Manchester United stars Juan Mata and Ashley Young hammer summer signing Eric Bailly over white plastic sandals
The hard-man centre-back arrived at the Carrington training ground in the shoes more suited to a school girl
MANCHESTER UNITED’S hard-man centre-back, Eric Bailly, has been hammered by team-mates Juan Mata and Ashley Young over his outrageous jelly-shoe sandals.
The defensive powerhouse has helped shore up Jose Mourinho’s defence – as was evident in the 0-0 draw with Liverpool on Monday night – but he’s left himself open for plenty of abuse by sporting a pair of white rubber shoes.
Former Chelsea playmaker Mata, who comes across as a such a caring team-mate, couldn’t wait to shoe-shame the £30m man.
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And it looked like Young, who was a shock inclusion in the starting XI that bored Anfield stiff, joined in by hooking the fashion faux pas to the ceiling.
Wimbledon’s Crazy Gang started the trend of punishing team-mates for trying to pull-off flash clothes in the 1980s.
Plenty of pairs of tasteless shoes and garish suits met their demise through a sharp pair of scissors or an impromptu South London bonfire under Dave Bassett's team.
And the Man United boys kept the tradition alive by highlighting the rascal footwear the former Villarreal man tried to get away with.