If you’re going to take the piss out of a player, you’d best be ready to stand by your joke.
Swansea City’s mocking tweet about Manchester United defender Eric Bailly didn’t take very long to backfire on Saturday afternoon, when the visitors claimed a 4-0 victory over the Welsh outfit.
Bailly opened the scoring when he reacted first to a Paul Pogba header which rebounded back off Swansea’s crossbar.
But just minutes before the Ivorian’s first goal for the Red Devils went in, Swansea’s official Twitter account enjoyed a bit of a laugh at a clearance from Bailly in his own half.
As central defenders are often encouraged to do under pressure, Bailly put his foot through the ball and cleared the danger. But whoever was manning Swansea’s social media for the game saw the funny side of the unsophisticated piece of play.
39: Bailly clears… Literally out of the Liberty Stadium. 😂#SWAMUN ⚪️ 0-0 🔴
— Swansea City AFC (@SwansOfficial) August 19, 2017
Now let’s fast forward to five minutes later, when Bailly’s prodded effort nestled in the back of the hosts’ net.
45: Goal. @ManUtd take the lead through Bailly.#SWAMUN ⚪️ 0-1 🔴
— Swansea City AFC (@SwansOfficial) August 19, 2017
Supporters were quick to remind the Swans of their joke at the expense of the defender just moments earlier while United continued their rampaging 4-0 rout at the Liberty Stadium, which was kick-started by Bailly on the stroke of half-time.
Hahahahahahaha Bailly’s not so funny now eh lads
— Aufa (@aufaghifari) August 19, 2017
Did his clearance from earlier land in the net or something??? pic.twitter.com/sa1H00tTfq
— Chris Tom (@Chris_T22) August 19, 2017
— Emmanuel (@emmaoni7) August 19, 2017
and into the back of your net
— alex (@utdaIex) August 19, 2017
DELETEEEE??
— ZizouDinho! (@ZizouDinho) August 19, 2017
Karma lol
— ⚽️ (@UtdEra_) August 19, 2017
Clears in the goal.
— akiMufc (@akshay_aki_5) August 19, 2017
— ??? (@JammyKodjia) August 19, 2017
What were you saying about baily? @SwansOfficial ..????
— Habib (@Habibvega) August 19, 2017
I admire you’re integrity to keep this up and not delete it.
But it’s also fucking hilarious how embarrassing it must be for you all ?
— NemoGamingUk (@Nemogaminguk) August 19, 2017
And who’s laughing now?!?! #mufc
— Devesh Dua (@Devesh_mufc) August 19, 2017
@ManUtd @ericbailly24 never laugh too early ?
— Abdulrahman Almarwan (@Almarwan_A) August 19, 2017
