Ander Herrea is a firm fan favourite for Manchester United supporters, so there was no surprise to see a hostile reaction when Tottenham Hotspur's Eric Dier hit out at the Spaniard following last night's friendly with Wembley.
Dier was upset at catching a stray elbow from the Man Utd midfielder, which sparked handbags on the pitch at Wembley, but after the game Dier was unwilling to let it go and even hinted that revenge could be on the horizon soon.
I’ve made a pass and it was a long time afterwards [that] he’s elbowed me in the face, and I just can’t see why. For me, it’s just ridiculous. So I know what he did, and I don’t like that kind of stuff. I don’t mind people kicking each other at times and stuff, but that’s just dirty and not needed.
I don’t need him to apologise. I’ll see him soon … These things happen. But I don’t know why he did it, to be honest. That’s why I was angry. It was just strange and it’s not nice.
Herrera is no angel (at least on the pitch, he seems like a great bloke off it) and it is very, very plausible that he could have popped Dier with an elbow knowing full well what he's doing, and that is what the Spurs man is suggesting took place.
But that "I'll see him soon" line when asked if he sought an apology has been picked up on by Manchester United fans, and they are giving the Spurs midfielder some awful abuse ever since.
Has anyone got a video of Herrera's elbow? Or like Spurs' title challenge was it all in Dier's head?
— Gaz (@Gaz2Putt) November 16, 2016
Think Herrera should go proper Connor McGregor on Eric Dier ? #MUFC pic.twitter.com/1PZrLnMQpl
— J.A.O (@JuanAnderOnly) November 16, 2016
Haha! ? @ericdier You think you'll get near him with Fellaini & Zlatan around??! Bore off! Herrera's no mug mind! ??? #Dier #MUFC #United
— Couchy (@Couchyy1) November 16, 2016
Really, who's gonna win? Herrera, a good wee player, quick on his feet, or Dier, a man who cuts his hair with a cheese grater?
— xoxo gossip dunlop (@JackDunlop1994) November 16, 2016
Poor #Herrera all those sleepless nights before he comes into contact with #dier again on 11th Dec. #mufc ??
— Paul Cassidy (@pcassidy_UK) November 16, 2016
Ander Herrera when he reads that Eric Dier is coming to get him next month#MUFC pic.twitter.com/FNy92GF8NA
— The United Stand (@UnitedStandMUFC) November 16, 2016
@B_Irwin14 @NOT_MOTD Dier looks like one of them baby daddies on Jeremy Kyle, what's he gonna do to piff man like Herrera
— The Divorce Force (@man_like_joe) November 16, 2016
And as for Dier he is just being an absolute drama queen,hinting on revenge too ? Herrera gonna take him to the cleaners
— Arfaan 11 Utd (@Arfaan11) November 16, 2016
Eric Dier thinks Herrera is scared?
He's gonna get too tight, Herrera will do that instep 1st touch and send him for tea and doughnuts #mufc— All For United (@allforunited) November 16, 2016
And of course some Spurs fans believes things would go the other way:
Can't wait to see Dier smash the shit out of that sly little fucker, Herrera. He does sly dirty tackles all the time #PremierLeague #prick
— Benno (@LFCandPROUD) November 16, 2016
@jordanpearson24 Dier would easily bang Herrera btw, have you seen his boxing video?
— Chris Birchenough (@CRBirchenough) November 16, 2016
Bless, there are United fans that think Herrera could go 1v1 with Dier, it's kind of cute really
— Mat (@Clippxrs) November 16, 2016
Dier would smoke Herrera in a jiffy, no doubt about that.
— LeProfesseur (@ArseneTactics) November 16, 2016
Not long ago I asked someone at Spurs who their hardest player is - without hesitation they replied Dier. Watch out Herrera...
— Matt Law (@Matt_Law_DT) November 16, 2016
But of course, the two players are not going to fight, and Dier will, at the most, likely "leave one in" on the Spaniard if given the chance, which goes to show how ridiculous this whole idea really is.
These are Premier League footballers we're talking about. Unlike in the UFC where people get to make threats and then actually have the chance to back it up, footballers and fighting does not mix. Boxing videos on twitter or not.
[via The Mirror Row Z]
