The Northern Ireland international scored the opening goal in the 6-1 drubbing of Coventry City in the EFL Cup and unsurprisingly Twitter reacted in true fashion
Norwich City’s Kyle Lafferty celebrates
Norwich City opened their EFL Cup in a fine manner on Tuesday night, beating League One outfit Coventry City by a resounding five goal scoreline as they won 6-1.
With full priority on the league, Alex Neil chose a weakened side. However, the Canaries second string were just as convincing.
Norwich City’s Kyle Lafferty celebrates scoring
Northern Ireland stalwart Kyle Lafferty made his first start for the Yellows since January 2015 and didn’t disappoint, as he opened the scoring from 20 yards out in the 25th minute.
And though summer signing Sergi Canos lit up Carrow Road, bagging two goals on his debut in East Anglia, it was the selection of Lafferty that had Norwich fans drooling over Twitter.
Norwich City’s Kyle Lafferty celebrates scoring their third goal with Jonny Howson
Primarily a selection of Norwich fans were not too pleased that Laffery was given another chance in the yellow shirt.
But when he scored, the mood soon changed
However, it seems the jury is still out for a player who has a split opinion amongst the Norwich fans
Yet some City fans were content at the glowing result and Lafferty’s performance
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