The Europa League has sent a welcome message to Zlatan Ibrahimovic ahead of the new campaign - and Manchester United fans are less than impressed.
Last season’s fifth-placed finish under Louis van Gaal means that Jose Mourinho has to prepare his players for life without Champions League football for a year.
Ibrahimovic took part in training for the first time since he officially joined United on Thursday, and to mark the occasion, the Europa League’s official Twitter account took the opportunity to welcome the Swede to their competition.
But United fans were not amused, claiming that the tweet was an embarrassment to the club, while supporters from rival clubs took it as a chance to get a few more digs in about their woeful efforts under Van Gaal last season.
.@EuropaLeague pic.twitter.com/kZepXbKJ1P
— Shaun Campbell (@Shaun_C_sXeGFX) 28 July 2016
@EuropaLeague @ManUtd stop embarrassing us with tweets like this you melters
— CoryGilmore (@CoryGilmore1) 28 July 2016
@EuropaLeague @ManUtd Savagery
— King JULIUS (@GENTULIUSJULIUS) 28 July 2016
@EuropaLeague @ManUtd LMFAOOOOOOOOOO
— Nadalchukwu (@Nadalchukwu) 28 July 2016
TWEET OF THE YEAR
@EuropaLeague pic.twitter.com/X5YQxDwtiy
— Ahmad (@ahmadvich) 28 July 2016
@EuropaLeague HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAH THIS IS GOLD
— • (@ThePepPlan) 28 July 2016
@EuropaLeague @ManUtd STOP EMBARRASING US INFRONT OF RIVAL FANS
— Yer da (@ClassyGriezmann) 28 July 2016
> ..... - Goal