They are at it again. Manchester City players have seen one of their teammates suffer a long-term injury, and have once again worn special shirts before the game in tribute to him.
For Ilkay Gundogan last year, see Benjamin Mendy this time around. The full-back will miss most of the season with a cruciate knee injury, and his teammates decided to honour him by wearing these t-shirts during their warm-up. "Shark team" is a nod to the phrase coined by Mendy on social media.
💪💙 @benmendy23 #mancity pic.twitter.com/moO2uc2Ifu
— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 14, 2017
City were naturally derided for this nonsense:
Deepest sympathy with Mendy and his family in the hard battle against... a knee injury! #prayforMendy #2pl #mancity pic.twitter.com/uRiPUntO4m
— Christer Anfindsen (@SnopHund) October 14, 2017
Bloody hell!! Man City wearing Mendy shirts during warm up. Seems like they're going to be this cringy after every injury.
— Joshua Ferreira (@Joshua10_MUFC) October 14, 2017
Rip Mendy, gone far too young xx
— Richard Tee’s Left Hand (@FuckBenWebster) October 14, 2017
Joey Barton was annoyed on TalkSPORT, telling City to live in the "real world". At least Mendy enjoyed it...
Who needs a GF when you have these teammates 🤷🏾♂️ https://t.co/wu3784R8hi
— Benjamin Mendy (@benmendy23) October 14, 2017
