Erik ten Hag and Manchester United are already under pressure from fans, reporters, and pundits due to their on and off-the-field struggles. In a hilarious development, fast-food chains are adding to the misery of the English club with direct shots at the Dutch manager.
Erik ten Hag is off to the worst start in his second season at Manchester United. In 21 games this season, he has already recorded 10 losses, with six coming in the Premier League. Recent reports also point to the fact that the Dutch manager has lost 50% of the dressing room due to the results and questionable man management.
The under-pressure manager became the subject of trolling when the official account of KFC UK tweeted about GTA 6. Rockstar Games announced with the trailer of GTA 6 that the game will launch in 2025. The last installment, GTA 5 was released in 2013. This prompted KFC UK to point out certain events that have happened since the launch of GTA 5.
Things that have happened since the last GTA in 2013:
– A global pandemic
– The UK has had 5 Prime Ministers
– Squid Game became a reality
– Ten Hag still hasn’t won a big game— KFC UK (@KFC_UKI) December 5, 2023
The fast food joint tweeted: “Things that have happened since the last GTA in 2013: – A global pandemic – The UK has had 5 Prime Ministers – Squid Game became a reality – Ten Hag still hasn’t won a big game.” The admin of the account hit all the buzzwords from GTA 6, pandemic, and Squid Games to Erik ten Hag.
One of the major critiques of Erik ten Hag has been Manchester United’s performances in the big games. The situation worsens in the 2023/24 season, where he has recorded nine losses and one draw in crucial Premier League and UEFA Champions League matches. KFC took advantage of this critique and used it to troll the former Ajax manager.
Domino’s UK troll Erik ten Hag for the dressing room debacle
It is noteworthy that Erik ten Hag’s inclusion sounds a little forced to draw engagement from Manchester United fans, however, the effort has worked as the tweet reached an audience of one million users on X. The trolling from KFC might be inspired by another prominent fast food joint in the UK – Domino’s.
An hour before the tweet from KFC went live, Domino’s went in on Erik ten Hag for his dressing room issues at Manchester United. The prominent pizza chain tweeted by playing off on the reports that pointed out that the Dutch manager has lost 50% of the dressing room.
sent a big order to the dressing room at Old Trafford but apparently Ten Hag lost half of them
— Domino’s Pizza UK (@Dominos_UK) December 5, 2023
The pizza chain tweeted: “Sent a big order to the dressing room at Old Trafford but apparently Ten Hag lost half of them.” Domino’s effort was far better than KFC’s but managed to reach only 180,000 users on X. The pizza chain is known for trolling soccer clubs on social media. At the start of October, they trolled Chelsea for their goal-scoring record in the Premier League and gained around 2.5 million views.
We did the maths – turns out it’s worse than we thought pic.twitter.com/hi2eSqRIYr
— Domino’s Pizza UK (@Dominos_UK) October 2, 2023
Brands want to one-up each other to create buzz around their name. Soccer being the most popular sport in the UK makes Premier League teams an easy target for trolling. Erik ten Hag is the number one target at the moment and might face more trolls in the coming weeks.