Rio Ferdinand could not help but laugh after Kylian Mbappe embarrassed Manchester City defender Josko Gvardiol with a stunning goal for Real Madrid in the Champions League.
Already boasting a one-goal advantage following a 3-2 win in the first leg at the Etihad Stadium, Real Madrid appeared to put the Champions League play-off tie to bed with a scintillating first-half display.
Fans and pundits were curious to see if Pep Guardiola’s side could respond and keep their European hopes alive but Man City conceded after just four minutes.
A long ball from the back caused City’s defence much more trouble than it should have, with the experienced Ruben Dias misjudging a header and allowing Mbappe to race through on goal and lob Ederson with a superb finish.
Faced with a mountain to climb, Manchester City did little to suggest they could get back into the tie, with Real Madrid in fact pushing for a second.
And the home side did just that on 33 minutes as Mbappe picked up the ball from the hapless City defence and sat down Gvardiol with a frightening dummy before slotting past Ederson.
Reacting to the sensational goal, a sniggering Ferdinand said on TNT Sports’ commentary: ‘Mbappe, that is wonderful, devastating.
‘He has absolutely laid the defender down on the floor and said, “sit down there and watch me slot this home”.’