Gary Neville, former professional English footballer turned coach gave a Twitter Q&A session on Monday and things did not go down well for him as he made fun of a popular Egyptian footballer, Mohammad Salah.
It all began with this tweet:
https://twitter.com/GNev2/status/968125229129261056
He was simply asked which player he thought from the Liverpool FC team would be a good fit for rival Manchester United. He replied with a negative, stating none of them would be appropriate, however, Mohamed Salah would be good for Salford City FC instead.
This sparked outrage in Salah’s home country and his fans all over the Arab region responded rather inventively.
Some responded rather sarcastically:
https://twitter.com/dode178/status/968194128512241664
While others were confused at the statement itself:
https://twitter.com/MahmoudElbalady/status/968145234659037185
Some were ready to fight!
https://twitter.com/B_4_Barakotta/status/968139655391662080
“You’re making a mistake. Leave Salah alone for us to leave you alone.”
Burn.
https://twitter.com/Eslam_Ahmd/status/968133378460528640
Others were absolutely relentless:
https://twitter.com/ahmedghanem219/status/968199767821115394
This just goes to show, you can’t bring in a well loved and skilled player into a debate without knowing the repercussions!
