Manchester United have distanced themselves from comments made by Brandon Williams in the aftermath of Manchester City‘s treble with the club unhappy with the defender’s actions, sources have told ESPN.
Williams appeared to mock City’s achievement in an Instagram story posted on Saturday night which read: “Nobody wants a sloppy seconds.”
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United were the first English team to complete a treble of the Premier League title, FA Cup and Champions League under Sir Alex Ferguson in 1999.
Williams also criticised former United defender Rio Ferdinand, who was working at Saturday’s Champions League final in Istanbul as a pundit for broadcaster BT Sport.
Williams wrote: “@rioferdy5 Bet you don’t congratulate if you was player keep the same morals. too face is boring.” He continued: “You don’t praise simple as. Fakessssssssss for [money emoji].”
