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29th Oct 2015

Manchester United fans tear into Wayne Rooney after another night to forget

The internet is a cruel place...

Ben Kenyon

It was a bad night for Manchester United.

After a goalless first 120 minutes, United were dumped out of the Capital One Cup by Middlesbrough at Old Trafford.

In a sign of things to come, Daley Blind nearly scored the own goal of the century. Then Sergio Romero nearly had a clanger in front of goal.

But there was one man bearing the brunt for the defeat more than most – Wayne Rooney.

The £300,000-a-week star missed his penalty in the shoot-out along with fellow England internationals Michael Carrick and Ashley Young.

But it was Rooney felt the wrath of the entire internet…

https://twitter.com/BBCSporf/status/659498571364978688

https://twitter.com/PeoplesPerson_/status/659508435747274752

https://twitter.com/mitch5clarke/status/659504516820258817

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