Topics:Â Leeds United, Fan Reactions, Sunderland, Football, EFL Championship
Fans are furious after spotting what Illan Meslier did moments after committing the 'worst goalkeeping error of the season'.
Leeds United were destined to pick up all three points against Sunderland until a moment of madness, having come from a goal down.
Joel Piroe cancelled out Chris Rigg's goal before Junior Firpo put his side in the lead.
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In the 97th minute, Alan Browne pounced on a loose ball and helped it into the box via a deflection from Firpo.
Under absolutely no pressure, Meslier seemingly misjudged the bounce, allowing the ball to go in the back of the net to concede a goal deep, deep into stoppage time.
Sunderland snatched a point in the dying stages in bizarre fashion to stay top of the Championship.
After the final whistle, Meslier and Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris shared a warm embrace following their time together at Lorient.
The French goalkeeper could be seen smiling and joking with Le Bris, which angered fans, including many Leeds supporters.
People couldn't believe his reaction in wake of producing a shocking error.
One X user wrote: "30 seconds after FT whistle with the opposition gaffer, if I were a Leeds fan my head would be on mars."
To which a Leeds supporter replied: "My head is on f**king mars. Cracking atmosphere, great away day all ruined by one idiotic moment. Absolute sh*t"
A third added: "How the f**k is he laughing about it!! Shocking mistake!!"
Another commented: "I noticed that. Itâs not going to go down well with Leeds fans. A lot will be angry and see this as a slap in the face."
Speaking after the game, Le Bris jumped to the defence of Meslier but expressed his delight at claiming a point.
"I'm disappointed for him," he said. "I like this boy and I like the goalkeeper as well. Everyone on the pitch can make a mistake. For a goalkeeper and a striker, when you make a big mistake the consequences are very important. It happened today, we're happy for the final result because it was a tough game against a strong team."
The 48-year-old added: "Still difficult because when you make this kind of mistake you're disappointed for him. I can't say anything. We just spoke about the action and said the ball changed direction when it touched the ground and it was surprising - happy for me but not so happy for him."
