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Vinicius Junior poked fun at Manchester City fans after putting Real Madrid in front on the night at the Etihad, with the Premier League side set to exit the Champions League

Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior celebrated his goal against Manchester City with a jibe to the home fans inside the Etihad Stadium. The forward converted from the penalty spot after Bernardo Silva was sent off for handball.

The Spanish giants travelled down to the Etihad Stadium with a 3-0 lead to defend after Federico Valverde's first-half hat-trick. City came out fighting in the second leg with Rayan Cherki and Rodri forced good saves from Thibaut Courtois.

However, the tide of the tie changed when Madrid were awarded a penalty. Vinicius smashed an effort against the post before firing another striker towards goal from the rebound, which was cleared off the line by Silva.

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Claims for a penalty were initially silenced when the linesman's flag went up to deem Vinicius offside.

However, a lengthy review of the incident by VAR cleared the offside and referee Clement Turpin was forced to send Silva off for using his elbow to clear the ball.

Vinicius stepped up to take the penalty, despite missing one last week against City, and sent Gianluigi Donnarumma the wrong way.

After running over to the travelling fans, the Brazilian turned to the City fans and seemed to celebrate by acting 'cry cry'.

The forward was heavily booed by the home supporters after scoring and had been jeered earlier in the contest.

It comes just weeks after his incident at Benfica where Vinicius reported to the referee that Gianluca Prestianni had used a racial slur after he had opened the scoring and been booked for his celebrations.

Meanwhile at the Etihad, Pep Guardiola was given something to smile about before half-time, as Erling Haaland grabbed a goal back to make it 1-1 on the night and 4-1 on aggregate.

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