‘Brilliant goal’, ‘Need this against Spurs’ – Man City fans reacts to Riyad Mahrez’s stunning solo goal for Algeria

Manchester City forward Riyad Mahrez scored a brilliant goal for Algeria against Zimbabwe this afternoon, showing just what a special one of a kind footballer he is.

Mahrez and Benrahma, of West Ham respectively cut above their opponents by combining for a superb goal against Zimbabwe which keep Algeria in control of their African Cup of Nations qualifying group.

Benrahma played an inch-perfect switch of play in the direction of Mahrez, Collecting the cross-field pass, Mahrez flicked the ball over his defender with his first touch, before racing into the area on the right hand side. The Algerian then cut inside, checked back to leave the Zimbabwe defence on the floor, before smashing home on his right foot to complete the wonderful goal.

Pep Guardiola and all Man City fans will be hoping that he can carry that level of form into the weekend, where City will be locking horns with Tottenham.

The goal, and particularly his unbelievable first touch, caught the attention of City fans and they took to Twitter to talk about his overall quality.

You can see some of their reactions to their tweet below:

Incredible

— BuyACoffee (@N3wsF4ke) November 16, 2020

he’s clear. if only City fans sees it

— Djamel Eddine 🇩🇿 (@djamel360) November 16, 2020

Brilliant goal from Mahrez that… the touch/flick is filth but we expect it from him as he genuinely is in the top 3 most skillfull players in the league. Big run of games coming up for him with us.

— . (@ffsferna) November 16, 2020

Just use Mahrez properly. We need his goals, his assists. He is superb player 😍💪🙏

— WielkiSzu82 (@WSzu82) November 16, 2020

He’s a special special special player. Needs to start against Spurs

— . (@mcfcdante) November 16, 2020

Need this against Spurs mannnn pic.twitter.com/A61lSJn9g7

— Ryan🇧🇷 (@FavelaFIair) November 16, 2020