Back in October, Vinicius Jr had reacted to his Ballon d’Or disappointment by tweeting in Portuguese, “‘I’ll do it x10 if it’s needed. They’re not ready.” And his display last night suggested he was not kidding.

The display was a dig at Real Madrid's decision to boycott the Ballon d'Or ceremony after Vinicius finished behind Rodri in last year's voting. The bold move from City's supporter

Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr says the display of a banner highlighting Rodri's Ballon d'Or win before kick-off at Manchester City motivated him even more to win the Champions League play-off first leg.

Vinicius Junior - Man City fans displayed a picture of Rodri kissing the trophy with the message ‘Stop crying your heart out’, mocking Real’s boycott of the ceremony.

Real Madrid forward, Vinicius Junior has hit back at Manchester City fans over their banner which mocked him before his side’s Champions League playoffs first leg 3-2 win against the Premier League champions on Tuesday.

Vinicius Jr said a Manchester City banner mocking him at the start of the Champions League game at the Etihad motivated him to play better. As the teams came out for the first leg of their play-off, fans in the South Stand held up a giant banner of Rodri clutching the Ballon d'Or and the Oasic lyric 'Stop crying your heart out'.