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Gareth Southgate Slaughtered By Fans After Missing The Manchester Derby

Gareth Southgate Slaughtered By Fans After Missing The Manchester Derby

He had somewhere else to be it seems.

Anonymous

Anonymous

England manager Gareth Southgate is taking an absolute pounding on social media after attending a rugby match instead of the Manchester Derby.

Manchester City and Manchester United met at the Etihad this evening in a blockbuster match which could very well determine who represents the Premier League in next season's Champions League, and it featured several potential England players.

Southgate
Southgate

Gareth Southgate inspiring potential England players by turning up at the ruggers. PA Images

But rather than sitting in the posh seats and watching the likes of Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard or Raheem Sterling, Southgate was spotted in the stands at the Super League clash between Leeds Rhinos v Huddersfield.

As you can probably imagine, England supporters weren't about to pass up such a blatant opportunity to slag their manager.

The reaction on Twitter was pretty fierce:

Based on how poor that football game was you can hardly blame Southgate.

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