Alvarez responds to Kepa's 'Martinez book store' antics as Shearer slams 'embarrassing' Chelsea

Gary Lineker mocked Kepa Arrizabalaga and Alan Shearer threw himself at Chelsea after their FA Cup loss to Manchester City.

Chelsea were abject in their third round draw at the Etihad, conceding three goals in the first half and barely threatening the hosts on the other side.

The pressure is mounting on Graham Potter, who described the opening period of the match as particularly "painful and difficult for all of us".

He added: "We were second behind a very, very good team. We're not in a good moment and although the first 20 minutes were suspicious, we couldn't attack the line well enough. background, we weren't able to attack as well as we would like.

"Manchester City are very good at stopping you from doing this, but at the same time we struggled.

"In terms of the Premier League, we lost four games - against Newcastle away, when we had nine players unavailable, we lost 1-0 against Arsenal, we lost a bad day against Brighton and we lost to Manchester City. We also attracted Manchester United and Brentford, so the results in a short time are not positive.

"You can make excuses and look for reasons or say it's not good enough. Both of these answers are correct. We need to keep improving and sticking together because clearly we are suffering as a club football and it's not pleasant at all. But that's where we are at the moment.

“You understand the frustration of the supporters, we respect that. There are always other opinions, negativity and criticism because the results have not been positive. That is part of the job and part of the challenge. »

Julian Alvarez scored 2-0 on the half-hour with a penalty after Kai Havertz's inexplicable handball, the Argentine converted after Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa tried to push him away with what appeared to be a little chat about the place.

BBC Sport presenter Lineker laughed at the Spaniard's actions as he replayed the footage at half-time.

"And that?" he said. "I think Alvarez is probably saying 'Dude, I just won a gold medal at the World Cup, I'm not worried about you'."

Micah Richards, who was on duty, joked, "Not quite Emi Martinez, huh?", to which Lineker replied, "Pound shop Emi Martinez."

Alvarez told ESPN Argentina: "The goalkeepers always try to do their thing, I don't mind at all. I had already decided to shoot like that and well, it was a goal."

Shearer, also on duty at the BBC, hammered at Chelsea after the game.

"Manchester City have been fantastic in every position," he said. "They dominated the whole pitch and were sensational.

"From Chelsea's point of view, this performance is not acceptable. I said they needed energy, character, all those things.

"I don't care how many injuries you have on your team, you can always go out and do a shift. They haven't and it's embarrassing from their point of view."