Copenhagen fans rub salt into Man Utd wounds with brilliant chant after stunning late match-winner
COPENHAGEN fans rubbed salt into Manchester United wounds with a brilliant chant after their last-gasp winner.
The Danish champions stunned the Red Devils, coming back from 2-0 and 3-2 down to secure a memorable 4-3 victory at Parken Stadium.
And Copenhagen’s 87th-minute goal to seal all three points was scored by a 17-year-old with a brilliant name.
Roony Bardghji kept his composure to fire the loose ball into the back of the net, giving Andre Onana no chance.
And that prompted a superb rendition of “Roony, Roony” around the 38,000-seater stadium – in a clear and brutal jibe at United and their record goalscorer Wayne Rooney.
Rooney scored a whopping 253 times for the Red Devils during his illustrious Old Trafford career.
That included a hat-trick against Fenerbahce on his debut to become the club’s youngest Champions League scorer aged 18 years 11 months and four days.
But now Roony is also the youngest player to score against United in the competition – aged 17 years and 358 days.
Sweden Under-21 star Roony – who made his Copenhagen debut six days after turning 16 and already has more than 50 senior appearances – delivered the crushing sucker-punch at the end of a bonkers Champions League tie.
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Rasmus Hojlund put United 2-0 up either side of a fan emergency and Jonny Evans’ injury.
Marcus Rashford saw red on 42 minutes before Copenhagen scored twice before half-time as United conceded a fourth penalty in four matches.
Bruno Fernandes also scored from the spot before Lukas Lerager equalised and Bardghji clinched it.
And as well as the excellent, cheeky chanting from the Copenhagen supporters – hailing their teenage hero with a not-so-subtle dig at the United legend – the goal prompted a wave of hilarious comments on social media.
Plenty referenced Clive Tyldesley’s famous “remember the name” commentary from Rooney’s sensational goal for Everton against Arsenal aged 16.
One said: “It just had to be a player named Roony that scores to leave Man United bottom of their Champions League group
Another wrote: “United fans hearing that Roony has scored in the Champions League…”
A third added: “A 17-year-old Roony breaks MUFC hearts. Couldn’t write it if you tried.”
Football Manager, the game on which Bardghji is a wonderkid, typed: “Roony scoring in the UCL. We’ve never been so proud,” with a tearful emoji.
Meanwhile, one Red Devils fan quipped: “At least that’s our next RW sorted — Ten Hag better get on the phone ASAP and bring. Roony at United, it’s just meant to be.”