Manchester United fans have brutally attacked Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt after his blunder on Juventus debut against Inter Milan, contrasting him to their own Phil Jones. The former Ajax captain became the talk on social media after giving Internazionale an early lead in the 10th-minute with an own goal.
https://twitter.com/LastWordOnSpurs/status/1153998611061104640
The two Italian giants were battling for the International Champions Cup in a grueling match that ended in a 1-1 draw in the regular time after Ronaldo’s equalizer in the 68th-minute. Juventus were crowned winners after beating their opponents 4-3 on penalties.
https://youtu.be/c91vbL7ZB8U
After the match, Man United fans savagely trolled De Ligt for the inadvertent mistake, claiming that he is the ‘Dutch Phil Jones.’ The Red Devils’ fans stated that the 19-year-old’s fate has been switched with Phil Jones, who is one of the most underrated players at Old Trafford.
Here were their reactions;
Thatβs what you get for rejecting Manchester United
Your fate has been switched with Phil Jones
De ligt scoring own goals
Phil Jones banging headers https://t.co/2rCmfqma4Q— IYAWO WAN DEGEA ππ (@_nseobong) July 24, 2019
De ligt body shape resembles Phil Jones and now playing like Jones π
— MN (@NizzInd) July 24, 2019
Lmao
What the heck was Juventus thinking when they appointed Sarri as their manager? De Ligt too just became Phil Jones π π π π— Meek Philπ΄π΄π¬ππ¬π (@MeekPhilGH) July 24, 2019
Phil Jones bagging screamers whilst De Ligt is bagging own goals? thereβs levels to this game iβm afraid
Phil Jones > De Ligt… Thank God we didn’t buy him… I won’t be shocked many United fans will be saying this! The state of fans we have!