Fans noticed Kevin De Bruyne's corner-kick techniquye used to find the opening goal in their Liverpool clash had similarities to Trent Alexander-Arnold.
The masterful midfielder took the corner quickly, echoing Alexander-Arnold's move against Barcelona to find John Stones and the eventual opener.
Man City's trip to Anfield marks a crucial game in the title run-in, with a key three points at stake for the top spot.
Darwin Nunez had the ball in the net, though VAR ruled his goal offside and it was Stones who found the back of the net for the visitors.
'That looked like genius from [Kevin] De Bruyne' said Gary Neville after the goal was scored.
'How has he been able to spot that run?' Neville added. 'It's something they've worked on. Things like that don't just happen.
'De Bruyne just did this against the originators in their OWN stadium' one user posted, referencing the Barcelona corner.
'De Bruyne hit the corner taken quickly in Trent’s backyard after those comments he made this week' another joked.
'DeBruyne used the corner taken quickly tactics against Liverpool, Barca fans supporting Pep would love this' a third added.