- Feyenoord fought back from a 3-0 deficit to earn a dramatic draw against Man City
- Director Dennis te Kloese told a star that he had to go to the Man City dressing room
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Feyenoord director Dennis te Kloese reportedly joked that he had sold one of the club’s stars to Manchester City after their key role in the Dutch team’s stunning comeback on Tuesday.
Man City looked on course for a comfortable victory at the Etihad, with a goal from Erling Haaland and Ilkay Gundogan giving the home side a 3-0 lead over Feyenoord.
The Dutch side hit back impressively in the closing stages, with Anis Hadj Moussa seizing on a mistake from Josko Gvardiol to pull a goal back for the visitors in the 74th minute.
Santiago Gimenez reduced the deficit further, before David Hancko completed the comeback with a goal in the 89th minute to earn Feyenoord a point.
Hadj Moussa was named player of the match by UEFA for his crucial role in Feyenoord’s battle.
According to the Dutch newspaper The TelegraphFeyenoord director Te Kloese took the opportunity to joke with the Algerian winger after he returned to the dressing room after receiving the award.
Anis Hadj Moussa, centre, impressed as Feyenoord fought back from a 3-0 deficit against Man City
Feyenoord director Dennis te Kloese joked with the star that he has now sold him to Man City
Hadj Moussa received the man of the match award after sparking the Dutch side’s comeback
“Ho, ho, not in this dressing room you,” Te Kloese reportedly said when Hadj Moussa entered the Feyenoord dressing room. “You need to go to the next door.”
“But that is Manchester City’s dressing room,” Hadj Moussa responded.
This led to Te Kloese joking ‘Yes, I just sold you’, before laughing with the winger.
Te Kloese’s comment was seen by the Dutch press as a culmination of the winger’s impressive rise against the Premier League champions.
Hadj Moussa came over this summer from the Belgian Patro Eisden, who had loaned him to Vitesse from February to May.
Te Kloese had reportedly agreed a deal worth £2.9 million for the winger, marking a record sale for Patro Eisden.
Hadj Moussa recently started paying back the investment after scoring in back-to-back Champions League games.
The 23-year-old has now scored four goals in thirteen games for Feyenoord this season.
The Algerian winger took advantage of a mistake by Josko Gvardiol to reduce the deficit to 3-1
Hadj Moussa’s try led to a Feyenoord fightback and a Man City collapse at the Etihad
The draw extended Man City’s winless streak to six games, but ended a run of five consecutive defeats
Thanks to the stunning comeback against Man City, Feyenoord took the seventh point in the renewed Champions League.
The Dutch team is 20th in the rankings, which would be enough to secure a play-off spot.
Man City’s troubles continued with a sixth straight match without a win, although the draw ended a run of five consecutive defeats in all competitions.
Pep Guardiola’s team is fifteenth in the Champions League rankings with eight points from five games.