As far as football rivalries are concerned, the Manchester United- Liverpool rivalry certainly ranks as one of fiercest rivalries in football. The rivalry as intense as it is, cuts across all aspects of the life of fans and players alike and boils down to the most trivial of facets.
The rivalry between the two English giants once more ascended on social media as Roberto Firmino got away scratch free from the media and popular opinion after the Liverpool attacker was involved in a drunk-driving incident on Christmas Eve.
Manchester United fans were quick to contend the supposed double standards of the media after Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney was on the receiving end of severe criticisms the media following a drunk night out incident while on England duty.
The United fans as such were clearly riled at the unfair treatment meted out between Firmino and Rooney with many venting out their frustration on social media.
Check out the best reactions below:
Rooney has a few drinks on his day off in a hotel, crucified.
Firmino drink drives, endangers lives and gets this. The hypocrisy is real. pic.twitter.com/QoGMMVf9Pt
— BigSport (@BigSportGB) December 29, 2016
Do you remember the headlines about Wayne Rooney having wine in a hotel during a day off? Firmino gets done drink driving…. pic.twitter.com/0HNQQyxXcs
— Full Time DEVILS (@FullTimeDEVILS) December 28, 2016
Rooney drinking wine in hotel bar on a day off.
Firmino caught drink driving.
A tale of two headlines. Enough said. #mufc pic.twitter.com/94mp0ZaDjk— Paddy Galloway (@PaddyG96) December 28, 2016
Yaya & Firmino Charged with drink driving…..
But the press put Rooney on the front page for having a couple of pints in the team hotel.
— UtdHQ_ (@UtdHQ_) December 27, 2016
Memphis and Rooney are disgraced for having sheesha & booze. But Toure and Firmino can drink & drive. Hated adored never ignored. #mufc
— ARYAN (@unitedaryan) December 30, 2016
Firmino, drink driving, Yaya, drink driving, could have killed someone! Swept under the carpet! Rooney has a few drinks and hung out to dry!
— Ryan Bowring⚽️⛳️ (@ryanbowring) December 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/GenerousGiroud/status/814529412045668352
The difference in how the media treated Rooney when he had a drink in a hotel and when Firmino got caught drink driving is disgusting.
— Sean Davies (@Sean_R_D) December 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/Rvk2a/status/814419520962039809
Rooney gets absolutely slaughtered around having a few drinks in a team hotel, yet Firmino manages to achieve a headline that pokes fun…
— Alan Tonge 🐝 (@Alan_Tonge) December 29, 2016
It is about time that footy fans realised that the scumbag press in this country are not interested in ‘The Truth’. They are only interested in selling papers. Firmino does not sell whereas Rooney does.
View CommentAt least everybody’s granny is safe when Roberto comes to town.
View CommentRooney is a thick scally scumbag who everybody loves to hate. He is also one of the most over rated players of all time. That is why he gets the press coverage.
Firmino will be dealt with as and when the courts have decided what fully happened, not some stupid and bitter Twitterati. The real hypocrisy is how manc fans are always bleating on about how “small & insignificant” a club Liverpool is but then moaning when this supposedly “small & insignificant” club doesn’t attract the same headlines!!!! Make your minds up.
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