"I'm just sick of Pep now", "We are losing" - Manchester City fans react as star left out of XI for PL clash against Fulham

Manchester City fans react to lineup vs Fulham
Manchester City fans react to lineup vs Fulham (Image Source: Getty, X/@yvdem8)

Some Manchester City fans are displeased with Ryan Cherki being on the bench in their clash against Fulham. The two sides are set to face off at Craven Cottage in the Premier League on Tuesday.

Ad

The Cityzens will face the Cottagers after both sides secured narrow wins in their previous games. Manchester City beat Leeds United 3-2 at the Etihad, courtesy of a stoppage-time winner from Phil Foden. Meanwhile, Fulham beat London rivals Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 away in their Premier League clash.

City announced their lineup for Tuesday's clash on social media, with Ryan Cherki starting on the bench.

Ad

Some fans have expressed their disappointment at this, as one X (formerly Twitter) user wrote:

"Cherki on ben again? I’m just sick of pep now"
Ad

Another wrote,

"foden on the wing again and cherki on the bench? we are losing"
Ad

Some other fans asked:

Ad
Ad

Manchester City signed Ryan Cherki from Lyon in the summer for a reported fee of €42.5 million. He has scored four goals and provided five assists in 16 games across competitions for the club. However, he has started just five games this season, with only four of them in the Premier League.


When Kylian Mbappe lauded Manchester City star Ryan Cherki

France captain Kylian Mbappe hailed Ryan Cherki's abilities and performances last month. He spoke about his compatriot adapting to the Premier League side after his summer move and labeled him a 'special talent'.

Ad

Ahead of France's 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Ukraine on November 13, Mbappe said:

"He's a special talent. For me, he has a gift, which he is in the process of exploiting. He is an innate, spectacular talent. He has integrated very well into the group and at Manchester City, which is not easy. I hope he will continue like this. With us, he started well. Now he has an opportunity to come back, I hope he will be as good as he was at Manchester City."
Ad
"In the national team, there is no time for automatisms. I don't know if he's going to play tomorrow, but he knows what he has to do, he has the qualities to do it. If he plays tomorrow, like the 11 players who will play and the 5 who will come in, we have to prove that we deserve this jersey," he added.

Cherki started for France against Ukraine as they won 4-0. He then made a substitute appearance in their 3-1 win over Azerbaijan.

Quick Links

Edited by Aditya Singh
Sportskeeda logo
Close menu
WWE
WWE
NBA
NBA
NFL
NFL
MMA
MMA
Tennis
Tennis
NHL
NHL
Golf
Golf
MLB
MLB
Soccer
Soccer
F1
F1
WNBA
WNBA
down arrow icon
More
bell-icon Manage notifications