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The best Twitter responses as Liverpool stun Man City

Published 19:29 21 Nov 2015 GMT

Tom Victor
The best Twitter responses as Liverpool stun Man City

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Few were anticipating a Liverpool win at the Etihad. Even fewer thought they would have victory all but wrapped up just after the half-hour mark

By the time Roberto Firmino opened his Reds account in the 32nd minute, adding to an Eliaquim Mangala own goal and Philippe Coutinho's composed second, the visitors were out of sight. Sergio Aguero pulled one back before half-time but Manchester City were unable to produce a second-half comeback and missed out on the chance to reclaim top spot in the Premier League, and Martin Skrtel clinched victory for Liverpool late on. Naturally, much of the praise on Twitter came the way of Jurgen Klopp. https://twitter.com/danielstorey85/status/668127856980004865 While people were quick to point out that his predecessor was unlikely to ever produce such a performance from his players. https://twitter.com/Aviation_Freak/status/668129307500388352 Raheem Sterling had an evening to forget against his former club. https://twitter.com/tomwfootball/status/668145174590169088 https://twitter.com/ECSpacey26/status/668129142567796736 But he wasn't the only one to struggle. https://twitter.com/Kunbelievable/status/668134631561129984 Liverpool fans were delighted for Firmino, who already seems to be kicking into gear under his new manager. https://twitter.com/AnfieldRd96/status/668145489829830656 https://twitter.com/YNWABible/status/668145459689562112 https://twitter.com/paul_tomkins/status/668127528440242176 While the visitors' fourth goal brought a mixture of pride and shock. https://twitter.com/BenMcAleer1/status/668143993344118785 https://twitter.com/thehuwdavies/status/668143833511821318 https://twitter.com/JacobSteinberg/status/668144099447447553 The win takes Liverpool level on points with Everton, who beat Aston Villa 4-0 earlier in the day, and you can tell the fans were delighted. https://twitter.com/Hari_Sethi/status/668147063826333696 Though they weren't the only ones... https://twitter.com/nathenmcvittie/status/668147534917976064
The best Twitter responses as Liverpool stun Man City