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Sheffield United goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale is a shock target for Arsenal, as reported by The Sun.

The Lowdown: Sheffield United eye 2021/22 redemption

Sheffield United will be looking to immediately bounce back to the Premier League in 2021/22, in the wake of their unfortunate relegation to the Sky Bet Championship [Guardian].

Though player incomings may will be a crucial part of kick-starting their promotion push, keeping hold of their assets may take precedence for newly appointed boss Slaviša Jokanović [BBC].

In recent times, Blades midfielder Sander Berge has been linked with a move to Arsenal [Yorkshire Live], meanwhile Wolverhampton Wanderers have previously shown an interest in striker Oliver McBurnie [GIVEMESPORT].

Surprisingly, it may turn out to be a different player who departs Yorkshire for the Gunners according to latest stories.

The Latest: Ramsdale an Arsenal target; £20 million fee quoted

As Bernd Leno’s future becomes exceeding unclear between the Emirates sticks, Ramsdale has emerged as a potential acquisition for the Londoners as they restructure their squad [The Sun].

Sheffield United are said to be holding out for around £20 million for the 23-year-old [The Sun], who has replaced Dean Henderson in England’s EURO 2020 roster, after the Manchester United stopper sustained a hip injury [Guardian].

Arsenal are also said to be interested in Brighton & Hove Albion goalkeeper Mat Ryan, who may prove to be a more financially prudent alternative in the last line of defence [Daily Cannon].

The Verdict: Losing Ramsdale would be a bitter blow for the Blades

Without question, losing Ramsdale would come as a bitter blow to Sheffield United as they set out to conquer the English second-tier.

In 2020/21, Ramsdale was ever-present for the Bramall Lane outfit, making 42 appearances across all competitions [Transfermarkt].

Though he endured a tough campaign last time out, there is no doubt that he has the ability to become a top-class goalkeeper at Premier League level in the coming years, evidenced by his call-up to Euro 2020 duty.

Once described as ‘simply outstanding’ by former Trinidad and Tobago international Shaka Hislop [Bournemouth Echo], Ramsdale has also been linked with Tottenham Hotspur in the last few weeks [HITC].

Continuity is key to breeding success in football, and losing his commanding presence would be a sore setback to the Blades as they prepare for next term.

In other news, a pundit exclusively gives his take on Sheffield United star Oli McBurnie.

Crystal Palace defender Patrick van Aanholt has been called up to represent the Netherlands in this summer’s European Championship, making the club’s decision to let him leave even more baffling.

What’s the story?

The 30-year-old left-back is one of 14 first team players out of contract at Selhurst Park over the summer, but reports have revealed that the south London outfit have no intention of offering the former Sunderland man a new deal.

Many changes are expected to take place at Palace over the coming months, although letting Van Aanholt depart is one that chairman Steve Parish may end up regretting.

Parish making a mistake

Roy Hodgson announced his departure after a four-year spell with the capital club a few days ago, and it’s set to be an intriguing new chapter for the Eagles in the years to come.

The former England manager brought stability to Palace, achieving respectable Premier League finishes of 11th, 12th, 14th and 14th during his tenure.

However, Hodgson has left behind an imbalanced and unstable playing squad. The Selhurst Park outfit had the oldest squad in the top flight in 2020/21, and long-term injuries to promising youngsters Eberechi Eze and Nathan Ferguson have further complicated the already tricky task facing the 73-year-old’s successor.

Van Aanholt was phased out of the Palace starting XI in the final few weeks of the recently-concluded campaign as his imminent exit became common knowledge, allowing promising full-back Tyrick Mitchell a chance to shine.

Nevertheless, the £7.2m-rated dynamo is still arguably the club’s best left-back, and with Ferguson potentially sidelined until the new year, allowing the Dutchman to leave on a free transfer makes little sense.

The Netherlands are set to face Austria, Ukraine and North Macedonia in Group C in the delayed Euro 2020. If former Palace boss Frank de Boer believes that Van Aanholt is capable of performing against opposition of that calibre, then surely the 30-year-old is still able to do a job in south London.

Parish will be forced into making some big decisions this summer, but it seems that he has already got the first one wrong in allowing Van Aanholt to walk through the exit door.

