Manchester City fans have been reacting on social media to WhoScored.com’s Team of the Week for the Champions League’s recent fixtures.
The whoscored ratings use data from every single Champions League match, over 200 raw statistics included in the automated calculation of a player’s rating, weighted according to their influence within the game.
Every event of importance is taken into account, with a positive or negative effect on ratings weighted in relation to its area on the pitch and its outcome.
WhoScored’s official Twitter account on Thursday posted on their website Champions League team of the Week for Matchday 1.
La Liga powerhouse pair Barcelona and Real Madrid make up the bulk of the Champions League team of the week with five players from the pair making the cut.
Premier League and Eredivisie champions Manchester City and Ajax are also represented following an exciting first round of fixtures from Europe’s elite club competition.
The sole Manchester City representative following their 4-0 win in Sevilla, Joao Cancelo impressed at right-back as cover for the absent Kyle Walker.
The Portuguese winger provided assists for Phil Foden and Ruben Dias to bag second half goals, those coming from his only two key passes in the victory. Two tackles and one interception contributed towards Cancelo’s inclusion with a WhoScored rating of 8.29.
Joao Cancelo has been named in the @WhoScored Champions League Team of the Week. ⭐️🔵 @ManCity pic.twitter.com/ZzZGaBr23V
— City Xtra (@City_Xtra) September 8, 2022
Man City fans reacted in disbelief that their star striker Erling Haaland wasn’t included in the team after scoring two goals against Sevilla.
Read the reactions of some Man City fans to this WhoScored’s team in the tweets below.
“Haaland brace ain’t enough? ”
Credit: @darkinark
“Where is Haaland?”
Credit: @trickster1439
“No Mbappe or Haaland 🧐”
Credit: @12trakmind
“Haaland Robbed”
Credit: @City_champee
“The exclusion of Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne in this team is comical. Pundits all over Europe were raving about their performances. Sadly, this anti-City rhetoric sees no sign of ending anytime soon.”
Credit: @Doozy_45
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