Cesc Fabregas relentlessly mocked as David Villa reveals the Chelsea star has no idea how to do up a tie
Villa posted a snap on Instagram of him helping former Spain team-mate Fabregas with his tie
Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has been mocked by his former teammates, who have joked that he has no idea how to do up a tie.
Former Barcelona striker David Villa, 35, posted a snap of the pair which showed him helping Fabregas with the tricky tie, and captioned it: "Hey Cesc, look at this picture I have found, have you learnt yet?"
Fans flocked to like and comment on the post, which quickly went viral - racking up thousands of shares and likes within hours of being shared online.
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Fabregas even took time out to answer his critic and pal, responding with: "Thanks. Yeah you know it, you huge machine."
The players were teammates at Barcelona from 2011 to 2014 and also have played together for Spain.
Fabregas now plays in London for Chelsea, where he has been for three seasons, while David Villa plays in the MLS for New York City FC.
Instagram users lined up to join in on the banter.
One, named ‘Felicos’, said: "You too jokers make others happy. When will you be together in a team again. Viva Barca."
Another, named ‘CesciBaby’, added: "I would happily do your tie up for you whenever it would be required."
The picture has so far been shared more than 94,000 times.
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But Villa has had to deal with some controversy of his own in the past week.
On Saturday night he was sent off for New York City FC after punching an opponent during a friendly.
The referee initially handed the Spaniard a yellow card but after a video review the decision was changed to a red.