Football fans on Twitter are absolutely losing their minds over what the Manchester United squad ordered to eat during a recent team meal.
With only a few weeks until the 2021/22 season begins, the Manchester United squad are currently up in Fife in Scotland for some pre-season training – but football hasn’t quite been the talking point of the trip.
It’s a leaked image showing the team’s meal preferences that’s caught people’s attention.
United fan account @ManUnitedZone__ has somehow managed to get their hands on the list, and was that outraged by what they saw that they decided to share the evidence on Twitter for other fans to “hammer away”.
And “hammer away” they did.
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Luke Shaw, Jesse Lingard, and Mason Greenwood are just a few of the players getting trolled for their questionable food choices and preferences.
Judging by this afternoon’s trending topics on Twitter, Greenwood’s choices were the most talked about, mainly for his choice of steak – a well done fillet steak, along with a side of halloumi fries, which wasn’t very popular amongst supporters.
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In fact, his choices have been slandered that much that some fans are even suggesting he needs to be sold “immediately”.
“Five-game ban for Mason Greenwood for requesting a well done steak,” another added.
Then we come to Jesse Lingard, who’s also found himself under fire with fans for ordering a cheeseburger but “(only with cheese, nothing else on it”), accompanied by two carb-heavy cheesy sides – halloumi fries as well as mac and cheese.
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“Jesse Lingard eating a cheesburger with only cheese and nothing on it is the most Lingard thing ever,” one fan hilariously stated.
The Man United squad are currently up in Scotland for some pre-season training / Credit: Manchester United
Maybe one of the most questionable choices comes on the list comes from England Euro 2020 star Luke Shaw – who also ordered a cheeseburger, but instead of adding on any sides he requested “cheese burger fries & chips”.
Your guess as to why he needed both chips and fries is as good as anyone’s.
“Normal bread” – whatever that actually means – seems to be another popular choice for a starter among the United squad, with Luke Shaw, Anthony Martial, Lee Grant and David de Gea all requesting it.
Other talked-about choices include Andreas Periera’s questionable “skink” starter, and captain Harry Maguire’s “ham hock” starter, which seems to be the only thing praised by fans.
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“Harry Maguire is built different,” one fan aptly summed up.
‘Hairy men’ needed to play soldiers in returning major fantasy TV series
Thomas Melia
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A huge TV series has issued an urgent casting call for, very specifically, ‘hairy men’ to play soldiers.
The exact show hasn’t been named in the casting call, but it’s definitely a major returning fantasy, and is reportedly House of the Dragon, the hit Game of Thrones spin-off.
This big on demand show is set to start filming in just two months’ time, meaning anyone considering shouldn’t wait to apply.
There are a list of key characteristics candidates should have if hoping for this role, including a great work ethic and a professional attitude, something all Mancs like to think we have.
The job description states that no prior acting experience is required, one of the only other things you need to be good at is waking up early (well that’s me out).
Most importantly, headhunters are looking for individuals to take on that have one big factor in common… lots of hair.
On the official website where you can submit your headshots and photos, you will find a mood board filled with ranging hairstyles that fit the desired look the show is going for.
Just one example of a long-haired man who fits the criteria for the returning series.Another similar hair style choice to the guide from the casting call.Credit via Unsplash
Most of the pictures on the site range from long curly locks to big bushy beards – it’s a shame Santa will be back in the North Pole by now.
All candidates must have grown-out hair, ‘overgrown scruff to longer beards’, this means no short, back and sides, or any ‘modern fades’ as stated by the casting team.
If the rumours are true and this turns out to be a shoot for House Of The Dragon, it would be great to see even more Northern talent feature in this show.
It wasn’t too long ago that fans and Mancs alike realised that actor Olivia Cooke, who plays Lady Alicent Hightower, was a local lass herself, born not too far away in Oldham.
One final and important note is that anyone who is likely to apply must make sure they’re 18+ and have a right to work in the UK.
Filming will take place across North Wales and the South East from March onwards, with rate of pay roughly £140-£300+ per day (depending on hours worked).
To apply for a chance to feature in the returning major fantasy series, you can do so by visiting the site HERE.
Greater Manchester set to be battered by ‘impactful’ heavy rain and wind this week
Emily Sergeant
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Greater Manchester is set to be battered by some heavy rain and wind this week, according to the Met Office.
While things have seemed surprisingly more settled for the time of year over the last week or so, with clearer skies and chilly winter mornings being fairly commonplace, all that will change very soon, as the Met Office has forecasted that the UK is set to be battered by some ‘impactful’ heavy rain and strong winds as the week goes on.
Low pressure systems will bring a more ‘unsettled’ spell of weather, with a severe weather warning for wind issued for certain parts of the UK.
Today is expected to be filled with grey skies and light rain here in Greater Manchester, with cloud covering much of the rest of the country, and other outbreaks of rain elsewhere, whereas on Wednesday, the focus of rain will shift to southern England instead.
The weather looks set to turn more unsettled during the forthcoming week 🌧️ 🌬️
Thursday is where it’s set to take the biggest downturn though, as a front bringing heavy rain moves eastwards through the day, and it’s us here in North West England that are expected to see the highest accumulations too, with 20-30mm could falling over the hills, and some hill snow even possible over the Scottish mountains too.
A deep area of low pressure will also have ‘deepened rapidly’ by Thursday, bringing ‘strengthening winds’ to western parts of the UK along with it overnight, followed by more heavy rainfall.
Greater Manchester is set to be battered by ‘impactful’ heavy rain and wind this week / Credit: Wikimedia Commons
“A very deep area of low pressure will bring a very unsettled, potentially disruptive, spell of weather to the UK through Friday and into Saturday,” explained Chris Almond, who is the Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist.
“Winds will begin to strengthen on Thursday night, with the peak gusts forecast through Friday in Northern Ireland and western Scotland. The wind will also be accompanied by heavy rain bringing some unpleasant conditions to end the week.
“We have issued a Yellow weather warning for wind, and with several days before the impactful weather, the forecast details are likely to be fine-tuned during the week, so stay tuned to your local forecast and keep up to date with Met Office warnings.”
Emily Sergeant -
5th August 2021 
