Manchester United hosted Atletico Madrid for the second leg of their Champions League Round of 16 battle. The two sides entered play even at 1-1, but United failed to find the back of the net and fell to a 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford. With United now out of the Champions League, their hopes for winning a trophy this year are up, marking another disastrous season for the English giants. With Atletico pushing ahead on the back of Renan Lodi's 41st-minute goal, United will hang their heads as they have once again been bounced from the competition.
Naturally, Twitter had a field day at the expense of United, with the world of football fans collectively rejoicing in the Red Devils' defeat. Here are some of the best Twitter reactions to Manchester United's let-down performance.
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Harry Maguire had yet another dreadful performance on Tuesday, and fans were quick to lambaste him in the wake of the defeat.
Using finished to describe Manchester United is total disrespect to the word FINISHED.
— Don (@Opresii) March 15, 2022
Manchester United are no longer the giants they once were, and one fan thinks that calling them finished is a gross understatement.
5 years without a trophy for Manchester United. 1,825 days.
— Patrick Timmons (@PatrickTimmons1) March 15, 2022
The trophy-less streak continues for United, who have yet to earn silverware in five years, a historically bad drought for the club which is used to frequent success in all competitions.
Manchester United have now officially gone 5 seasons without winning a trophy. Close to £600m spent in transfers during this time 😂😂😂
— Sash ~ (@ltarsenal) March 15, 2022
When you consider just how much the club has spent in order to achieve success, the results are flat-out embarrassing.
80M Maguire https://t.co/Q34jgPlW0Z
— Yasser (@078Yasser) March 15, 2022
Of all the confusing moments we've seen out of Maguire, just about no one could understand what he was doing in this play, during which he collided heads with Cristiano Ronaldo for seemingly no reason.
Manchester United fans threw drinks onto the field towards Diego Simeone after their loss to Atletico Madrid. pic.twitter.com/15VxskwXMe
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) March 15, 2022
Talk about bowing out with class. Not only were United humbled by Atletico Madrid, but Red Devils fans could also be seen throwing drinks at Madrid skipper Diego Simeone as he exited the pitch.
Overall, a disastrous evening in Manchester.