De Ligt ‘would fit in well at Man Utd’ after penalty gaffe as fans mock with hilarious memes following Dutch horror show against England
FANS claim Holland skipper Matthijs de Ligt has the gift of the gaffe to be a Manchester United defender after the Old Trafford target blundered for England’s breakthrough penalty.
The Ajax teenager was mocked with memes and cutting comments after a poor first touch and clumsy challenge conceded a spot-kick won and taken by Marcus Rashford on 32 minutes.
Striker Rashford might be too kind to mention De Ligt’s cock-up if the 19-year-old joins him at United ahead of Barcelona.
But supporters certainly did not hold back, one saying: “Maybe De Ligt would fit in at Old Trafford #bantz”.
Even that was too tame for some, especially this instant reply: “Maybe??!!?? de Ligt will be a perfect fit at Old Trafford. No doubt in my mind.”
De Ligt’s woe deepened as he was exquisitely nutmegged by another possible United recruit in Jadon Sancho.
But it was the Ajax captain who superbly headed Holland level in the 73rd minute.
That came too late, though, to save him from a social media savaging.
One supporter said: “Gives a pen against Rashford, gets megged by Sancho. De Ligt’s definitely spent too much time researching Jones and Smalling for next season.
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And a common opinion was: “The way De Ligt is defending tonight, he would fit right into that Man Utd defence.”
Meanwhile, one tweet suggested Sancho’s nifty trick could save United a fortune if they pursue their interest in the much-wanted 19-year-old.
The post read: “Sancho just took a good €30m off of de Ligt’s transfer fee there.”