Ashley Young draws a mixed reaction as he wishes himself a happy anniversary on Twitter

Being a professional footballer seems like hard work sometimes.

There are the obvious things that make it difficult like all the running around and trying to not totally embarrass yourself in front of millions of people every week. But there are some things that go a little unnoticed, like the constant abuse that makes its way directly into a player's pocket via the Twitter app on their phone. For some reason, we appear to have agreed that just because footballers are paid a lot, it means they don't care about anything and we should be free to abuse them however we please. After all, the thinking goes, Twitter isn't "real life" so it doesn't really count. Manchester United winger Ashley Young learned this simple fact all over again as he tried to simply celebrate five years at Old Trafford on his Twitter account on Thursday. https://twitter.com/youngy18/status/745913570374868992 Sure, the phrasing was a bit odd, but you could tell he has enjoyed his time with the Red Devils since joining from Aston Villa in 2011. Unfortunately for Young, not everyone shared his enthusiasm. https://twitter.com/mattclubberlang/status/745916496786919424 https://twitter.com/ABarcoe/status/745933828242481153 https://twitter.com/Craig2k17/status/745932505862250496 https://twitter.com/_fiiru/status/745926676610162688 But still, there were plenty of United fans ready to lend their support to one of this season's most underrated performers. https://twitter.com/SergeMUFC/status/745914354357383169 https://twitter.com/RedDevilHQ/status/745913842924982273 https://twitter.com/wmy2666/status/745940782104739840 https://twitter.com/boyante3/status/745914503242612736 https://twitter.com/RedDevilsDan/status/745935054254260224