Mahrez Sends Special Message to Man City's History Making Team after Super Cup Triumph

• Riyad Mahrez has congratulated Manchester City for winning the Super Cup
• The English champions beat Sevilla to win the trophy for the first time
• Mahrez left City to join Al-Ahli in the summer transfer window

Al-Ahli forward, Riyad Mahrez, has congratulated his former teammates at Manchester City for making history following their UEFA Super Cup victory.

The UEFA Champions League winners defeated Sevilla on penalties to win their first-ever European Super Cup.

Mahrez, a member of the team that won the treble last season, was monitoring the game from his new base in Saudi Arabia.

After the match, the five-time Premier League winner took to social media to congratulate his former club for their latest success.

"Congratulations on making even more history," he wrote on Twitter.

Sevilla got off to a great start when Morocco striker Youssef En-Nesyri headed home from a Marcus Acuna cross in the 25th minute.

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But the La Liga side were held back by a second-half equalizer from youngster Cole Palmer, which forced the game into penalties.

Nemanja Gudelj missed from the spot to hand the English champions the trophy.

"Happy to see the boys celebrating again. Congratulations Man City," wrote former captain of the club, Ilkay Gundogan on Twitter.

Manchester City started the season in the best way after beating Burnley in their league opener last Friday, as reported by Sky Sports.

Mahrez makes EPL history

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Mahrez has become the African player with the most English Premier League titles after Manchester City were declared champions on Saturday, May 20, 2023.

The Cityzens were crowned champions without even kicking the ball after Arsenal lost to Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.

City's four-point advantage over Arsenal with just a game remaining for the Gunners meant the London club were mathematically out of the race.

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Mahrez's message to City fans

Algeria forward Mahrez bid Manchester City farewell after announcing his departure, bringing an end to a successful five-year spell.

The 31-year-old has signed a deal to join Saudi Arabian giants Al-Ahli.

Having joined City from Leicester City in 2018, the French-born Algerian became a star in Manchester, helping the club with multiple titles, including the UEFA Champions League.