Social Shots: Mike Dean’s greatest moment yet; comical Higuain lookalike
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.
NOOOOO VINNY! NOOOOOO! 😂 pic.twitter.com/iBJLnddsIg
— Manchester City (@ManCity) May 6, 2019
The worst timing…
Imagine being at the stadium and not seeing the goal, though 😳
Bloke going for a piss during one of the season’s iconic moments 😂 #mcfc #MCLEI pic.twitter.com/eg1Gh8AjLD
— Dame (@DamonCochrane) May 6, 2019
Mike Dean’s dedication
You’ve got to love Mike Dean’s attention to detail…
Mike Dean just spent a load of time spraying the lines onto the pitch for a free kick and then he blew the whistle for full time before it was taken. Tremendous shithousing 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/Pyms5FQOUr
— Limpar33 (@Limpar33) May 6, 2019
Higuain’s celebration
As Chelsea confirm their place in next season’s Champions League, striker Gonzalo Higuain has been spotted celebrating the achievement.
Higuian celebrating 4th spot. pic.twitter.com/ndZeWSMp2Z
— Gav (@LaLigaGav) May 6, 2019
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.
We may have had some slight bus issues 😆 #ncfc #CityParade pic.twitter.com/ulwCtSJfv7
— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) May 6, 2019
Days don't get much better. #ncfc pic.twitter.com/0gASytTmOv
— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) May 6, 2019
Cahill’s retirement
Marcos Alonso had to correct Alvaro Morata when the former Chelsea striker wished Gary Cahill the best for his retirement.
Alvaro Morata wished Gary Cahill a good retirement… but he’s not retiring from football 😂 pic.twitter.com/9cPkI9sjow
— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) May 7, 2019
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…
Good to see Mertens enjoying his birthday. 😂 pic.twitter.com/G9qfx1wDFy
— Everything Napoli (@NapoliAndNaples) May 6, 2019
Digital banners
These digital flags were on display at the Etihad last night… Will other clubs be following suit?
Man City’s digital banners on display against Leicester City last night…
— PurelyFootball (@PurelyFootball) May 7, 2019
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…
Did he just say that? pic.twitter.com/xRxTIbNxL5
— villareport (@villareport) May 5, 2019
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 🤣
Port Vale's new owners look like they've just won the Post Code lottery pic.twitter.com/XpaYZdoq0n
— GeorgeWeahsCousin (@WeahsCousin) May 7, 2019
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.
#onthisday 2006: Henry said goodbye to Highburypic.twitter.com/96Y5EAAQBe
— Classic Football Shirts (@classicshirts) May 7, 2019