Newcastle United fans on Twitter have been sharing their criticism for Jacob Murphy and his latest performance for the Tyneside club during their dramatic 4-3 defeat against Manchester City.
Goals from Emil Krafth, Joelinton and Joe Willock were not enough for Steve Bruce’s side to claim all three points against Pep Guardiola’s newly crowned champions with Ferran Torres managing to score a hat-trick on top of a goal from Joao Cancelo.
During the game, Murphy’s performance, in particular, caught the attention of a lot of Newcastle fans, but for all the wrong reasons.
This led to lots of Toon supporters flying to Twitter to share their thoughts on the 26-year-old’s display.
So, what did these Newcastle fans have to say about Murphy’s performance against Man City?
“Is Jacob Murphy hungover? #nufc“
“Sorry, but Murphy has had a shocker today. #NUFC #NEWMCI“
“Can not fault the players or Bruce for that performance well played. Maybe Murphy…”
“How Murphy hasn’t had a card there is beyond me hey WE GO AGAIN”
“Jacob Murphy has been decent in that position but his decision making and greed is getting a bit irritating now”
“There we go there’s the pointless Jacob Murphy shot”
Looking at these tweets from this assortment of Newcastle fans, it appears that Murphy’s performance against the Manchester club did not impress them on this occasion.
However, given how Chronicle Live gave Murphy a match rating of 7/10 and said that he was a “real threat going forward,” perhaps these Toon fans have been a bit harsh on the player.
Do you think Murphy had a bad game against Man City?
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Moving forward, if Murphy can put this result behind him and focus on improving his performances on the pitch for Newcastle, this would be a surefire way of getting these Toon supporters back on his side.