Man Metropolis boss Pep Guardiola was seen fuming after Riyad Mahrez wasted an opportunity to kill off the Champions League semi-final first leg encounter in opposition to Actual Madrid.Â
Metropolis had a superb begin in opposition to Madrid as they scored two fast targets inside 11 minutes due to Kevin de Bruyne and Gabriel Jesus strikes. With the Premier League aspect nonetheless dominating, Mahrez may have made it 3-0 moments later however the former Leicester Metropolis man determined to go for the purpose as an alternative of on the lookout for unmarked teammates.Â
Guardiola’s males had a improbable counter-attack with Mahrez possessing the ball on the right-wing. The 31-year-old had assist on his left aspect with the likes of De Bruyne and Phil Folden ready for a cross however Mahrez determined to go for a purpose himself moderately than squaring for a tap-in.Â
Mahrez drilled his effort into the aspect netting and his decision-making left boss Guardiola fuming on the touchline.
Pep Guardiola livid when Riyad Mahrez did not cross to Foden to make the rating 3-0
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Minutes later, Karim Benzema diminished the deficit to 2-1 simply earlier than halftime. Nevertheless, within the second half, Phil Foden grabbed the third purpose for Metropolis, regardless of each Mahrez and Foden lacking possibilities early on within the second half.Â
Alan Shearer’s response
“Riyad Mahrez should not have gone for the highest proper nook, it is so simple as that,” he instructed BBC.Â
“If he had picked his head up, he’d have seen that Phil Foden was free to his left and he is bought a tap-in. Pep Guardiola goes berzerk on the touchline for that precise purpose.”
See the match report right here.Â