Video causes a stir showing young kids getting ignored by Man City Women players

A video uploaded onto social media causes a stir exhibiting younger youngsters getting ignored by Man City Women gamers at Old Trafford.

The 15 second clip reveals one lad carrying a Man Utd scarf, holding his hand out making an attempt to get a excessive 5 from the gamers coming in direction of him.

Another boy additionally does the identical, however has his sight set on Chloe Kelly, a favorite of his, solely to be blanked even when he reaches out additional.

Josh Bailey (@joshyb1) wrote: “First time watching the @BarclaysWSL final evening at OT. Really loved it, till the tip. @chloekelly is his childhood crush, but each single one of many gamers ignored them and all the children round! Does it take a lot for even a excessive 5 @ManCityWomen…

“Interesting. To summarise – equality is what individuals name for. Yet it’s okay for gamers to outright ignore 30/40 youngsters they stroll proper previous, it’s okay as a result of they’re feminine. If the mens gamers walked previous and ignored all these youngsters it will be a shame double requirements?

“Even the @ManUtdWomen ignored all the kids too. Pretty disappointing, don’t forget where you came from. 40,000+ fans came in the rain to see you all!! The only player who could be bothered to make an effort was @jayderiviere so thank you, you made their day!”

It has additionally led to a debate on whether or not younger youngsters ought to anticipate to be meet and greeted come full time.

First time watching the @BarclaysWSL final evening at OT. Really loved it, till the tip. @chloekelly is his childhood crush, but each single one of many gamers ignored them and all the children round! Does it take a lot for even a excessive 5 @ManCityWomen … pic.twitter.com/oPDz05jmjv

— Josh Bailey (@joshyb1) November 20, 2023

The Women’s Super League sport itself noticed Katie Zelem put Man Utd forward together with her spot kick, however Geyse had a objective controversially dominated out.

Then Jill Roord netted an Man City equaliser earlier than Lauren Hemp scores inside 18 seconds of the restart, and Bunny Shaw grabbed City’s third whereas Laia Aleixandri was additionally despatched off for the guests in fairly the thriller.

Man City supervisor Gareth Taylor chatting with Sky Sports: “It’s a sense of satisfaction. It’s a extremely massive spectacle to play on. When you come to Old Trafford, there’s an enormous crowd and it’s most likely a very totally different sport to any regular WSL sport. So, I’ve to provide the gamers nice credit score and the entire workers as effectively, they’ve been magnificent as effectively.

“The two targets we scored within the first half have been the toughest probabilities. We had two simpler ones. There’s nonetheless work for us to do however nice credit score to the gamers.

“We were thrown into another situation again with the red card. I can’t have too many complaints about it but we’re prepped for that situation. Fair play to Steph (Houghton) and Kerstin (Casparij), they came in and were great in the way we handled the game.”

Man Utd supervisor Marc Skinner chatting with Sky Sports: “We obtained what we deserved. We weren’t adequate as a collective.

“There have been occasions the place we let the event get to us somewhat bit and didn’t management the stress moments to permit us to make errors.

“Credit to City. The targets conceded weren’t adequate from our commonplace. We’ve simply not accomplished what we wanted to do.

“We needed to be mature in the final third. We were trying to score with every shot and pass. You have to build at times. We’ve got work to do on those moments.”

On disallowed objective: “These are moments but we’ve got to do better from our perspective. We can only control what we can control. When people press you and we don’t deal with that, we got what we deserved.”

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As talked about, a brief video causes a stir exhibiting younger youngsters getting ignored by Man City Women gamers…

@ImDavidJ13: my god you didn’t go to a meet and greet. The gamers haven’t any obligation to provide you something again. Maybe subsequent time simply sit again, benefit from the match as a substitute of complaining you couldn’t get a excessive 5 and utilizing your little one as a weapon in doing so

@RedDevilLiam:
Few issues right here:
1. It’s not a meet and greet session.
2. You’re within the house finish, what do you anticipate!?
3. Shouldn’t be making an attempt to seize gamers like that.
4. The gamers don’t owe you or your little one something.
5. Stop being so entitled.

@madisons_mad: What an excellent studying expertise for him to search out out that simply because you could have a crush on a girl, doesn’t imply you might be entitled to her consideration. Teach em younger

@AbiKnox7:
1. You are sat within the house end- why would they hight 5 rival followers.
2. Childhood crush???
3. Shouldnt be making an attempt to grabbing gamers like that

@DannyCass1: That’s surprising to be truthful.

@loberdorf6: to begin with this ain’t a meet and greet and second of all train your child to not contact gamers with out their consent

@ClaudiaBoachie: I simply watched it again that child simply tried to tug Chloey. Did you not train your child some manners you may’t go round pulling individuals like that

@Ceeman570704: What a disgrace the gamers couldn’t give this little lad a excessive 5 or one thing! It would’ve made his day!

@mysonny_:
Players don’t owe you something.
They’re doing their job there.

@ProchaSim: The USWNT used to have their gamers signal autographs throughout meet and greets (for which you needed to pay), till a fan actually jumped on Tobin Heath. That ended meet and greets. Anything past getting to observe a sport (the gamers can select to fulfill followers) is entitlement.

@ryanmcfc85: opposition workforce. He deserved it

@PrimeHarry97: You don’t go to a premier league sport anticipating a excessive 5 and photographs with participant, so why do you have to do the identical at a WSL sport?? It’s a soccer match, not a meet & greet.

@awfcabbie9: doesn’t take a lot for a dad or mum to show their little one methods to respect different individuals, but individuals nonetheless fail to try this don’t seize at different individuals.

@leahsrusso_: it’s a soccer sport, not a meet and greet. they simply performed 90 minutes of soccer, they aren’t obliged to take photographs with anybody.

@DamiAgunbiade: Good to see you loved the sport. However there are over 40,000 followers within the stadium so naturally not everybody will get to fulfill gamers. It’s not as straightforward when the crowds improve by a lot. Also there’s restoration & preparation for the following sport.

@iLorahTweets: The feedback on this are spot on, this was NOT a meet and greet.

@charmswfc: I imply you paid for a soccer sport not a meet and greet?

@Too__precious: The gamers owe you nothing and so they actually are usually not obligated to fulfill and greet followers until they wish to. You have to Respect Yourself.

@ColinJJordan: Too massive time now for the followers

@Leonbourne1234: If followers maintain appearing entitled such as you quickly not one of the gamers from any of the groups will really feel prepared or comfy to fulfill any followers after a sport. You paid for the soccer not a photograph op, any picture or signature is a bonus and to not be anticipated

@LodgerSal: Why in hell would City gamers wait to fulfill a child in a Utd shirt??? Grow up mate, this isn’t a meet and greet.

@therighteouskru: Entitled weirdo.

@cakelover247: This submit is a disgrace! So happy you took your son to observe the sport and assist the ladies’s sport develop BUT please don’t anticipate excessive fives, photographs or signatures! This shouldn’t be the rationale you might be attending the sport. You are so fortunate to be so near the workforce within the first place