Antonio Conte Brutally Trolled After Strange Remarks on Man Utd, Who Beat Tottenham Without Ronaldo

Antonio Conte Brutally Trolled After Strange Remarks on Man Utd, Who Beat Tottenham Without Ronaldo

Edwin Kiplagat
updated at August 9, 2023 at 9:30 AM
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  • Antonio Conte was taunted on social media, after his Tottenham Hotspur side were swept aside 2-0 by Manchester United
  • Conte recently said that Spurs lost to Cristiano Ronaldo and not United last season when he scored a hat-trick
  • This time Ronaldo did not play a single minute, and Conte was on the end of relentless trolling from United fans

Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte surely regrets saying that Cristiano Ronaldo beat his Spurs side last season, not Manchester United.

Fast forward to Wednesday night when the two sides met at Old Trafford. Spurs were comprehensively defeated without Cristiano Ronaldo, who was seen leaving the game before the final whistle.

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Antonio Conte has never won at Old Trafford. Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC.
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Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Man United thumped Tottenham 3-2 last season at Old Trafford, and Conte, during a presser ahead of Wednesday night's game, said United did not beat Spurs - Ronaldo did.

On Wednesday, Ronaldo did not play a single minute of the match and Tottenham were dismantled, failing to make any serious impact on the game. They have now lost four straight games to the Red Devils, according to the BBC.

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According to Goal, Conte said his side played well in last season's loss.

"We lost 3-2, but we lost to him, not to United last season. I remember that very well, because we played a very good game.”

Conte trolled on social media

After the game, fans were on his case, mocking the Italian for allegedly mocking United's performance last season. One fan used Michael Jordan's meme created from the Last Dance documentary.

Referencing Conte's comment, another fan reckoned the Italian will have nothing else to say:

"Conte will be quiet now ‍♂️."

Other fans told Conte United dominated Tottenham for the whole game:

"Yeah well you got dominated without him even on the pitch ."
"Conte btw Ronaldo didn’t get one minute and we battered them for ninety minutes. So much for ‘we lost to Ronaldo’."

With Wednesday's disappointing loss, Conte has now failed to win at Old Trafford as a manager.

Conte granted his Ronaldo wish

Sports Brief earlier reported on Conte saying he wants Ronaldo to have a quiet game on Wednesday.

His prayers were somehow answered, as Ronaldo failed to play a single minute for Erik ten Hag's side.

Ronaldo was captured heading to the tunnel before the game ended, evoking angry reactions from United fans.

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Edwin Kiplagat has five years of experience in journalism working as a Sports Editor at Africa Insight Communications and ESPN. Edwin Kiplagat is a Bachelor's Degree holder in journalism from the Multimedia University of Kenya.
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