Pedro Porro hits back after fans criticise him for not celebrating in Manchester City 0-4 Tottenham

Pedro Porro came back to haunt Manchester City on Saturday as Tottenham recorded a 4-0 win at the Etihad Stadium.

The Spain international – who Manchester City sold to Sporting CP for £7.9m back in 2022 – popped up to net Tottenham’s third goal in what was a resounding victory against Pep Guardiola’s reigning Premier League champions.

However, the Tottenham No.23 received criticism from fans – including some Spurs supporters too – after deciding not to celebrate his goal, as we often see players do when netting against former employers.

Instead, the man from Don Benito simply ran towards the away section with his hand held up in apologetic fashion.

In this instance, though, it was odd to see from Pedro Porro – who never actually made an appearance for Manchester City before the Citizens offloaded him.

Now – however – the Spaniard has hit back.

What Pedro Porro wrote on X

In response to those who questioned his non-celebration at the Etihad Stadium, Porro posted a photo on X (previously known as Twitter) showing himself passionately celebrating after Brennan Johnson made it 4-0 in the 93rd minute.

Perhaps the 25-year-old himself was asking why he opted not to celebrate his goal in the time between his 52nd minute strike and Johnson’s effort, as he let out a lot more emotion following the Wales international’s strike.

How much Manchester City made from Tottenham signing Pedro Porro

When deciding to offload Porro, who Real Madrid want, Manchester City negotiated a 30% sell-on clause.

As a result, the Citizens secured themselves £11.7m after Tottenham paid Sporting CP a sum of £39m to bring the Spaniard back to the Premier League.

That was a wise move from Manchester City, although given the decline of Kyle Walker this season, you would be forgiven for feeling Guardiola might prefer to still have Porro – who some think Manchester United could pursue – at the Etihad Stadium instead of that £11.7m cash injection.