Why go to the game just to boo him? Can't understand that. Just don't go...
I can understand why though. Nothing to do with him playing for utd. Mainly because he's all the worst things about English football. Drinking led to him being finished at the top level by 30, seemingly endlessly greedy, caught DUI with some girl and the driving ban didnt even expire yet... Yet honoured by England, what a shower.
Great example to the other England lads. Don't worry, no need to have any self discipline or actually win any trophies, just go out and be a drunken moron. The FA will still honour you with a send off.
He's all the worst things about English football? The drinking is pretty shit. Most players are greedy, it is why they aren't playing for peanuts. Caught dui? You mean like the Ivorian Toure? The Frenchman Lloris? The Spaniard (who killed someone while drink driving and seemingly paid his way out of it) Alonso? Brazilian Firmino? Italian Verratti? I mean this is not a uniquely English trait is it?
He is honoured by England, in a bloody meaningless friendly, because he is England's second most capped player, England's top ever scorer, English football's most successful club's top ever scorer and an everpresent during their most successful period in history. The premier league's 2nd top ever scorer and in the history of English football, 22nd top ever scorer. He's won literally every single club trophy possible.
So tell me again why he is such a bad example to the younger generation? He has achieved almost everything he could. He was also a bit of an ass of a person. What else is new?
Some people will find anything to moan about.