{"id":296399,"date":"2023-10-19T19:56:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T19:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=296399"},"modified":"2023-10-19T19:56:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T19:56:03","slug":"man-city-share-hilarious-1990s-style-ai-generated-images-of-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/man-city-share-hilarious-1990s-style-ai-generated-images-of-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Man City share HILARIOUS 1990s-style AI-generated images of players"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Man City share AI-generated images of players in a &#8216;back to the 90s&#8217; style&#8230; while fans think Erling Haaland &#8216;looks like the villain in high-school movies&#8217;, others think Jack Grealish has transformed into David Beckham!<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fans made up plotlines in the comments for the various footballer lookalikes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Many thought Erling Haaland&#8217;s likeness resembled a high school movie menace<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Manchester City have released a set of AI-generated photos in a 1990s style &#8211; and they&#8217;ve left fans in hysterics.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The images show seven players and Pep Guardiola kitted out in gear from the decade with throwback haircuts.<\/p>\n<p>Erling Haaland was the subject of many comments thanks to his quiff and mullet, with plenty of fans suggesting he looked like an American high school movie bully.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Building on that theme, others saw the funny side in suggesting that Haaland&#8217;s likeness would give Julian Alvarez wedgies.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Walker was revamped with a curly haircut and rocked a pair of shades and a blue jacket as his AI character attempted to look cool.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/18\/17\/76716021-0-image-a-22_1697647439373.jpg\" height=\"797\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester City fans thought Erling Haaland&#8217;s AI likeness looked like an American high school movie bully<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/18\/17\/76716033-0-image-a-24_1697647530066.jpg\" height=\"786\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>It was bad news for the freshly mullet-ed Julian Alvarez, who fans thought Haaland would give a wedgie!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/18\/17\/76715969-0-image-a-23_1697647446710.jpg\" height=\"790\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kyle Walker became the coolest kid on the block with his pair of sunglasses and blue jacket<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Jack Grealish sported a brown leather jacket and quiff and drew comparisons with David Beckham &#8211; a lookalike pairing which has been bandied around often but now has serious credibility with this new AI likeness.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The major difference with Pep Guardiola was that he suddenly had a head full of plumage, but AI didn&#8217;t nail what he actually looked like when he was a player in the 1990s for Barcelona. The badge on his outfit looked vaguely like that of Manchester City.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Donning a blue jumper and luscious parted locks on top, Kevin de Bruyne was compared by some commenters to Prince Harry &#8211; though their footballing ability is yet to be tested one-on-one.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bernardo Silva was rewarded the honour of looking rather snug, with enough hair to keep him warm for winter and a jumper.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Phil Foden was gifted a more distinctive style, with a more modern haircut of skin-faded sides.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One user commented: &#8216;Haaland looks like the average bully in American high school films&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Another wrote: &#8216;Haaland looks like he bullies people into giving him lunch money&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The most liked comment got over 6,000 likes. &#8216;Haaland looks like he gives Alvarez Wedgies,&#8217; it read.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/18\/17\/76715965-0-image-a-26_1697648195779.jpg\" height=\"797\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jack Grealish&#8217;s character posed in a leather jacket and drew comparisons to David Beckham<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/18\/17\/76716047-0-image-a-27_1697648253527.jpg\" height=\"792\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Wearing a jumper of unidentified branding, Kevin de Bruyne was compared to Prince Harry<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/18\/17\/76715981-0-image-a-28_1697648291785.jpg\" height=\"799\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Is that supposed to be a Manchester City badge on Pep Guardiola&#8217;s jumper?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/18\/17\/76715989-0-image-a-29_1697648338782.jpg\" height=\"797\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Some commenters felt that Bernardo Silva resembled Gerard Pique &#8211; just with more hair<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/18\/17\/76716013-0-image-a-30_1697648366297.jpg\" height=\"797\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Phil Foden was the most modern-looking of the bunch, with a skin-fade accompanied by a bright blue tracksuit top<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/18\/21\/76724085-12646033-image-a-4_1697659513405.jpg\" height=\"77\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Commenters felt that Erling Haaland looked like a bully in American high school films<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/18\/21\/76724071-12646033-image-a-5_1697659516844.jpg\" height=\"51\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/18\/21\/76724061-12646033-image-a-9_1697659532612.jpg\" height=\"66\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/18\/21\/76724081-12646033-image-a-10_1697659535384.jpg\" height=\"59\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Another commented: &#8216;Grealish looks so much like Beckham lol&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think Grealish wins this one,&#8217; wrote one user.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One took a musical twist in writing: &#8216;Bernardo and Juli\u00e1n look like the Bee Gees or Modern Talking&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Attempting to summarise the sentiment of the post, one penned: &#8216;What in the Riverdale is going on&#8217;, referring to the American TV series with teenage characters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12646033\/Man-City-share-AI-generated-images-players-90s-style-fans-think-Erling-Haaland-looks-like-villain-high-school-movies-think-Jack-Grealish-transformed-David-Beckham.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man City share AI-generated images of players in a &#8216;back to the 90s&#8217; 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