A Manchester adviser has hit back at Angel Di Maria's wife Jorgelina Cardoso who insulted the city.
Di Maria's wife revealed this week the awful time she had in England when her husband played for Manchester United.
Speaking to Spanish morning show Los Angeles de la Manana, Cardoso spoke about all the things she hated in Manchester following his ill-fated £59.7million move from Real Madrid in 2014.
'I begged Angel, any place but England,' she said. 'And one year later we were in Manchester, s***.'
When asked about what exactly was wrong with Manchester, she didn't have much nice to say about the city.
'I didn't like anything at all. The people were all skinny, neat, weird. You are walking and you don't know if they are going to kill you or not.'
Now Manchester have hit back as Sacha Lord, night-time economy adviser for Greater Manchester and one of Burnham's key allies, told ESPN: 'Before I comment, I do agree with her on one point,' . 'Having been a United supporter all my life, I also found that period quite depressing. Her husband was bought for almost £60m, sold a year later and was undoubtedly one of United's biggest flops.
'As for our food, we have many outstanding restaurants across the whole of our city region. I can only think her taste buds have been tarnished by how sour and bitter she is.
'As for our culture, when I think of Manchester, I think of the Industrial Revolution, the suffragettes, the co-op movement, Marx and Engels, the Peterloo Massacre, the computer, splitting the atom, graphene, Alan Turing, textiles, canals, railways, football and music.
'As for women always being dolled up, it may have helped if she had ventured out of the leafy suburbs of Alderley Edge at some point during that period.'
'Having said that,' Lord continued. 'I wish the couple all the best during lockdown and hope she has used her time wisely, dusting off some of her many overpriced handbags.'