Manchester City’s Kyle Walker has deleted a controversial tweet in which he appeared to poke fun at Liverpool for failing to extend their lead at the top of the table to seven points.
The Reds’ 1-1 draw with Leicester on Wednesday night meant they moved five points clear of second-place City, who lost 2-1 to Newcastle just 24 hours earlier.
Walker, never famed for holding back on social media, tweeted a photo of Harry Maguire which became popular last summer, with the phrase: “So basically they thought they were gonna go 7 points ahead.