Man City make embarrassing blunder with Tijjani Reijnders' shirt following €55m move from AC Milan

Manchester City made a huge blunder with Tijjani Reijnders' shirt which was noticed by fans as the new signing scored twice against Palermo in pre-season.

• Reijnders struck twice for City
• His name was misspelt on the back of his shirt
• Fans noticed embarrassing mistake by club

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Reijnders scored an impressive double for his new club against Palermo on Friday but the shine was taken off the day by a spelling mistake on the back of the Dutch midfielder's shirt – as his name was spelt 'Reijinders' with an extra letter 'i' – as spotted by eagle-eyed supporters.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Reijnders joined the Cityzens in a €55 million (£47.5m/$64m) move – which could reportedly rise to €70m (£60m/$81m) – from AC Milan in June and has shown glimpses of quality in the Club World Cup and in pre-season, none more so than in the 3-0 victory over Serie B side Palermo. The Netherlands international is expected to have a key role to play for his new club this season, though ideally with the correct name on his shirt next time.

• WHAT GUARDIOLA SAID

  Pep Guardiola said of Reijnders after the match: "We knew he was a special player who would arrive in the box […] He scored two goals and had a fantastic performance, like the rest of his teammates. He can play defensive midfield, but he loves getting into the box to help our attackers like Erling [Haaland] and Omar [Marmoush]. Really delighted!"

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  WHAT NEXT FOR REIJNDERS AND MAN CITY?

  Reijnders looks set to make his Premier League debut when Manchester City visit Wolves on Saturday 16. After a disappointing campaign by their elevated standards last term, Guardiola and his side will hope to bounce back with new signings such as Rayan Ait-Nouri, Rayan Cherki and Reijnders looking to make the difference for the eight-time Premier League winners.