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Charlie Wilson

Liverpool fans love what commentator said during Man City win over Chelsea

Manchester City pulled away further at the top of the table today with a 1-0 victory over Chelsea.

But while the result was not good news for Liverpool, some fans had a chuckle at a slight commentary error during the first half.

With the scoreline at 0-0, City and their supporters in the ground were upset with a decision which did not go their way when they thought Phil Foden had been fouled in the build up of an attack.

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While describing the incident on commentary for Premier League Productions, former Liverpool player Jim Beglin made a small - potentially Freudian - slip when describing Manchester City's stadium, before quickly correcting himself.

Popular co-commentator Beglin said: "You can hear the annoyance around the Emptyhad...I had mean Etihad."

Beglin cleared things up after the game, tweeting: "I have the greatest respect for Manchester City Football Club. In no way was my verbal error today intended to cause City fans any offence."

'Emptyhad' is a dig made by some opposition fans towards City, referencing an apparent inability to sell out the Etihad Stadium on certain occasions.

And it did not go unnoticed by a number of Liverpool fans watching the action:

City's 1-0 win came thanks to a superb long-range strike from midfielder Kevin De Bruyne.

The result leaves Pep Guardiola's men 13 points clear of Chelsea at the top of the table.

City are now 14 points ahead of Liverpool, who are back in third.

The Reds currently have two games in hand on the league leaders and host Brentford at Anfield tomorrow afternoon.

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