As Alex Iwobi slotted home his second goal in two games against Watford on Sunday, I sent out a Tweet.
I wondered if I might hook a few United fans, but I wasn’t quite prepared for what was to follow.
My crime? I compared Iwobi, with his two goals and one assist in his last two games, with Anthony Martial.
Actually, I didn’t even do that.
I saw a chance to have a little laugh at how much United paid for Martial, and Iwobi seemed like a good vehicle to do that.
No-one with any sort of sense would have failed to see how loaded the tweet was and how it was nothing to take seriously:
https://twitter.com/HLeeHurley/status/716274243307192321
But then United fans are notorious for being able to dish it out and not take it.
I’m not sure what is funnier – that they are so touchy about the price they paid for Martial, or the fact that so many got so angry over what was clearly not even something serious.
Here’s just a small sample of what came my way. It was so much fun:
https://twitter.com/MatthewGrif18/status/716293588175470592
https://twitter.com/MatthewGrif18/status/716293348118700032
https://twitter.com/MufcVin/status/716279084922314752
https://twitter.com/daanyaalh_786/status/716279586087165952
https://twitter.com/GorodmB/status/716279976929140736
https://twitter.com/The_Real_Sud/status/716282583491936256
https://twitter.com/Shihab06/status/716282863528710144
https://twitter.com/groonli/status/716283621611593728
https://twitter.com/ptbobUSM/status/716293078324219905
https://twitter.com/simply_mxrtial/status/716285142529085440
https://twitter.com/max_utd_/status/716283699474612224
https://twitter.com/fuckingcba/status/716283184539955200
https://twitter.com/dyballocks/status/716282974266908672
https://twitter.com/Alex94_Mufc/status/716282477355134977
https://twitter.com/Schneiderlinho/status/716280142969049088
https://twitter.com/RFBdO11/status/716279942946938880
https://twitter.com/retfordred1234/status/716279477911818240
https://twitter.com/BrilliantShaw/status/716279469938446337
https://twitter.com/MufcVin/status/716279084922314752
https://twitter.com/endahiggins88/status/716278920891469828