Manchester United fans have turned on troubled star Wayne Rooney, calling him as a 'spoilt brat' and 'fat idiot' on Twitter even as Rooney has reportedly put off making a decision on whether to leave until he has weighed up the fans' feelings.
According to the Daily Star, Rooney would be happy to stay on at Old Trafford if the fans cheer him in pre-season games, and will try to force a transfer to Chelsea if they boo him.
However, the fans might have resigned themselves to Rooney's repeated insistences to quit the side and have started bashing him up on Twitter, with a fan calling him as a 'fat idiot' and another as a 'spoilt brat' on Twitter.
Rooney is said to be unhappy after manager David Moyes hinted that he might no longer be first-choice striker, the report added.
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