In other news… Massive CPFC contract update emerges over £8.1m-rated “colossus”, fans will be buzzing 

Pakistan proved the tag of bad chasers of wrong for the second time inless than seven months when they overhauled New Zealand’s 277 withthree wickets and 17 balls to spare to clinch the One-dayInternational series at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

Samiul Hasan25-Apr-2002Pakistan proved the tag of bad chasers of wrong for the second time inless than seven months when they overhauled New Zealand’s 277 withthree wickets and 17 balls to spare to clinch the One-dayInternational series at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium Wednesday night.The victory in the second One-day International gave the Asianchampions an unassailable 2-0 lead over the ICC Champions Trophywinners with the last match scheduled at Lahore Saturday.Pakistan, who successfully chased 272 against Sri Lanka at Sharjahlast October, looked dead and buried when they lost Imran Nazir andYousuf Youhana in the first eight balls. But then two usefulpartnerships of 73 for the third wicket and 93 for the fourth turnedthe match in Pakistan’s favour. And though there were minor hiccups atthe end, Rashid Latif ensured that Pakistan didn’t let the initiativeslip with a priceless unbeaten 28.The architects of Pakistan’s victory were, however, Younis Khan, whostroked a flawless 70 off 91 balls, and Abdul Razzaq who clobbered 10fours and a six in his superb 84-ball 86.The flamboyant Shahid Afridi gave the initial impetus to the inningswith a rapid 36-ball 40 before perishing to a premeditated sweep offScott Styris.Both Younis and Razzaq justified the decision of skipper Waqar Younisto promote them ahead of the experienced Inzamam-ul-Haq. But thedecision also left a few questions unanswered. If Inzamam was demotedbecause of bad form, why he was retained as Pakistan, for the seventhstraight match, kept faith in the same side that started its SharjahCup defence earlier this month. And if he was selected in spite of badform, why he was not sent at No 3 which would have provided him ampletime to settle down and come out of a poor patch.Inzamam scored 26 but he faces the axe for the third match,particularly after Pakistan is expected to make changes.Younis, who hit his fourth half century in five matches, played a wellcontrolled innings. The 25-year-old Pathan showed good defensivetechnique to good balls but at the same time punished anything losethat fetched him seven boundaries. The high point of Younis’s inningswas his excellent timing and perfect placing.Nevertheless, despite doing all the hard work, Younis threw his wicketby attempting to cut Walker only to get his stumps rattled.Despite losing Younis, Razzaq kept his composure and continued toplunder runs all over the park through his unorthodox style. He showednice wrist work by playing delicate leg glances and off his toesstrokes.When Pakistan needed 26 off 45 balls for victory, Styris foxed Razzaqwith a slow off-spinner. But the Middlesex-bound all-rounder had donehis job to perfection though it would have been nice if he hadreturned undefeated.New Zealand had their chances to dismiss Younis and Razzaq. But one ofthe finest fielding sides failed to pounce on the opportunities. LouVincent and Walker needed direct throws to run out both but failed tohit the stumps.Overall, it was a collective and team effort by the Pakistan batsmenwho have repeatedly buckled down while chasing big totals. There wascommitment, discipline and purpose behind their batting thatthoroughly entertained a full house of 18,000 spectators.Earlier, Craig McMillan scored his second One-day Internationalcentury to propel the Black Caps to an imposing 277 for five.McMillan, whose other century was also against Pakistan last year atChristchurch, was out in the last over after hitting a 116-ball 105.But it was sad that he ended up on the losing side, chiefly becauseNew Zealand didn’t have the fire and penetration in their bowling.McMillan slapped eight boundaries and a six and featured in twofruitful partnerships. For the second wicket with Matthew Horne, headded 96 runs from 125 balls and then for the third wicket, he put 92runs off 83 balls with Adams.Horne chipped in with a fluent 62 – his fifth half century in 49matches – that included seven boundaries from 91 balls. Adams,promoted to use long handle after the platform was set, contributedrun-a-ball 45 with six hits to the fence.It was McMillan who maintained New Zealand’s steady run-rate. Afterthe visitors collected 141 for two from the first 30 overs, McMillanmade sure that his side added almost an equal number of runs in theremaining twenty overs.With New Zealand reaching 210 for two from 40 overs, prospects of ascore of more than 300 looked on cards. But the Pakistan bowlers, whofailed to make a good use of the new ball by allowing McMillan andcompany build partnerships, pulled things back in the death overs bybowling in the block holes. The end result was that New Zealand couldmuster only 67 runs.The pace trio of Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar bowledtheir hearts out on a strip full of runs. Shoaib, who wanted toperform well before his home crowd, finished with wicketless for 51while Wasim recovered after giving away 22 off his first four overs toend up with two for 58. Waqar was the pick of the bowlers with two for46.

