19 things we loved this weekend: Lukaku, Haaland, Mount, Sane & more
It was business as usual in the Premier League this weekend as Manchester City kept up their run at the top of the table, while Liverpool‘s implosion continued.
Elsewhere, a rare Atletico Madrid defeat breathed life back into the La Liga title race, Antonio Conte’s Inter made a big step forward with a 3-0 win in the Milan derby, and things remain interesting in Germany and France.
We’ve rounded up the best of the action on and off the field.
Luke Ayling
Only saying what we’re all thinking.
Weird moment as Harrison is miles offside but the flag stays down as the linesman waits for VAR purposes and then doesn't raise it as Leeds carrying on attacking. Even Ayling shouts 'that thing in your hand, fucking use it.'
— Phil Hay (@PhilHay_) February 19, 2021
Mason Mount
Things don’t get any easier for poor Jan Bednarek.
Mason Mount 🤤🤤🤤 pic.twitter.com/adTpV2ftrA
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) February 20, 2021
West Ham’s celebration
David Moyes is getting a tune out of the West Ham players.
The Band Has Arrived🤩🔥🤫 pic.twitter.com/gAqA6BL5UI
— Declan Rice (@_DeclanRice) February 21, 2021
Bruno Fernandes
Fernandes continues to set the standard in terms of productivity.
Most @premierleague goals + assists this season:
𝟮𝟱 – 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗼 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘀 (𝟭𝟱⚽, 𝟭𝟬🅰️)
24 – Harry Kane (13⚽, 11🅰️)
20 – Mohamed Salah (17⚽,3🅰️)
19 – Son Heung-Min (13⚽,6🅰️)
17 – Patrick Bamford (12⚽, 5🅰️) pic.twitter.com/jGuSv1KOn9— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) February 21, 2021
Leroy Sane
Bayern Munich may have lost but bloody hell look at this assist.
Leroy Sane, that's just COLD. 🥶🥶🥶 pic.twitter.com/RLndfraurT
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) February 20, 2021
Jadon Sancho
Sancho isn’t the first English player to speak with a dodgy foreign accent.
Don’t worry @Sanchooo10
Happens to the best of us…🤣🤣 https://t.co/fjaTcTzr2l— Joey Barton💙 (@Joey7Barton) February 21, 2021
Erling Haaland
He’s only 20 and we’re already running out of words for Haaland.
Real talk, do we actually have any proof that Haaland wasn't made in a factory?
Machine. pic.twitter.com/zs9dvP0byV
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) February 21, 2021
Duncan Ferguson
*Barry Davies voice*: “Look at his face! Just look at his face!”
EVERTON HAVE FINALLY BEATEN LIVERPOOL AT ANFIELD FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1999! 🔵
Look what it means to the players and Big Duncan Ferguson! 💪 pic.twitter.com/GcIplAOuNO
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) February 20, 2021
Tom Davies & Leighton Baines
A brilliant gesture from the pair.
Day after a derby win at anfield, davies and baines strolling up bold street buying homeless fellas drinks 🤯🤯🤯wow pic.twitter.com/qeDaX3ivcG
— Nathan Pickering (@nathanpicko1) February 21, 2021
Etienne Eto’o Pineda
If he’s half the player his dad was, etc…
Nice free-kick goal from Etienne Eto'o Pineda, son of Samuel Eto'o, for Cameroon U20 vs Mozambique at #U20AFCON 🇨🇲⚽️ pic.twitter.com/E0yevjxrHc
— James Nalton (@JDNalton) February 20, 2021
Romelu Lukaku
That’s how to celebrate bossing a Milan derby.
Lukaku gets his reward for his outstanding performance! 🙌
Inter in control of the derby 🔵⚫
Inter in control of the title race? 👀 pic.twitter.com/qGZFL05oTO
— Premier Sports 📺 (@PremierSportsTV) February 21, 2021
Marcel Sabitzer
The goalkeeper could only stand and watch this fly into the net.
MARCEL SABITZER WHAT A GOAL! 😳 pic.twitter.com/b0TzqEw3au
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) February 21, 2021
Alexander Isak
La Liga’s most in-form player scored for a sixth straight game in style.
Isak with the hat-trick! 🎩
Make that 9 goals in his last 6 LaLiga matches 😱 pic.twitter.com/wMnVMDcRVo
— Premier Sports 📺 (@PremierSportsTV) February 21, 2021
This referee
Oh, mate.
— Out Of Context Football (@nocontextfooty) February 21, 2021
Matias Suarez
This is filthy.
Un caño con el pecho es imposi… 🤯🤯🤯 #FiguraRiver pic.twitter.com/RfJ8p12Kiv
— River Plate (@RiverPlate) February 21, 2021
Dylan Bahamboula
What a strike.
What an absolutely incredible player Dylan Bahamboula is. No right to do that. #oafc pic.twitter.com/RhTsnY6omX
— Adam Millington (@AdamGMillington) February 20, 2021
Lewis Fiorini
The Man City loanee produced a Kevin De Bruyne-esque assist for NAC Breda.
You: Kaka to Crespo
Me: Fiorini to Bilatepic.twitter.com/d7iOUOkPao— Grant Jendo (@odneJ) February 20, 2021
Amin Younes
Definition of Top Bin.
WHAT. A. HIT. 😱
Amin Younes fires an absolute rocket top bins! 🚀🗑
Neuer was given no chance. 🙅♂️ pic.twitter.com/rbZQSbzAdc
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) February 20, 2021
Gennaro Gattuso
Never change, Gennaro.
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