Merse: City loss the worst ever

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Paul Merson has described Manchester City’s Champions League semi-final defeat at Real Madrid as the worst performance he’s ever seen in football.

Having earned a credible goalless draw with the 10-time champions in the first leg at the Etihad Stadium, Manuel Pellegrini’s men relinquished their hopes of a maiden European Cup final appearance as Fernando’s own-goal saw Real progress.

In what was a performance bereft of intensity and creativity, City’s star-studded line-up managed just one shot on target at the Bernabeu and failed to create a single clear-cut chance as they were dumped out of the competition with a whimper.

“I would say that’s the worst I’ve ever seen in football,” Merson told Sky Sports’ Facebook page.

“It was the …

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