Amir Khan brutally trolled for tweet after meeting Man Utd legend Sir Alex Ferguson

Within the world of sport there is often mutual respect shown across disciplines. Therefore, it is no surprise that when former light-welterweight world champion Amir Khan met former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, both men clearly recognised the other’s status.

Khan was keen to share the video of this meeting on social media, but it was his caption which has provoked the greatest response.

It appears the former Olympic silver-medalist has simply cut and pasted from the Scottish managerial icon’s wikipedia page!

Khan tweeted: “Lovely to meet Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester Old Trafford Stadium. Best known for managing Manchester United from 1986 to 2013. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football managers of all time.”

Typical replies were comments such as, “Thanks for the description Amir was wondering who it was,” “I was wondering who it was,” and “thanks for the backstory.”

Another tweeted: “I didn’t have a clue what he was famous for before this clarification. Thanks Amir,” with another telling it like it is “copied and pasted from wikipedia.”

Lovely to meet Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester Old Trafford Stadium. Best known for managing Manchester United from 1986 to 2013. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football managers of all time @ManUtd pic.twitter.com/HclmVpIETg

However, there were others who used it to champion Ferguson as the greatest British manager of all time.

There are those who point to Bob Paisley’s trophy haul at Anfield, including three European Cups, but Ferguson’s advocates will point to his success at Aberdeen as well as at Old Trafford and his amazing longevity.

One fan tweeted: “He is the greatest manager of all time,” with another simply tweeting “GOAT.”

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