The response was pretty inevitable in fairness.
Major sporting organisations have a pretty patchy record when it comes to social media over the years and Manchester United’s Twitter account hasn’t exactly covered itself in glory at times.
Last night, they were highlighting the contributions that some of the squad made on international duty, including Marouane Fellaini, whose Belgium side secured Euro 2016 qualification with a win over Andorra.
Another #mufc star has helped his country reach Euro 2016 – congratulations to @Fellaini, who was an unused sub in Belgium's win in Andorra.
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) October 10, 2015
Now we’re well aware of the fact that they were congratulating him on his role in the entire qualifying campaign, but most Twitter users were quick to jump on the ‘unused sub’ aspect of last night’s post.
@ManUtd @Fellaini So then he didn't help…
— BT (@TheTeamForMe) October 10, 2015
https://twitter.com/dmf180593/status/652946690010423296
https://twitter.com/R9acm/status/652960809639776256
https://twitter.com/supaabzz/status/652946520602509312
https://twitter.com/MHMD_MUFC/status/652946671861633024
Twitter can be a cruel, cruel place at times.
