#10 Why always him? (2011)
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In October 2011, Manchester City thoroughly routed their rivals from across town 6-1 at Old Trafford inflicting on them their worst home defeat since 1955. Mario Balotelli opened the scoring for the Citizens after making headlines that week for setting off fireworks in his house.
He scored City’s second goal after half-time which sent the men in blue on their way. While many United fans would like to point out they were a man down after Johnny Evans’s sending off, United never seemed a threat to City.
That night, Sergio Aguero and David Silva scored a goal each and Edin Dzeko scored a brace making it a total of six goals for City that night. Darren Fletcher’s goal for United was hardly any consolation.
This enormous win over United gave City a definite edge in terms of goal difference which helped them win the Premier League title that season. However, the most memorable part of that night was Balotelli’s histrionics after his second goal.
He lifted his shirt to reveal a t-shirt inside with the words “Why always me?” referring to his ability to dominate headlines. Little did he know, his act of good-humoured defiance would help generate thousands of memes and trolls later.
