The Man United fan with Man City's Aguero on his replica shirt?

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A Manchester United fan wearing an Aguero shirt at Old Trafford.
Leonard Aguero travelled from Melbourne to watch Man Utd's defeat to Cardiff

A Manchester United fan with 'Aguero' on the back of his shirt? Really?

Well, it's true. One man at Sunday's defeat by Cardiff wore his club's colours... but with the surname of Manchester City striker Sergio on the back.

After spotting it and capturing the proof, journalist Si Lloyd tweeted the image with the words: "Just delete this club."

It turns out there was a bit of a misunderstanding though…

This wasn't an attempt at a joke or, as many thought, a United fan taking his support for City over Liverpool in the Premier League title race a bit too far.

It turns out this Red Devils supporter is actually called Leonard Aguero.

Journalist Si Lloyd with Leonard Aguero.
Si Lloyd soon realised the reason 'Aguero' was on the fan's back...

And it turns out he's not the only one who has been in such an unenviable position...

A tweet from a Leeds fan
A Leeds fan with Barnsley in his name? That won't go unnoticed...
A tweet from a Man Utd fan.
A United fan called Lampard? Uh oh...
A tweet from a Chelsea fan.
A knowing assessment from Chelsea fan Joe Rooney...
A tweet from a football fan about his friend.
Not your average friend, Luigi!

They certainly saw the funny side too. Welcome to Twitter, Leonard…

A tweet from Manchester United fan Leonard Aguero.
Aguero (not that one) took it all in good spirit

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  • Comment posted by Stulad, at 13:24 13 May 2019

    Why is this a news story on our national broadcasting association’s sport website? This horrible recent infatuation with copy pasting twitter as “journalism” really should stop.

  • Comment posted by MickSals, at 16:15 13 May 2019

    Not as alarming as a United shirt with Jones on the back

  • Comment posted by MrJ-Zieleniewski, at 13:38 13 May 2019

    "Leonard Aguero travelled from Melbourne to watch Man Utd's defeat to Cardiff"

    It's not like a Manchester United fan to be based overseas...

  • Comment posted by Fr, at 13:36 13 May 2019

    I'm sure this Aguero could play better than Ashley Young, but then again so could my nan.

  • Comment posted by He said what, at 13:18 13 May 2019

    What Man United would do to have the real Aguero! Actually, come to think of it, this chap would probably do a better job than half the current squad, sign him up.

  • Comment posted by FoolioLeChauffer, at 13:22 13 May 2019

    calm down people - it's football, not life or death !!

  • Comment posted by U15159673, at 13:48 13 May 2019

    is this what counts as a proper article on the bbc these days?
    might as well be the daily mirror. rubbish.

  • Comment posted by Alex, at 14:27 13 May 2019

    It's frightening how lazy journalism has become thanks to Twitter. Requirements for a role at the BBC is now half a brain cell and internet connection

  • Comment posted by Wayne Calderbank, at 17:25 13 May 2019

    I’m pretty sure that the worst people in society get together, join this page and keyboard warrior away their special brand of immature hate against everything.

  • Comment posted by wlrjns, at 17:58 13 May 2019

    Grown men in replica shirts is just about acceptable in certain circumstances...just.

    Grown men with their own name on the back of said shirt? Get your wetsuit on and get in the sea.

  • Comment posted by RF, at 13:34 13 May 2019

    Maybe as you're an actual grown up, don't get your name & number on the back of your shirt

  • Comment posted by Sirreg, at 17:11 13 May 2019

    Harry kane has claimed that it was actually his name that appeared on the shirt and the original post is photoshoped

  • Comment posted by dh84, at 14:25 13 May 2019

    Could have been worse, imagine his name was Leonard Pogba?

    "You want a name and number on the back of your Footy shirt son? No thanks Da' can you imagine the abuse i'd receive for having Pogba on my back?"

  • Comment posted by Nick Jones, at 14:53 13 May 2019

    My mate's a big Spurs fan and he's called Arsene Aubameyang. Couldn't write this stuff.

  • Comment posted by TheGrungebrat, at 17:55 13 May 2019

    Absolute pointless article but the BBC had to get more than one piece out today that mentions their beloved Manchester United.

  • Comment posted by U17562478, at 13:54 13 May 2019

    Manchester was indeed united in their distaste for Liverpool. They appreciate Klopp, and like 'pool's style of play, but Liverpool fans are objectionable beyond all reason. No one in the country likes the arrogance or the deluded sense of entitlement that emanates from Liverpool fans.

    As the world says: "Anyone but Liverpool"

  • Comment posted by Kuns_Right_Foot, at 13:48 13 May 2019

    So he travelled halfway around the world to see his team play.
    I bet that was worth the air fare alone.
    Just out of interest when he was pictured was he looking at his phone out of boredom?

  • Comment posted by dbizal, at 13:32 13 May 2019

    @5

    How is getting your name printed on the back of a football shirt attention seeking?

    I'd rather get my name/surname printed as you never know when a player will just up and leave almost rendering the £60 shirt pointless.

  • Comment posted by FNL, at 13:58 13 May 2019

    Okay, a supposedly fun article but does it really merit a hys.

    Rangers v Celtic yesterday in one of the World's oldest and most watched derbies but no hys on the Scottish football site. Yes, it would be filled with bile, hatred and inane comments but not more so than any of the top English clubs yet BBC run scared

  • Comment posted by Depeche1966, at 21:32 13 May 2019

    I am a member of a walking club - I have Pogba on the back of my walking shirt !! Nuff said really !!!

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