18 things we loved this weekend: Gerrard, Martial, Messi, Mbappe & more

Planet Football • 08 Mar 2021

Manchester United stole the show in the Premier League this weekend by ending Manchester City‘s remarkable 21-game winning run with a 2-0 win at the Etihad.

Elsewhere, Rangers ended their 10-year wait for the Scottish title and Bayern Munich came from 2-0 down to beat Borussia Dortmund 4-2 in the Der Klassiker.

We’ve rounded up the best of the action on and off the field from around the world.

Steven Gerrard

We reckon he enjoyed his first league title.

Absolutely brilliant! 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/bOzrrFIosK

— Chris Hughes (@Hughesy80C) March 6, 2021

Kemar Roofe

Monday morning’s hangover is going to be well worth it.

kemar roofe absolutely wankered 😂😂🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/y2RVzXufQs

— Al (@aIexbcfc) March 7, 2021

Anthony Martial

Martial was back to his best in the Manchester derby.

Dias dropped by Martial 👁 pic.twitter.com/OiE2uL0D7E

— jm (@JMNDComps) March 7, 2021

Eric Bailly

Bailly is one of the funniest players in football.

pic.twitter.com/i6TLr8DQE3

— No Context Eric Bailly (@NoContextBailly) March 7, 2021

Harry Kane & Heung-Min Son

They continue to be the deadliest duo in the Premier League.

𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗥𝗦! 🤩

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇰🇷 @HKane and Heung-Min Son have now combined for more goals in a single season than any other duo in @premierleague history!
#THFC ⚪️ #COYS pic.twitter.com/WmyA7i8W6i

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) March 7, 2021

Erling Haaland

It took him less than two minutes to score against Bayern. Of course it did.

ERLING HAALAND SCORES AGAINST BAYERN AFTER 74 SECONDS 🤯

What a start to #DerKlassiker! pic.twitter.com/F3yokcZ1g1

— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) March 6, 2021

Robert Lewandowski

Lewandowski was never going to let Haaland take centre stage.

The most goals scored by a player in a Bundesliga season is 4️⃣0️⃣ by Gerd Muller in 1971-72 👑

Robert Lewandowski has 3️⃣1️⃣ with 10 games to go 🔥

And he's scoring at a rate of 1.35 goals per game this season 👀 pic.twitter.com/BzHHaFSNOn

— Goal (@goal) March 6, 2021

Daryl Dike

We’re well up for Premier League Barnsley.

Daryl Dike hit this with all the fury of the ancestors, my GOODNESS pic.twitter.com/6uWFqjrEjS

— Aaron West (@oeste) March 6, 2021

Ilaix Moriba

The La Masia academy keeps on producing special players.

Oh my word… brilliant from Ilaix Moriba! 😱

What a way for the 18-year-old to get his first goal for Barcelona 🔥 pic.twitter.com/S6t4JyilwE

— Premier Sports 📺 (@PremierSportsTV) March 6, 2021

Lionel Messi

We could watch this assist on repeat all day.

Perfecto 😘
pic.twitter.com/7NcgUHVdWL

— Messi Worldwide (@Messi_Worldwide) March 6, 2021

Yannick Carrasco

There are few things better than a cheeky nutmeg.

'Hasta luego, Lucas' #LaCasaDelDerbi pic.twitter.com/CLUGTUncLC

— Fútbol en Movistar+ (@MovistarFutbol) March 7, 2021

Luis Suarez

We still can’t believe Barcelona let Suarez join Atleti.

Luis Suarez continues his phenomenal season as he puts Atleti ahead in the derby with the outside of his right foot! 🔴⚪

He just loves scoring against Real Madrid 🔥 pic.twitter.com/1r4R6JoxBh

— Premier Sports 📺 (@PremierSportsTV) March 7, 2021

Kylian Mbappe

Mbappe shouldn’t be this good at 22.

What a goal Mbappé pic.twitter.com/RMCiFEcqHX

— 🇨🇩🇸🇱 (@F1avs) March 6, 2021

Match of the Day

They couldn’t help but poke fun at Alexandre Lacazette.

Genuinely can’t stop watching this! #Burnley #twitterclarets #MOTD pic.twitter.com/DYJUaOcvbC

— Karen Fazackerley (@KarenFaz) March 6, 2021

Roy Keane

Micah Richards made this far too easy for Keane.

🗣 "If he's that good why did they send him out on loan and then sell him to Tottenham?"

🗣 "I went on loan to Fiorentina, I was alright!"

🗣 "Exactly."

Micah Richards walked right into that one. 🙄😂 pic.twitter.com/qi6Ee0apWE

— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) March 7, 2021