Wayne Rooney has been mercilessly mocked on Twitter after posting a humorous throwback picture of himself with some of his former Manchester United team-mates.
Rooney and the likes of Paul Scholes and Rio Ferdinand were compared to boy bands Backstreet Boys and Blazing Squad after the DC United striker uploaded the retro photo from 2005.
In the image, he and the rest of the group - also comprising John O'Shea and Alan Smith - could be seen wearing baggy jeans, white trainers and knitted jumpers and other dodgy attire as they made their way to the United Christmas party.
Team-mate at club and country, Rio Ferdinand, was also sporting cornrows in the picture.
Posted with a laughing emoji and the hashtag #tbt (throwback Thursday), the tweet quickly went viral and was the subject of hundreds of amusing responses.
Alongside the comparisons to pop groups, one user also wrote: 'Buzzing for a group of lads to recreate this on Halloween.'
Another added: 'I hope you all wear better jeans these days.'
Rooney enjoyed a hugely successful 13-year stint at Old Trafford before returning to his boyhood club Everton in the summer of 2017.
The fairytale return, however, quickly went sour, and he was allowed to join DC United in July.
Despite the setback, Rooney has made a vibrant start to life at DC United, scoring nine times and assisting a further six goals in just 14 starts.
roy_sirm
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only kids will mock this, I mean they wore what was fashion then, there was a time skinny jeans was gay and baggy was lit so I see absolutely nothing wrong with the picture, and like I earlier said, only kids would mock this
rizabcnrt
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which Fans....noisy neighbours....or used to be famous liverfools....
Lipin Lowrence
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but they were truly fearless at that time.
Naaclny
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Great picture
rotcklopru
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its gud to remember the last ...Rooney of all times
MKMike
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great pic
saune31
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they look really cool...#throwback
Emchi
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Can we have half of this team in Manchester United? The spirit is so strong!
Libikmruy
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I love dis pic,it reminds me of great MAN U,when united was on fire,when every one love watching united play.when every team fear United.
Bennylamz
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He's a legend.. Respect#
Nigeria2312007
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this is just a throwback, it makes you remember your humble beginning.
soccer9925
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is that recent or is it from when he was broke.
robjet07
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You know you're the best when losers hate you🤣🤣🤣
zidbdkmp
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People are so dumb sometimes
Fambprsuz
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Sometimes I think a lot of people are just log heads. What’s wrong with a guy posting a throw back pic!??
tell them
lalanshah
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Why people are mocking On the history of bot just united bt its the history of epl 😎😎😎
samswag
4
People can be so dumb. Mocking someone for posting a throwback??!!
asakila
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When pitch performances are anything but good some fans take it harshly when suspecting one of their former players could be mocking their hitherto travails
whykallar
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What's going on i see everyone hands in their pockets, don't tell me it's because of the cold 😀😀😀😁
teoemnoty
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Sometimes I think a lot of people are just log heads. What’s wrong with a guy posting a throw back pic!??
BabaNla_14
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that's great squad everyone miss most
vannostz
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let him forget that
Ismitty
1
Those are our Legends
loedipstu
1
I love this picture
stenco2017
1
it was really a throw back Thursday they look lads heading to a musical concert show in LA..
TonyV25
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Too much class in this picture
DoniJohn256
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maybe those days they were recoding glory Glory man united