Article: Rafi Nasim Report on Pak in Eng tour, Test2, Day 4

Rafi Nasim04-Jun-2001
The Pakistan team sprint for the dressing room after their historic victory
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Pakistan won a thundering victory over England to square the npower 2 Test Series. Today, right from the word go it was clear that victory did not matter much to England. But for Pakistan, it was victory or nothing for they did not want to spoil their unbeaten record in England since 1987. Well, they hit a million dollar jackpot in terms of a come-from-behind victory, to keep their record intact.Accordingly, both sides had chalked out their strategy, Pakistan to go for a win while England to play for a draw.England stretched the overnight opening partnership to 146 runs and a defiant 117 by Trescothick did give Pakistan anxious moments but they were determined to get England out. The vulnerability of England’s lower half had been exposed earlier and Pakistan bowlers seemed certain after getting 4 to 5 top batsmen they would have smooth sailing. And this did happen, perhaps exactly as they’d visualized because from 229 for 5 England slumped to 261 all out.
Saqlain Mushtaq appeals for the wicket of Vaughan, but in vain
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All day, a remarkable battle took place between bat and the ball. While England’s top batsmen put up tough resistance, the Pakistan bowlers did not loose their grip on the game. In the final analysis, it was a dynamic fight by Pakistan bowlers well supported by the fielders. Sadly, a poor standard of umpiring, however, took away a part of the thrill and gloss this contest was capable of dishing out.Earlier, we saw the England batsmen playing with tremendous confidence and trust in themselves. This may well have been because of the position of advantage they inherited from victory at Lords. Their dour openers stood tall and foiled all the efforts of the Pakistan bowlers acting as a further stimulant for the side.The situation suited England in every respect as they were only after a draw and could afford to score runs at a snail’s pace. The 90 overs of batting were good enough to buy a series victory but only if their batsmen stayed at the wicket. This was precisely the strategy England was following as the first hour’s play brought 34 runs with both the batsmen going strong. Pakistan’s bowling was tight but not penetrating.
Mike Atherton is bowled by Waqar for 51
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Then came the lucky break for Pakistan when Waqar Younis clean bowled Atherton after a determined 51 with a beauty of an in-swinger that would have done for any batsman in the world. England had lost their 1st wicket and at lunch the scoreboard read 149 for 1 with Trescothick (88) well set for a century.After lunch England set a marvelous example of defensive batting. Content and perhaps a little complacent with the Lord’s victory and no desire to achieve another, the team seemed to have cut out all aggression from their agenda. With only 10 runs off 10 overs, it was dull and dreary cricket absolutely boring for the 14,000 spectators watching the match.Trescothick’s anxiety about completing a century in such trying conditions was understandable but Vaughan’s negative batting was not justifiable. He took a number of balls from Saqlain Mushtaq on his pads but was lucky to survive, only because he did so playing well forward. Despite all the caution he did snick one from Waqar that dropped short of Rashid Latif but was finally caught by him off Razzaq and England was 174 for 2. Here, England strategists may well have had second thoughts about their defensive batting.With Waqar and Saqlain bowling a tight and teasing spell it was a tough battle between bat and the ball. Under such a situation Trescothick’s century (his 2nd in test cricket) was a splendid achievement. He played a confident, safe and steady innings to score his ton in 218 balls with the help of 12 fours. A player of lesser merit would have wilted under pressure.Lady luck seemed to desert Pakistan, immediately after completing his century, Trescothick was adjudged not out, ‘bat and pad’ off Saqlain, by umpire Shepherd. This seemed to visibly depress Pakistan’s fight for victory and at tea England was 196 for 2 with Trescothick still at the crease with 112.England lost the 3rd wicket immediately after tea when another vintage Waqar delivery shattered Thorpe’s stumps with the new ball. A little later, Trescothick too gave way, trying to ward off a rising delivery from Wasim Akram, was smartly caught by Rashid after playing a heroic innings of 117.Now that the batsmen who had put up stiff resistance to deadly bowling were gone, the situation changed dramatically. After demolishing England’s tail in the 1st innings, the Pakistan bowlers were fully aware of the vulnerability of batsmen to come. In full command of the game they bowled with renewed vigour inflicting one blow after the other on England.
Andy Caddick is bowled by Saqlain
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To England’s utter horror, the catastrophe that struck its lower order batting in the first innings re-emerged. The procession started with Alec Stewart (19) trapped lbw by Saqlain bringing England down to 229 for 5. The trio of Nick Knight, Ian Ward and Andy Caddick with the addition of only one run, soon followed him. England was at a precarious 230 for 8 barely trying to survive.Tail-enders Cork and Gough tried to prevent the inevitable. In doing so they held on for 10 overs and added 31 runs. With Pakistan bowlers all fired-up and fielders having formed a cordon around them it was extremely difficult to survive. Both Cork and Gough made their exit one after the other.England was all out for 261 conceding victory to Pakistan by 108 runs. With this fine victory Pakistan squared the npower Test Series.The Pakistan bowlers bowled their hearts out to achieve this victory. Saqlain Mushtaq dominated with 4 wickets but key breakthroughs by Waqar and Wasim, grabbing 3 and 2 apiece gave us glimpses of their brilliant past, a more than fitting farewell from test cricket in England. Well done lads!

