Manchester City fans have a theory as to why former Manchester United player Anthony Elanga called Josko Gvardiol a 'dead player'

Anthony Elanga appeared to label Josko Gvardiol a “dead player” but Manchester City fans believe they know why he made the alleged dig.

He Nottingham Forest The striker made the comment when asked to rank ten random players from best to worst.

And he chose to insult the versatile defender Gvardiol, who joined the Etihad last summer from RB Leipzig in a deal worth £77 million.

When the Croatian's face appeared during his Tik TokElanga appeared to quietly say, “Dead player,” under his breath, before ranking him 10th.

Although he 21 yearsThe apparent mockery may be due to his loyalty to manchester unitedin whom he went through the youth ranks before changing Old Trafford for the City Ground in July 2023.

However, some City Supporters believe his comment was out of spite after their meeting in September.

a clip of gvardiol Taking down the Swedish winger has since gone viral, and Elanga was sent flying into advertising billboards.

And Citizens fans have used this to mock Elanga, as one social media user said: “He had flashbacks when he saw Gvardiol.”

Another commented: “Gvardiol probably doesn't even know his name but he's arguing with him because he has a body.”

A third added: “The same United disclaimer that Gvardiol sent out on billboards?”

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This fan then commented: “Bro got his body.”

Meanwhile, another responded with the video of Gvardiol besting Elanga, where he simply stated: “The audacity. You're not that guy.”

Despite being a natural centre-back, Gvardiol has played predominantly as a left-back in pep guardiola this season.

Of his 16 Premier League appearances, he has played as a full-back on 12 occasions.

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