Man City tribute gets blasted by football fans

Manchester City paid tribute to injured teammate Ilkay Gundogan this morning, but football fans around the world ripped them to shreds. Photo / Getty

Some thought Ilkay Gundogan had died when Man City paid tribute to him in their Premier League fixture against Arsenal this morning.

The Sky Blues walked out at Etihad Stadium wearing Gundogan shirts backwards in a tribute to their fellow teammate.

However, many football fans were left confused.

Gundogan suffered damage to the cruciate ligament in his right knee during Thursday's win over Watford, and is expected to miss the rest of the season.

It would seem his teammates were showing their solidarity for the poor midfielder.

But was it a little too much? Football fans seemed to think so, taking to Twitter to voice their distaste.

Man City come out all wearing Gundogan shirts. Because he's injured... #MCIARS pic.twitter.com/2ezVFghjoh

— William Hill (@WilliamHill) December 18, 2016

Man City players out en masse wearing "Gundogan 8" shirts, in tribute to their apparently deceased team mate. #pureclass.

— Off The Ball (@offtheball) December 18, 2016

Shame Gundogan is out for a long time but City players wearing #8 shirts is cringeworthy. He's injured, not dead.

— Jonne Lindblom (@JonneLindblom) December 18, 2016

City are wearing Gundogan shirts. My prayers with his family during this difficult time. Losing a loved one so young is always hard. #MCFC

— MUFC_Jay (@JayceMUFC) December 18, 2016

Why are Man City players wearing Gundogan shirts like he died 😂😂

— T1 (@Txshai) December 18, 2016

Some fans thought it bore an eerily similar tone to when Neymar was injured for Brazil during the World Cup in 2014.