The Western Province Cricket Association mourns the passing on 1 April 2002 at the age of 54, of one of its brightest luminaries, Gavin Pfuhl

WPCA Staff02-Apr-2002The Western Province Cricket Association mourns the passing on 1 April 2002 at the age of 54, of one of its brightest luminaries, Gavin Pfuhl.Not only did he represent Western Province with great distinction as a wicket keeper-batsman in the 1960’s and 1970’s, but once his playing days had ended, he continued, for many years to serve the game and his Province as an administrator in various capacities: He was a Provincial Selector for many years, acting as Convenor of the panel for much of that period, while he served on the Executive Committee of the WPCA during the time of the Unity process and for some years thereafter. He will also be remembered for his intimate involvement in the planning and financing of the new pavilions at the Newlands Cricket Stadium in the early 1990’s, while in recent years his voice became well-known as an articulate and knowledgeable Supersport cricket commentator.Gavin will be affectionately remembered and sorely missed in Western Province Cricket circles. Our thoughts are with his family, to whom go our deep condolences.

Mark Warburton’s reported Queens Park Rangers transfer target Scott Twine is attracting a great deal of interest ahead of the summer window.

What’s the talk?

That’s according to a report by The News, who claim that Portsmouth have now entered the race for the Swindon Town attacking midfielder, who is also believed to be a target of QPR, Brentford, Barnsley and Luton Town.

The 21-year-old will be available on a free transfer this summer after he reportedly stalled on signing a new contract with the Robins.

Bhatia must sanction swoop

Twine has enjoyed a rather remarkable campaign over the course of the 2020/21 season, with the midfielder boasting the unusual feat of highly impressing in two different leagues.

The midfielder spent the first half of the season on loan at Newport County, where, over 19 League Two appearances for Michael Flynn’s side, he scored six goals, provided seven assists and creating a whopping 12 big chances for his teammates, in addition to making an average of 1.9 key passes and taking 3.6 shots per game, culminating in an average SofaScore match rating of 7.42 – ranking him as the club’s best performer in the fourth tier.

The 21-year-old then returned to Swindon in January and went on to make 25 appearances in League One, over which he scored seven goals, registered three assists and created two big chances, as well as making an average of 0.7 key passes and taking 3.2 shots per game, seeing him average a SofaScore match rating of 7.06 – ranking him as Tommy Wright’s best performer in the third tier.

Considering how easy it appeared for the midfielder to make the step up in divisions between League Two and League One, we would not bet against him doing so once again if presented with the chance of playing Championship football next season.

As such, it would appear highly advisable for Amit Bhatia to do all he can to convince Twine of a move to the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium this summer, as the midfielder dubbed “something special” by the former Swindon boss Phil Brown does indeed seem to be a player with an enormous amount of potential.

And, considering he will be available for nothing this summer, a move would be somewhat risk-free for the Rs, who will be looking to improve on their ninth-place finish in the Championship this season with a push for promotion next term – something that Twine could well be a big part of.

In other news: Bhatia must not cash in on £7.1k-p/w QPR gem this summer, he’s crucial to Warburton – opinion

Leeds United have already made an offer for Stuttgart left-back Borna Sosa, claims Croatian football agent Franjo Vranjkovic.

