‘2 Footed Criminal’ – Man City fans rage at West Brom midfielder Yacob after injuring Ilkay Gundogan
Ilkay Gundogan made his first start for Manchester City after spending 10 months out injured in the Carabao Cup against West Brom on Wednesday 20 September.
City ended up winning the game at the Hawthorns 2-1 but had to be taken off in the second half after picking up an injury.
West Brom midfielder Claudio Yacob made a double footed tackle from behind which he was booked for.
Gundogan had to be taken off after the incident.
As you can imagine City fans were furious with the tackle.
We took a look at how City fans reacted to Yacob’s tackle on social media.
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In case you missed Yacob’s tackle on Gundogan here it is again.
Yacob’s tackle on Gundogan pic.twitter.com/MUmSrEYVn6
— Si Lloyd (@SmnLlyd5) September 20, 2017
City fans were not impressed with Yacob’s challenge in the slightest or with Tony Pulis claiming his player got the ball – which he clearly did not.
If gundogan is out for another few months I will hire someone to breake Yacob´s legs aswell…shitcunt
— Richard (@konymcfc) September 20, 2017
Pulis: “The lad (Gundogan) looked ok walking off, City got their free-kick, Yacob got booked… He (Yacob) got the ball”
??? pic.twitter.com/0D8zaIzHSi
— Dan Cox (@DataInsightDan) September 20, 2017
Must have been another ball on the itch cos he got nowhere near that one
— The Inkerman (@bluwes) September 20, 2017
He meant the ball in Gundogan’s ankle
— Carlos Hernández (@Sedenov02) September 20, 2017
With a cowardly, two-footed challenge from behind like that, TP is correct: Yacob’s got one ⚽
+ zero respect for fair play#BestWishesIlkay— Wolfen512 (@Wolfen512) September 21, 2017
Imagine taking him out on his return from injury, with all the serious injuries Gundogan has had in his short career, yacob is a disgrace
— James (@jamess_c9) September 20, 2017
Just watched that Yacob tackle on Gundogan again and how is it not a red card! He can never get the ball from there and 2 footed #criminal
— James Fleming (@JimmerF10) September 21, 2017
Yacob is a dirty twat for that tackle on Gundogan…completely unnecessary and was deserving of a red! Looks like he’s out for another month
— ManCity ATL Cityzens (@MCATLCityzens) September 20, 2017
Not everyone thought Yacob was out of line for his tackle or that he should have been lenient on Gundogan because he returned from injury.
So because someones been injured we should just allow to fun free and score goals. If he gets injured again, thats how it is. Football.
— Dan Watts (@TheWatts22) September 20, 2017
It’s not our fault he’s got glass legs
— ?Champagne_Papi? (@ConnorJSilk) September 21, 2017
I see people cussing Yacob out for tackling Gundogan and supposedly injuring him it’s not Yacobs fault he’s made of glass 1/2
— Jordan Brown (@JordanBrown_11) September 21, 2017
Yacob rubbed further salt in the fans wounds…
After ‘that’ tackle on Gundogan, Yacob equalises for West Brom
— James Robson (@JamesRobsonMEN) September 20, 2017
