A section of Manchester City fans took to Twitter to criticise Ilkay Gundogan for his performance in their side’s 2-1 Champions League defeat against Lyon on Wednesday night.
Pep Guardiola’s side suffered a shock home loss, and their first of the campaign, as goals from Maxwel Cornet and Nabil Fekir cancelled out Bernardo Silva’s second-half strike.
Many City supporters were critical of the performance of midfielder Gundogan, who played 55 minutes before he was replaced by Leroy Sane.
This Is Futbol has rounded up some of the best tweets below.
COMMENTARY:
This was a wake-up call to City, whose team selection and line-up was bemusing and badly backfired. Gundogan was surprisingly given the nod to start in central midfield ahead of Bernardo Silva, who is far more effective in a string-pulling role rather than out wide, and roamed around to little effect. It was no great surprise when he was removed nine minutes into the second period for Leroy Sane, who instantly brought impetus to the attacks. Gundogan has overcome some horrible injuries but there is a sense he does not quite fit into the team assembled by Guardiola. He slows down moves and is a little ponderous on the ball. Sure, it was Fernandinho who made the mistakes for which City were rightly punished by Lyon, but Gundogan stood out as the real weak link. He had a spell last season when he looked back to his best since his Borussia Dortmund days, yet the jury is now out on the German. He needs to deliver more.
Gundogan should never wear a blue shirt again, genuinely a disgrace. Does nothing, doesn’t chase back fast enough, sloppy, lazy, slow, unimaginative and by no means good enough for a team that were (apparently) favourites for the CL.
— jess (@jessrothberg) September 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/CofounderofFB/status/1042539493591416833
WHAT TYPE O MIDFIELDER IS GUNDOGAN, HE’S NOT BOX TO BOX, HE’S NOT DEFENSIVE, AND HE CAN’T PLAY A FOCKIN KILLER PASS, WHAT IS HE ON THE FOCKIN PITCH FOR, FOR WOOOTT
— Cali Uchis ???? (@RoyaIBlood) September 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/Denny_Slim/status/1042500039749324801
MOTM – Ederson just for taking on a couple of Lyon forwards
Worst – Gundogan or Walker
— MCFC.OK? (@MCFC_OK1894) September 19, 2018
Jesus and Gundogan should have been nowhere near the line up tonight both not good enough or slightly on form
— Lucas (@Lukazade137) September 19, 2018
Bernardo is better than Gundogan in the center, David was play well, but Fernandinho sent disasterclass bcz he's aging. Ndombele is perfect successor.
— Magnifico Silva (@cityenthusiasm) September 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/shftbl/status/1042540084543795200
https://twitter.com/Uk_Callum/status/1042535330690330625
I hate Fernandinho and Gundogan playing together. It looked like a side chosen with the outcome predetermined and assumed
— David Starkman (@david_starkman) September 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/MathieuZ11/status/1042531741381132288
https://twitter.com/Joe_Shaka/status/1042528832606142464
Ilkay Gundogan the worst CM in world football? Horrendous
— ?? (@22_HST) September 19, 2018