Manchester United's Wayne Rooney threatens to knock fan out in furious Twitter row

19 May 2011 00:24
ShareManchester United striker Wayne Rooney warned a Twitter follower 'I'll put u asleep within 10 seconds' as he became involved in an online altercation.[LNB]The England international came in for late-night abuse from the follower who taunted him: 'Rooney ya fat w***e ill smash ya head in with a pitchin wedge an bury ya with a ballast fork ya fat ugly lil n***e.'[LNB] You want some: Wayne Rooney is in hot water of threatening a fan with violence on Twitter[LNB]Rooney dared the follower to meet him at United's training ground to carry out his threat, and replied: 'I will put u asleep within 10 seconds hope u turn up if u don't gonna tell everyone ur scared u little nit. I'll be waiting.'[LNB] You Twit: Rooney became embroiled in the row with a user who has since deleted their profile[LNB]The 25-year-old United frontman then looked to defuse the situation by tweeting: 'Haha bit of banter and people go nuts chill all people.'[LNB]The Twitter account belonging to the follower who taunted Rooney has since been deleted.[LNB] Written off by many, but they're kings of English football yet again... Just how do Manchester United do it?COMPETITION: Win tickets to Man United v Blackpool - courtesy of BetfairRooney spends the night in with Coleen after Man United's title triumphAll the latest Manchester United news, features and opinion [LNB]  Explore more:People: Wayne Rooney Places: United Kingdom

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