Danny Welbeck has been blitzed with death threats after celebrating scoring the goal that knocked former club Manchester United out of the FA Cup
The 24-year-old star slid the ball into an empty net to give new club Arsenal a 2-1 victory at Old Trafford in Monday’s quarter-final.
But after an exuberant goal celebration that sent 9,000 travelling Arsenal fans into rapture, the striker was the target of a string of vile comments on social media.
One fan wrote: "Danny Welbeck. I will find you and I will kill you."
Another added: "Somebody just KILL Welbeck! Can't stand the a**hole! #RedOrDead #MUFC .”
While yet another alleged United fan posted: "Oh shoot Danny Welbeck. Shouldn't have scored!!!! I HATE YOUUUUUU."
UtdMads wrote: "Welbeck you c*** celebrating. You are so DEAD to me! F***ING JUDAS."
GrandeDeGea said: "Hey Welbeck, when you die, I will celebrate it in front of your family."
Another so-called supporter added: "Hope Welbeck breaks his f****** leg and can't play ever again f****** judas c***.”
Yet some United fans clapped their former star when he was substituted towards the end of the game by Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, 65, who bought him for £16million after he was told by United boss Louis van Gaal, 63, he had no future at the club.
One added: "LVG didn't show him any respect by selling him why should he show us any?"
And former players applauded his right to celebrate his goal that sealed a match in which Alex Oxslade-Chamberlain's classy opener for Arsenal had been cancelled our by a fine Wayne Rooney header.
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher, 37, said: "Brilliant celebration from Welbeck. None of that respect Man Utd fans nonsense."
Ex-Anfield star Jamie Redknapp, 41, added: "I just loved seeing Danny Welbeck celebrate his goal.
"It is a load of tosh when a former player doesn’t celebrate against his old team.
"Goal scoring is why we play/watch/support — and it’s a while since Danny scored one!
"United didn’t want to keep him, he left for Arsenal and here he was back at Old Trafford scoring a predatory winner."
After the match Welbeck, who graduated from United’s football academy, admitted he was still a fan of the Old Trafford club which "means so much to me".
He added: "It's hard to knock them out."
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