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.
Drinks prices revealed as Manchester Airport’s first-ever Wetherspoons pub opens inside T2
Emily Sergeant
It’s official… Manchester Airport’s first-ever JD Wetherspoon pub has officially opened its doors inside Terminal 2.
The 300-seater pub – which welcomed its first customers earlier this week – is named The Belle Vue after Manchester’s historic showground.
Throughout the pub, you’ll spot design features that nod to the city’s sporting heritage – including vintage event posters and memorabilia, a ‘locker wall’ hosting trophies and other sporting exhibits, and a cricket-themed design in the carpets and bar panels.
Creating around 150 jobs in the process, The Belle Vue is the final planned new eatery to open in the airport’s redeveloped Terminal 2, marking one of the final steps in the super-terminal’s decade-long, £1.5bn transformation.
Manchester Airport’s first-ever Wetherspoons pub has opened inside Terminal 2 / Credit: Supplied
According to the MEN, pints are priced from £6.20 for Carling and Coors lager, £6.45 for Budweiser, £6.60 for Guinness, and £6.70 for Poretti and 1664 Biere.
Prosecco is £9.20 for 175ml glass and £37.10 for the full bottle, while spirts and mixers are £6.80 for singles and £10.20 for doubles.
There’s also the classic Wetherspoons tea and coffee machines, where you can refill as many times as you like for just £3.60.
“It’s a proud moment to see the final new retail unit opening in our new-look Terminal 2,” commented Richard Jackson, who is the Retail Director at Manchester Airport.
“To be rounding off this 10-year programme by adding such an iconic name as Wetherspoon to the terminal is particularly special and we know that it will prove extremely popular with passengers. We think they’ll love the nods to Manchester’s heritage in the décor and design – and of course the name.”
The Belle Vue will be open from the first flight to the final flight each day, and food will be served from opening until 10pm.
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Iconic Manc movie 24 Hour Party People is set to return to cinemas for its anniversary
Emily Sergeant
One of Manchester’s most iconic movies is set to return to the big screen next month.
Remastered in 4K and returning to UK cinemas to mark 24 years since its original release, Michael Winterbottom’s 2002 biographical comedy drama film, 24 Hour Party People, tells the story of Manchester‘s popular music community from 1976 to 1992 – specifically about Factory Records‘ founder Tony Wilson.
The film begins with the punk rock era of the late 1970s, before moving through the 1980s into the rave and DJ culture, and of course, the ‘Madchester‘ scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The narrative largely follows the career of Tony Wilson, played by Middleton-born actor Steve Coogan, while also covering the careers of the major Factory Records artists – especially Joy Division and New Order, as well as A Certain Ratio, The Durutti Column, and Happy Mondays.
If you haven’t seen 24 Hour Party People before, it’s a dramatisation based on a combination of real events, rumours, and urban legends, as the film is sure to make clear.
Coogan is joined by a cast by a mixture of big names and, at the time, rising stars like Paddy Considine, Shirley Henderson, Lennie James, John Simm, Ralf Little, Andy Serkis, Sean Harris, John Thomson, and even Peter Kay, alongside cameos from other figures connected to the Manchester music scene.
Before it returns to cinemas, the film will first open music and media festival/conference, Beyond The Music, at MediaCity in Salford on 6 October.
The screening at the festival will also be followed by a Q&A with Coogan, Winterbottom, and producer Andrew Eaton.
24 Hour Party People will then be re-released in UK cinemas from 9 October, and you can check your local cinema for screening times and book tickets online now.
Emily Sergeant -
5th August 2021 
