Fans love Scott Carson's role in unsavoury tunnel scenes that triggered Atletico player

Carson was on the bench for Manchester City as they travelled to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, but the tie descended into chaos as the players returned to their dressing rooms

Fans have hailed Scott Carson for the cheeky role he played in the unsavoury scenes in the tunnel after Manchester City defeated Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.

City travelled to the Wanda Metropolitano on Wednesday for the second leg of their European quarter-final tie. It was a feisty affair, with Atletico deploying their typical tricks in an attempt to rile up their opponents.

While the hosts did have chances to score, they failed to take them, with City progressing into the semi-finals. Brawls broke out towards the end of the game and that atmosphere carried on into the tunnel as the players made their way back to the dressing room.

The two teams continued to launch verbal assaults at each other with staff members holding them back from coming to blows. Carson was on the bench as one of City's back-up keepers for the trip to the Spanish capital.

And he also got involved in the tunnel, appearing to offer Sime Vrsaljko to go outside to fight him. The Atletico star had totally lost his head amid the verbal back and forth between the two teams.

On the video feed from the tunnel after the game, Carson can clearly be seen gesturing with his head before pointing to the exit. City fans delighted in Carson's cheeky role in the incident and hailed the veteran keeper for standing up for his team-mates.

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"Big Scotty Carson proper English," one fan tweeted. Another supporter added: "I'd bet everything on Carson," with a third saying: "Scott Carson offering them to take it outside. Bloke."

"Nah that’s genuinely Scott Carson on the left winding this all up," a fourth said, with another adding: "Scott Carson underrated here ‘get me in the car park’." A sixth delighted: "Scott Carson is mad for it big blue through and through."

"Scott Carson earning his keep there," said another as one fan joked: "Scott Carson offering them all a square go outside. You can take the lad out of West Cumbria." Another fan concluded: "Scott Carson is my new favourite person, what a guy."