Man City BOOED by angry fans after trailing Tottenham at half-time as Spurs do rivals Arsenal huge favour in title race
MANCHESTER CITY players were booed off by their fans following their poor first half showing against Tottenham.
The Premier League champions failed to take control of the game and went in at the break behind.
Dejan Kulusevski was able to capitalise on poor play from goalkeeper Ederson and midfielder Rodri to give Spurs the lead.
And it got worse for City before the break as Emerson Royal headed the visitors into a two-goal lead.
At the half time whistle boos could be heard from the home fans.
Sky Sports pundit David Jones said: “They were booed off Micah, I can’t remember hearing that here.”
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Former Man City defender Micah Richards slammed the boos in his response as he suggested the team have done enough to earn more respect.
He replied: “No, that’s not acceptable. City have brought joy for years now.
“They won four leagues out of five.
"You can’t be booing.
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“I’m always with the fans but you can’t be booing the players like that.”
City and the club's fans will be hoping to turn the score around after the break.
Arsenal however will be watching on and thanking their rivals for putting a dent in City's title challenge.