After Manchester City secured a crucial 2-1 victory in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final tie away to Paris-Saint Germain on Wednesday night, star midfielder Ilkay Gundogan sent a message to supporters alleviating injury fears.
A stunning second half performance from the Sky Blues gifted City a major advantage for the second leg in Manchester next week.
Marquinhos originally gave PSG a first half lead as the Ligue 1 giants caused Pep Guardiola’s side all sorts of problems.
However, over the next 45 minutes, City stamped their authority and dominated the play – with Kevin De Bruyne’s looping delivery finding it’s way past Keylor Navas for a deserved equaliser.
Riyad Mahrez then fired a free-kick through a leaky PSG wall to gift City a huge lead in Paris and two away goals.
After the full time whistle, some supporters were concerned for midfielder Gundogan after a poor tackle from opposition midfielder Idrissa Gana Gueye.
The ex-Everton ace was sent off for a late challenge on Gundogan in what was a careless clattering into the back of his achilles.
Writing on Twitter, the German alleviated concerns of a serious injury by confirming he is in fact fine and ‘all good’ after the incident.
Reacting to this message, many Man City fans were rightfully overjoyed – find all of their verdicts down below.
Man City fans buzz over Gundogan news
“I love you”
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“YESSSSS”
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“Great news. Top performance tonight from you and the team”
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“Thank goodness! Stay safe”
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“Big news Gundo can’t wait to see you play irl soon”
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