Laporte tweets controversial 'World War Three' meme but he quickly deletes it

Aymeric Laporte quickly deleted a tweet that joked about 'World War Three' last night.

The injured Manchester City defender was active on social media during his side's Carabao Cup clash with Manchester United.

And following the game, he tweeted a controversial 'World War Three' meme which he quickly deleted.

Twitter users managed to screenshot the tweet before it's deletion however.

The tweet was captioned 'when they call me to join the troops #nope #WWIII' and a gif of the Frenchman wagging his finger.

Many on Twitter were quick to let Laporte know they'd seen the tweet despite his quick deletion.