Man City and Liverpool FC know truth about Kylian Mbappe claim after Achraf Hakimi's AFCON goal

The delayed 2021 African Cup of Nations hasn't been short of drama or controversy this month, with big shocks, very questionable refereeing and some incredible goals.

Manchester City's Riyad Mahrez apologised on Tuesday for Algeria's winless exit at the first attempt in a group stage that also saw Ghana crash out and a referee who apparently thought a game of football only lasts for 85 minutes.

Into the knockout stages, and AFCON 2021 t has continued to entertain, with Tunisia knocking out Nigeria, Comoros running Cameroon mightily close on their competition debut despite having to play with an outfielder in goal, and City youngster Issa Kabore holding his nerve in a penalty shoot-out to put Burkina Faso through.

On Tuesday, Senegal beat nine-man Cape Verde in a game marred by a sickening clash of heads between Liverpool's Sadio Mane and Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha, while Morocco edged past Malawi thanks to a brilliant free-kick from Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi, setting up a quarter-final with either Ivory Coast or Egypt.

With Mahrez on holiday for a week after the tournament, City are able to watch on as neutrals - barring Kabore's involvement - but might have been inadvertently drawn into the discussion again from an unlikely source.

Kylian Mbappe.

The Frenchman took to social media after Hakimi's lovely strike to declare: "Achraf Hakimi. Best RB in the world. Good night guys."

It's a tweet that is clearly a public message of support for a friend who's just scored one of the most high profile goals of his career. Mbappe won't have been considering every other right-back in the world before naming Hakimi as the best, and at that moment, it was a fair reaction to a brilliant goal.

However, if he