Riyad Mahrezȿɑⱱɑɢєd aManchester Cityfan on social media after having his attitude criticised following theFA Cupfinal.
The Citizens beat arch-rivalsManchester United2-1 at Wembley to claim their second trophy of the season, but Mahrez was an unused substitute.
While Mahrez has scored 15 goals this season, Pep Guardiola has favoured a front three of Jack Grealish, Erling Haaand and Bernardo Silva in recent weeks.
It’s meant the Algerian has been limited to just a handful of starts, something that any player of Mahrez’s calibre would find fɾυȿτɾɑting.
Mahrez sєɴԀs ȿɑⱱɑɢє response to fan on Twitter
Following City’s triumph, one verified fan account shared a video of the players celebrating.
The majority of the squad are seen jumping up and down together in a huddle, but Mahrez is spotted walking around away from the main group.
It led theCityfan account to suggest that the winger was unhappy with not featuring in the final.
“Keep an eye on Mahrez. Clearly fɾυȿτɾɑted that he didn’t play today. Not interested in celebrating with his teammates much.”
Mahrez saw the tweet and was quick to set the record straight.
“Another good example of why paying for being verified doesn’t give your bs any credit,” he said.
“Me taking the time to answer your tweet should tell you more about the situation than me not running on a video lol.. next time just sit back and enjoy.”
In fairness to theCityfan account, the original tweet was quickly deleted and the Twitter user owned up to their mistake.
Mahrez’s remarkableMan Citycareer
Mahrez has made 236 appearances forMan Citysince joining in 2018.
In that time, he’s scored 78 goals – many of which have proved to be highly important.
The Algerian has won 10 trophies already with the Citizens and could yet make more history with the club this year.
Indeed, ifCitybeat Inter in the Champions League final, it would cap off a historic treble.
