Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez put in a man of the match performance as the Premier League champions thrashed Chelsea 4-0 in the FA Cup.
The Algerian international opened the scoring with a well taken free-kick before putting away the fourth goal from the penalty spot.
Mahrez has been somewhat below his best this season but supporters on Twitter were quick to praise him after he put the Blues to the sword at the weekend:
Finally back into elite form 💙
— TheFanOpinion 🔮 (@TheFanOpinion) January 8, 2023
🇩🇿🔥
— Le Navire DZ 🇩🇿 (@ALG726Mancity) January 8, 2023
The guys totally unplayable when he’s in that mood 💥💙
— KELVIN NODEN 🌿🌱🍀🌳 (@KELVINNODEN) January 8, 2023
Well deserved. He ran the show 🔥
— Sadiku mustapha (@Eneyesadiku) January 8, 2023
he’s back again
— Killmonger (@imraninho99) January 8, 2023
This is just the beginning for him 😈
— Melih (@MtMcfc) January 8, 2023
As fans have pointed out, the 31-year-old was very much back to his very best on Sunday evening, causing all sorts of trouble on the right flank, whilst providing moments of real quality on the ball.
Since the domestic season resumed after the World Cup, Mahrez has bagged four goals and one assist in only five appearances, which is in stark contrast to the four he scored in 17 games prior to the tournament in Qatar starting back in November.