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Stevenage trolled Philippe Coutinho for his performance when he was withdrawn by a winning Aston Villa during their FA Cup clash on Sunday.
However, the joke landed squarely on the Premier League side, as the League Two club struck twice late on to seal a legendary shock in England's leading cup competition.
Villa were leading through Morgan Sanson's first-half goal when Coutinho was substituted by boss Unai Emery in the 66th minute. He was replaced by Emi Buendia.
Stevenage's tweet slating Philippe Coutinho's performance came while they were still behind
The Brazilian playmaker was withdrawn in the 66th minute with Aston Villa 1-0 up at the time
Stevenage tweeted: 'Philippe Coutinho comes off. The substitution took longer than usual as they had to dig him out of Luther James-Wildin's back pocket.'
The Boro turned the match around, capitalising on Leander Dendoncker's red card to