Watch: Benjamin Mendy Forgets Ligament Injury To Wildly Celebrate Sterling Winner

Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy caught the eye once again on Wednesday night when celebrating Raheem Sterling’s last minute winner against Southampton, despite recovering from a ruptured cruciate ligament injury.

Ruptured ACL but who cares after a 95th minute winner ???? #LookAtMeRunning ??? pic.twitter.com/kphW7mNZTH

— Benjamin Mendy (@benmendy23) November 29, 2017

Sterlinggggggggggggg ahahahaha awowwwwwwww

— Benjamin Mendy (@benmendy23) 29 November 2017

City maintained their eight point lead at the top of the Premier League by beating the Saints, with Sterling netting a stunning winner in stoppage time. It is the second game in which the England star has proven decisive, after he scored at Huddersfield on Sunday.

PADDY POWER HAVE YOU COVERED

????? https://t.co/q1waAUBsO1

— Benjamin Mendy (@benmendy23) 29 November 2017

Mendy has been missing for much of this season after suffering the injury in the Champions League, but that didn’t stop him joining in the scenes as pandemonium hit the Etihad Stadium.

Was starting my tweet with « the streak is over ... » deleted that quick as f*** ???? what a finish !!!

— Benjamin Mendy (@benmendy23) 29 November 2017

While he risked further injury, and the wrath of boss Pep Guardiola, but he entertained his followers. Not for the first time, either.

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The £52million summer signing from Monaco has not been afraid to show his sense of humour on social media since arriving in England.