The Lowdown: Whites on the hunt for a new left-back

Well-known Leeds reporter Phil Hay is adamant (via HITC) the Whites will be in the market for a new left-back in the summer window.

Barry Douglas and Ezgjan Alioski are out of contract in the summer, and should the pair both leave, Marcelo Bielsa would be left with versatile star Stuart Dallas and youngster Leif Davis as options in that department.

Stade Brest’s Romain Perraud has been a left-back linked with an Elland Road switch this summer, but it seems as if the Whites are also looking seriously at Sosa.

The Latest: Leeds bombshell

Croatian outlet sportske Novosti ran a story on Tuesday in which they spoke to Vranjkovic about his compatriot Sosa.

Vranjkovic, who is the owner of the First Eleven agency, boasting Premier League clients like Wilfred Ndidi and Issa Diop, revealed that Sosa actually has an offer from the Whites already, who he feels could cost them around £17.2m.

“The most important thing for him is to make a transfer to England because he has an offer from Leeds United, where the first or second choice is at left back, and some other clubs from the Premier League are also interested. Only the English can pay as much as Stuttgart is asking because I estimate that it will be about €20m (£17.2m).”

The Verdict: Bielsa’s kind of player?

We’ve seen first-hand in the Premier League this season that Bielsa loves his full-backs to get forward, and Sosa has shown his attacking prowess in the German top-flight during the current campaign.

Sosa, who has played mainly as a left-midfielder this season in the Bundesliga has registered an impressive nine assists – the same amount as Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho and Bayern Munich’s Leroy Sane.

His main position is a left-back, so he’s shown his versatility during the current campaign by thriving further forward, an attribute that could well appeal to Bielsa ahead of the 2021/22 season – we’ve seen how versatile players like Dallas have thrived under the Argentine.

In other news: Gary Neville hails Marcelo Bielsa, find out more here. 

Frank McAvennie has slammed Glasgow Rangers’ lack of common sense from the corner that saw St. Johnstone equalise in their Scottish Cup clash last weekend.

McAvennie slams Rangers defending

The Gers were 1-0 up going into the final minute of extra-time in their quarter-final against the Saints after James Tavernier gave them the lead. However, the scored was levelled when Chris Kane tapped in goalkeeper Zander Clark’s header.

Speaking to Football Insider, McAvennie has slammed the Ibrox outfit’s lack of common sense. He said:

“The biggest thing I’ve said about Rangers all year is that they’re organised at the back, they’re rigid.

“But sometimes you have to use a bit of common sense and common sense told me you should mark a 6 feet tall goalkeeper at a corner kick. What a huge mistake. 

“Common sense would tell me, mark him. They didn’t get anywhere near him because they were all picking up the men they were told to. 

“Sometimes you have to think on your feet sometimes and adapt. You can’t leave someone unmarked in the box like that.”

Silly

It is hard to argue with McAvennie in this case. While Clark may not be used to being in the opposition penalty area, he stands at 6 foot 5, making him an aerial threat regardless of his actual footballing ability. That proved to be the case in this situation, and the goal eventually led to the Gers being knocked out of the competition.

It will be a blow for Steven Gerrard and co to already be out of the competition given they have already wrapped up the Premiership title. They will have wanted to complete a domestic double and, although the winner of the whole tournament only receives £240,000 (via The Daily Record), every little helps during these difficult financial times. Hopefully, this will be a lesson from which Gerrard and his players can learn.

In other news, Rangers fans are livid at this club news.

