Premier League Shame: The fans of Manchester City were seen going wild on Sunday, May 22 after they secured the Premier League title. The fans were seen invading the pitch while some fans went wild that they broke the goal-post. The wild scenes were met with mixed reactions after fans from across the world saw Pep Guardiola’s side win the Premier League title. Follow Live football Updates on InsideSport.IN
- Man City claim fourth Premier League title in five years
- Liverpool fail at the final hurdle despite a win against Wolves
- Only Sir Alex Ferguson has won more PL titles than Pep Guardiola.
Premier League Shame: Man City fans invade pitch, break GOAL-POST after Manchester City Premier League win FOURTH PL title
SCENES AT THE ETIHAD 😳 pic.twitter.com/y6i234F2GT
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) May 22, 2022
What exactly happened?
- Man City came from 0-2 down and won the final PL encounter of the season against Aston Villa, which propelled them to their fourth title in five seasons.
- After the match, fans were seen getting onto the pitch as they celebrated the win.
- While Players and coaching staff were protected by the security, the rest of the pitch was occupied with the fans.
- A group of fans was then seen bouncing and dancing on the goal-post as the fans ran riot with their celebrations.
Cross Bar broken in half?
- The crossbar was broken into halves as the carnage resulted in hundreds of fans damaging the woodwork.
- While the nets were shattered, TV cameras caught thousands of fans enjoying their once in a lifetime moment on the Etihad pitch.
- However, some fans saw the action as unnecessary as the chaos resulted in delay of the PL trophy presentation.
- Later the pitch was cleared and the trophy presentation took place.
Premier League Shame: Fans invade pitch, break GOAL-POST after Manchester City Premier League title triumph
Pitch invasion not for the first time-
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- English football this week has been marred by a series of unsavory scenes, culminating in Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira kicking out at an Everton fan who abused him after the Toffees guaranteed safety.
- Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard revealed his goalkeeper Robin Olsen was attacked by home fans as the celebrations allegedly turned violent.
Man City have apologised to Villa keeper Robin Olsen: “The club has launched an immediate investigation and once identified, the individual responsible will be issued with an indefinite stadium ban.”
— Simon Bajkowski (@spbajko) May 22, 2022
- The pitch invasions aren’t new, but breaking the goal post is something that has happened for the first time in a while.
Premier League Shame: Fans invade pitch, break GOAL-POST after Manchester City Premier League title triumph
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