Social Shots: Mike Dean’s greatest moment yet; comical Higuain lookalike

Mike Dean

Mike Dean: Showed seven cards in this fixture last season

Sergio Aguero yells at Vincent Kompany not to shoot before the City captain scores one of the best goals of the season, some fabulous ****housery from Mike Dean, and Gonzalo Higuain is spotted celebrating Chelsea’s return to the Champions League – all in Social Shots.

In our brand new regular feature, we take a look at the best social media posts from across the world of football in the past 24 hours. Football and social media can go hand in hand, but not everyone gets it right. Here, we celebrate those that do, highlighting the posts that have made us chuckle, the videos of wonder goals that we’ve just had to watch again, or just anything we felt simply had to be shared…

 

Don’t shoot, Kompany!

Vincent Kompany gave Manchester City the advantage in the title race going into the last day of the season with a stunning long-range strike against Leicester. He’s certainly not renowned for his scoring prowess – especially from distance – so Sergio Aguero had a laugh with Kompany about how he reacted when the defender lined up to shoot.

 

The worst timing…

Imagine being at the stadium and not seeing the goal, though 😳

 

Mike Dean’s dedication

You’ve got to love Mike Dean’s attention to detail…

 

Higuain’s celebration

As Chelsea confirm their place in next season’s Champions League, striker Gonzalo Higuain has been spotted celebrating the achievement.

 

Norwich’s bus breaks down

To celebrate their promotion to the Premier League as champions, Norwich City were all ready for the time-honoured tradition of the open top bus parade. However, things took a turn for the worse when the bus broke down and they had to get on a City Sightseeing bus instead.

 

Cahill’s retirement

Marcos Alonso had to correct Alvaro Morata when the former Chelsea striker wished Gary Cahill the best for his retirement.

 

Liverpool prepare for Barca

This hilarious cartoon shows how Liverpool have *actually* been preparing for their second leg with Barcelona tonight 😂

 

Mertens’ birthday

Looks like Napoli forward Dries Mertens had an interesting birthday yesterday…

 

Digital banners

These digital flags were on display at the Etihad last night… Will other clubs be following suit?

 

Garry Monk’s slip of the tongue

Thinking back to the assault on Jack Grealish in the second city derby, this probably wasn’t the wisest thing to say from Birmingham City boss Garry Monk…

 

Dog in the crowd

This pooch didn’t exactly enjoy its day at the Boca Juniors game.

 

Postcode Lottery

This is the most accurate caption we’ve seen in a long time 🤣

 

On this day…

Thierry Henry gave Arsenal’s former Highbury home the perfect send-off in 2006 with a hat-trick against Wigan, providing a poignant celebration for the final goal scored on the hallowed turf.