Scapegoats are a fact of football life when a team loses a game — even if that same team has just won 14 of the previous 15, and drawn the other one.
So when Manchester City ’s excellent run came to an end against Tottenham on Saturday, allowing Liverpool to inch closer at the top of the Premier League, the hunt for someone to blame was quickly underway, chiefly on social media.
Some fans were — with justification — pointing fingers at Ruben Dias, who was caught in no-man’s land as Heung Min Son darted clear from halfway for the first goal, and was similarly indecisive for Harry Kane ’s late winner.
Others noted that Aymeric Laporte, not for the first time against Spurs, was drawn out of position by Kane for the first goal and failed to spot the chief danger for the third, which was the lurking presence of the England skipper at the far post.
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