robin2) April 1, 2023

Akanji completely ruining our offside trap what a shock. Positionally inept as usual
— Leo🇧🇼 (@mcfcIeo_) April 1, 2023

They are so bad yet we somehow manage to go behind
— MCFC OK! (@Peps_Era) April 1, 2023

honestly why on earth do we start akanji over laporte ffs
— mcfc_saucex (@4gueroS3rgi0) April 1, 2023

Guardiola praises Alvarez

Pep Guardiola said ahead of the contest about his side’s chance to win the quadruple this campaign.

The Spaniard told reporters: “It's so difficult, ok we have this game but we have a tough, tough schedule with many games. After many, many years, we are fighting for that. We are in all competitions, that is awesome."

"The most important thing is we are fighting for everything, three things, that is so good. Winning is good but sustaining for 10/11 months is so difficult. Still, we are there.”

He also talked up goal-scorer Alvarez after it was announced that Erling Haaland was out injured.

"The football is the quality of the players... Haaland has his skills, Julian has his own skills. It depends, most of the players came back yesterday, we could not do much, today a little bit. Today is the last assessment."