He is the least-known and the smallest person among the West Indiessquad

Haydn Gill09-May-2001He is the least-known and the smallest person among the West Indiessquad. But his job is the most time-consuming and the most state-ofthe-art.And Garfield Smith, affectionately called Shorty by those who know himand even those who don’t, loves it to the fullest.A little more than a year ago Smith had never even put foot outsideJamaica and he was no more than a basic computer user.In the last 14 months, however, he has travelled throughout theCaribbean and visited England and Australia with the West Indies team.He has developed his technological skills to the extent that he is thesquad’s analyst for the current Cable & Wireless series.It represents a major progression from the days when he was just ascorer for his secondary school.One just has to watch the 23-year-old with the computer and televisionmonitor for a few minutes to see the commitment he has.It is very challenging. You have to be concentrating as all scorersdo, but it takes extra concentration, he said of his job.But while doing it, you need to have some fun. If you don’t have fundoing it, you’re going to make a lot of mistakes.There are times when it gets difficult, but there are times when it’sfun and you enjoy it.So what exactly is his task?For every single ball that is bowled in a day, he records the videoand outlines on the computer exactly what happens where the ballpitched, what it did, what type of shot the batsman played, if it wasplayed off the front foot or back foot, if it came off the middle ofthe bat or the edge or whatever else might be relevant.When the action in the middle is over, he puts data on compact discsfor coach Roger Harper, who analyses the information and uses it forwhatever purpose he might see fit.When Smith first started working with the West Indies team, his rolewas scorer/statistician, but now there is no need for pens, paper andscorebooks.In the middle of the tour of Australia that ran from last November toFebruary, Smith went on a training course to familiarise himself withthe Pro Systems Stats Master programme.Pro Systems is an Australian-based company which specialises indeveloping statistical programmes for most sports.Before I started using this, I was just a basic computer user, Smithsaid.In Australia after the second Test match, while the team went toCanberra for a One-Day match against the Prime Minister’s XI,(assistant coach) Jeff Dujon and I went to Melbourne for training inthis programme.It took us about a day to learn. We took it to Adelaide for the thirdTest match and that’s where we first tried it out.There is a slightly amusing story about how Smith first got involvedin scoring.It all started a day at school when he was part of an Under-16 teamopposing the Under-19s in a practice match.I was batting down the order and the coach asked who would volunteerto start scoring and I volunteered, he said.When my turn came to bat, I did not make a lot of runs and I went backinto the pavilion and finished what I started.There are no records to suggest that he was a world-beater, but Smithsaid a knee injury, which has bothered him for some time, preventedhim from making his school’s Under-16 team that year.He, therefore, became the school’s regular scorer and during a final,media personnel were so impressed with his work that it landed him anopportunity at the famous Kingston Cricket Club.Radio stations also went after his services in commentary boxes and hehas often been one of the official scorers for Jamaica Test matchessince 1995.Having not gone outside of Jamaica until last year, the Harbour View,Kingston resident cherishes the experiences he has gained sinceworking with the West Indies team.That’s what I’ve always wanted as a young kid meeting people, makingnew friends. That is part of my nature, he said.

As Manchester City take an enormous step towards their fifth Premier League title and a third under Pep Guardiola by beating Leicester City 2-0 at the King Power Stadium, many Sky Blues fans weren’t impressed with a rare off-day for Riyad Mahrez after his display in front of goal.

The Algerian has been in sensational form recently, averaging the second most shots per game on average in the Premier League out of any City player bar Kevin De Bruyne (WhoScored).

As well as this, Mahrez has 10 goals and six assists to his name in all competitions under Guardiola (Transfermarkt), but the winger couldn’t add to his tally against his former club on Saturday.

City were made to work for their openings and finally got through when surprising goalscorer Benjamin Mendy fired a composed right-footed finish past Kasper Schmeichel.

De Bruyne’s sumptuous through ball to Gabriel Jesus eventually resulted in the Brazilian tapping home City’s second after an assist from Raheem Sterling in the build-up, securing a monumental three points for the Sky Blues.

However, one caveat among some supporters was Mahrez’ inability to kill off the game at points, with the 30-year-old earning the lowest SofaScore rating (6.3) out of any City player and missing two big chances.

Here’s what these fans had to say regarding his performance, which one irate supporter dubbed “disgusting”.

Man City fans slam Mahrez

“KDB is going to finish his career with about 50 assist minimum robbed, it’s disgusting Mahrez that awful”

Credit: @magicmahrez_26

“Mahrez horrible”

Credit: @FanDeBalotelli

“Mahrez was bobbins today. Discuss”

Credit: @BertiefulSouth

“Mahrez has been shockingly poor in front of goal today.

He’s had at least 2 good chances to register his name on the scoring sheet but he made a complete mess of both.

The latest of which came from the KDB’s exquisite pass to play him through.”

Credit: @BabajideJames

“Poor performance from Mahrez today”

Credit: @deyab_mcfc

“How is Mahrez not burying that. He had a poor game”

Credit: @OliverJunixr20

“Mahrez is so poor at close range

He likes to finish in style instead of just kicking the ball into the net”

Credit: @Anonymo19810110

In other news: Some City supporters were thrilled by this news from Guardiola, find out more here.