TWEETS: United fans having a field day with Jamie Carragher after De Gea prediction

“Well this is awkward.”

Fri, 11 Sep, 2015 - 16:52

Grainne McGuinness

Jamie Carragher’s Twitter mentions must be scrolling at the speed of lightning right now - as hordes of Manchester United fans rush to remind about a comment he made earlier this month.

The Sky Sports pundit tweeted on September 1 after David De Gea’s proposed move from United to Real Madrid

Carragher suggested the affair was a disaster for United, saying of De Gea: “his head won't be right, he'll go for free next summer & Man Utd haven't got 20 mil to panic with today.”

I'm happy DDG is staying his head won't be right, he'll go for free next summer & Man Utd haven't got 20 mil to panic with today.
— Jamie Carragher (@Carra23) September 1, 2015

Oh dear. That’s looking a little silly now - De Gea has

To be fair to Carragher, almost everyone connected with football thought the De Gea/United/Real saga was an unholy mess.

But he’s the guy getting the most stick right now.

@Carra23 Well well well... Isn't this awkward?
— Shubham (@TruManUtdFan) September 11, 2015

His status as a Liverpool legend is only adding to United fans’ glee.

@Carra23 how come you are always wrong?!! Must be a characteristic of loserpool players.
— ashwin (@ashwin134) September 11, 2015

@Carra23 We really needed the 20 million to spend because we are poor like the Pool side. Oh btw, have you heard what happened to @D__DeGea
— Vin United (@Iam_vin) September 11, 2015

Carragher tweeted about De Gea again this afternoon - wondering about the release clause.

It's a good question.

Let’s be honest here United fans - it is likely that the new deal only ensures United get a big price for the Spaniard when he leaves for Madrid next summer.