‘Find me a lazier player’: Leeds star singled out for criticism during Manchester City loss
Manchester City vs Leeds
Leeds United endured a rough 90 minutes at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday evening.
Marcelo Bielsa’s side headed into the game on a poor run of form and with some big injury issues.
Star men Patrick Bamford and Kalvin Phillips were both out injured, whilst Jamie Shackleton was forced to fill in at right-back before himself being taken off with an issue.
So, under the circumstances, Leeds fans, despite their side giving a good account of themselves vs Man City last seaosn, were probably not expecting a lot from the game.
Few, though, likely could have predicted what a massacre their side would be forced to endure in Manchester.
Phil Foden made up for a big Bernardo Silva miss to fire his side into the lead after just eight minutes.
Jack Grealish then doubled the host’s lead just four minutes later via a header:
This is electric from Man City! ⚡️⚡️
The perfect ball in from Riyad Mahrez and Jack Grealish heads home from close range
2-0 after 13 minutes! pic.twitter.com/9ghdnBowxZ
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) December 14, 2021
Then, to essentially kill the game off, Kevin De Bruyne burst forward and slotted past Illan Meslier to make it 3-0 after just 32 minutes.
Riyad Mahrez then got in on the goal-scoring action to make it 4-0 minutes into the second 45, before De Bruyne netted his second of the day shortly after the hour-mark:
Send it, Kevin De Bruyne!
Sensational strike from Manchester City’s Belgian maestro! pic.twitter.com/q88QUe3dGm
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) December 14, 2021
City were not done, there, though, as John Stones was handed acres of space and several chances to smash an effort in to make it 6-0 on the night, whilst Nathan Ake came off the bench to further humiliate Leeds.
Leeds star singled out for criticism
As a result, it was not at all surprising to see Leeds players come in for criticism online during the game.
One player, in particular, though, was singled out for very heavy criticism on the day. The man in question? Tyler Roberts.
Roberts was deployed behind the striker vs City, but offered little going forward or on the defensive front, leading many to take aim at him on social media, with just some of the reaction shown below:
Find me a lazier player than Tyler Roberts…… #lufc
— Jake Harris (@Jake_Harris15) December 14, 2021
Tyler Roberts doesn’t have a clue where he is #MCILEE
— xCriticalCorey (@xCriticalCorey) December 14, 2021
Has Tyler Roberts took sleeping tablets?
— Aram (@AramLeeds) December 14, 2021
Tyler Roberts again proving that he is stealing a living as a premiership footballer.
— Taylor Buller (@TaylorlBuller) December 14, 2021
If Tyler Roberts wants to sleep tonight he can count the city players that have run past him in the first 30 minutes
— Richard Sealby (@Rich_Sealby) December 14, 2021
“Tyler Roberts is the latest Leeds casualty”
*Sees him getting up
— Hendo (@HendoLJ) December 14, 2021
i don’t see how leeds fans watch tyler roberts every week
— mrputyoshitinparknonotjurassic (@oni_kzz) December 14, 2021
Tyler Roberts is so bad ahahaha
— dan (@__danknight__) December 14, 2021
i now understand why @kianlufc hates tyler roberts, wouldn’t get in the wednesday team
— Nathan (@nathanswfc04_2) December 14, 2021
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| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 14 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City | 9 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 7 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 7 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 7 |
| Silva, Bernardo | Manchester City | 7 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 7 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 6 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 6 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 6 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United | 6 |
| Maupay, Neal | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 5 |
| King, Joshua | Watford FC | 5 |
| Gray, Demarai | Everton FC | 5 |
| Smith-Rowe, Emile | Arsenal FC | 5 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa | 5 |
| Pukki, Teemu | Norwich City | 5 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 6 |
| Laporte, Aymeric | Manchester City | 1 | 5 |
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 6 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 1 | 4 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 4 |
| Canos, Sergi | Brentford FC | 0 | 5 |
| Richarlison | Everton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Ritchie, Matt | Newcastle United | 0 | 5 |
| Westwood, Ashley | Burnley FC | 0 | 5 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester City | 0 | 5 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 5 |
| Duffy, Shane | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 5 |
| Lascelles, Jamaal | Newcastle United | 0 | 5 |
| Firpo, Junior | Leeds United | 0 | 5 |
| Ward, Joel | Crystal Palace | 0 | 5 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Skipp, Oliver | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 5 |
| Salisu, Mohammed | Southampton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 0 | 3 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 0 | 4 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 8 |
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 7 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 7 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester City | 6 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 5 |
| Kovacic, Mateo | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 4 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 4 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 4 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 4 |
| Redmond, Nathan | Southampton FC | 4 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 4 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 3 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 3 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 3 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City | 3 |
| Foden, Phil | Manchester City | 3 |
| Gundogan, Ilkay | Manchester City | 3 |
| Saint-Maximin, Allan | Newcastle United | 3 |
| Benrahma, Said | West Ham United | 3 |
