Social Zone: Noble bursts Hammers' bubble, and Messi storms off against Lyon
- Sean Fisher
- 20 September 2021
Dramatic scenes capped off a thrilling game at the London Stadium, and Mark Noble's heatmap sums it up. In other news, Gary Lineker has made a surprise career change to save his Italian reputation.
SOCCER: Penalty drama and Manchester United. Name a better duo.
89’ | Lingard fires Man Utd 2-1 ahead
— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) September 19, 2021
92' | VAR deny Ronaldo a stonewall penalty
93’ | West Ham awarded penalty after VAR check
93’ | Mark Noble is brought on to take it
95’ | De Gea saves the penalty pic.twitter.com/l8024qYN5l
SOCCER: And it all came down to one man. Of course it didn't turn out the way West Ham wanted, but it was a Noble effort...
Mark Noble's game by numbers vs. Man Utd:
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) September 19, 2021
1 minute
1 touch
1 shot
1 penalty missed
An iconic touch map. 🙃 pic.twitter.com/D3UJVX7jvc
SOCCER: Is that Gary Lineker by his side too? Coaching in the Serie A is the last thing I expected considering the mess he made last time out on an Italian pitch.
Sarri stress smoking in the press box 😂 pic.twitter.com/3wuQFxqkKx
— Italian Football TV (@IFTVofficial) September 19, 2021
SOCCER: In other news, Lionel Messi finally made his home debut for Paris Saint-Germain, and it's fair to say it was made out to be a pretty big deal.
They have a dedicated cam for Lionel Messi 🐐 pic.twitter.com/Z69degEYKz
— Subhash (@Cule_LeoMessi) September 19, 2021
SOCCER: However, it didn't quite work out for the magical Argentine, and he sulked and snubbed Pochettino after being subbed off. Even the other players wanted in on the action.
— Out Of Context Football (@nocontextfooty) September 19, 2021
SOCCER: This is - erm - a brilliant show of class from - erm - Wayne Rooney to be fair. Erm.
This is absolutely top class from Wayne Rooney.
— HLTCO (@HLTCO) September 19, 2021
The man is an icon of the game, he could easily walk away from Derby and get very little stick but instead, he gets a huge win and then comes out and says this. Superb.
pic.twitter.com/JUqaILlZdg
Queen 👸
— Ryder Cup Europe (@RyderCupEurope) September 19, 2021
Knights ⚔️
Postman 📮
It's incredible what you find in #RyderCup Lost Property. pic.twitter.com/c68EQZYSVw
Always fun when they share the field.@Lj_era8 | @PatrickMahomes pic.twitter.com/RvdKeq8gsC
— NFL (@NFL) September 20, 2021
