Manchester United fans claim UEFA Champions League draw is 'rigged' after glaring mistake

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Manchester United fans accused UEFA of rigging the Champions League draw

Furious Manchester United fans took to Twitter to complain about the mismanagement in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 draw. Fans accused UEFA of rigging the entire draw just to pair Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in the same tie.

The confusion began when Manchester United were drawn along with Villarreal despite both teams being in the same group. Later on when Atletico Madrid were pulled out, the UEFA officials claimed they could not draw the Red Devils due to them already being drawn.

Manchester United fans were clearly left angry and accused UEFA of rigging the Champions League after they were drawn against PSG. Some supporters even questioned the draw when City were paired with PSG in the group stage after rumors linked Ronaldo to the Premier League champions.

Here are some of the best tweets from enraged United fans:

TC

@totalcristiano

UEFA rigged a Man. City vs PSG group when they heard the Ronaldo rumours, but that never happened, so they rigged Man. United vs PSG in the knockouts instead.

4:55 AM · Dec 13, 2021

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Arsène's Son 🎈

@hughwizzy

Don’t know the rules but that felt rigged beyond belief

8:09 AM · Dec 12, 2021

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Aidan Walsh 🔰

@AidanWalshMUFC

UEFA is corrupt. Our draw was 100% rigged to ensure we got PSG so that they could benefit from Ronaldo vs Messi

Absolute joke of a draw

5:04 AM · Dec 13, 2021

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@TheFergusonWay

You can't convince me this isn't rigged.

5:09 AM · Dec 13, 2021

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MUFC Scoop

@MUFCScoop

#UCLDraw Absolutely rigged! Manchester United’s ball was not included in the Atletico Madrid draw. #MUFC

5:09 AM · Dec 13, 2021

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Ryan McCabe

@RyanMcCabe01

Drew United against Villarreal even though in same group… then said we couldn’t draw Atletico because we were already drew against villareal even though we weren’t… fix from the start! They wanted Ronaldo and Messi and they made sure they’d get it! #Rigged #MUFC

5:00 AM · Dec 13, 2021

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Master Wayne

@MWayne007

This is definitely rigged. Why wasn’t United in the bowl against Atletico?

5:08 AM · Dec 13, 2021

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@utdcynical

Could’ve at least let us play them in QF/SF to make it less obvious that it’s rigged twitter.com/utdcynical/sta…

@utdcynical

So obvious we’ll get PSG. Ronaldo vs Messi and Poch/United

4:52 AM · Dec 13, 2021

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f00tball_eyv1nd

@EyvindHasle

United ball was not in atletico's draw. Both psg and united can protest. #rigged #UCLdraw

5:00 AM · Dec 13, 2021

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Clara 🔴

@UTDClara

Manchester United’s ball wasn’t even in the pot for Atletico. #Redraw #Rigged

5:34 AM · Dec 13, 2021

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Pritish

@Pritish09891094

They didn't put in United back in the pot for Atletico draw 😱..#Rigged twitter.com/SionParry9/sta…

Sion Parry🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@SionParry9

#UCL

5:09 AM · Dec 13, 2021

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UnitedSupremo 🇩🇪

@UnitedSupremo

Confirmed: #UCL is 100% rigged.

They can spin it anyway they want but fact #MUFC draw Villareal who they already played against in group stages.

You can create patterns within balls that represent the draw in a rigged manner.

PSG it is, Messi vs Ronaldo

UCL is rigged 100%

5:28 AM · Dec 13, 2021

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Sion Parry🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@SionParry9

#UCL

4:59 AM · Dec 13, 2021

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Brad Day

@BradleyDay21

Im sorry but the second united came out in the wrong pot that whole draw should have been redone, we should be able to trust the clowns running the sport and we clearly cant

#UCLdraw
#rigged

4:57 AM · Dec 13, 2021

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A.

@EdinsonChavanni

Scenes when we draw PSG again

6:16 AM · Dec 13, 2021

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Nachiket Acharya

@nachiket2613

Breaking: Manchester United are angered by the draws being done again as they won't be able to show Rashford's penalty against PSG for the 10000th time.

#MUFC

6:22 AM · Dec 13, 2021

@TheFergusonWay

@utdreport They want the broadcasting money as well ffs

5:51 AM · Dec 13, 2021

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spartah

@BelioSpartah

When they get to do a redraw and Mufc gets PSG again ..#rigged #UCLdraw

6:22 AM · Dec 13, 2021

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f00tball_eyv1nd

@EyvindHasle

United ball was not in atletico's draw. Both psg and united can protest. #rigged #UCLdraw

5:00 AM · Dec 13, 2021

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However, it is worth noting that UEFA have accepted their series of errors in the procedure and will be redoing the entire Champions League draw. As things stand, the entire draw conducted has been declared void.

UEFA Champions League

@ChampionsLeague

As a result of this, the draw has been declared void and will be entirely redone at 15:00 CET.

6:15 AM · Dec 13, 2021

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Cristiano Ronaldo starred for Manchester United in the Champions League group phase

Manchester United finished top of their Champions League group which consisted of the likes of BSC Young Boys, Villarreal and Atalanta. Despite assuring top spot after just five matches, it wasn't smooth sailing for the Red Devils.

Manchester United suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at the hands of Swiss champions BSC Young Boys in Switzerland. Following the setback, the Red Devils were bailed out by Cristiano Ronaldo, who netted late winners against both Villarreal and Atalanta.

Cristiano Ronaldo was Manchester United's star in the Champions League group stage. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner scored six goals in five matches as United secured a place in the Round of 16.

Newly-appointed Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick decided to rest Ronaldo in their final group match of the Champions League. The Red Devils had already secured top spot in the group and their final game against the Young Boys was a dead rubber.

Manchester United

@ManUtd

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5:14 AM · Dec 13, 2021

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