Manchester United defender Tyrell Malacia has drawn attracted criticism to himself after his post on Instagram after their 3-1 FA Cup win over Everton, OwngoalNigeria.com reports.Malacia was on from start to finish as his team battled to a win and a spot in the next round of the tournament.
The major talking point of the game with his name was when he mistimed his tackle on Nigeria international star Alex Iwobi.Two minutes into time added on, a follow through tackle from the Dutch defender caught Iwobi who was racing onto a through ball.
Replay show that Malacia was lucky not to have been shown a red card as he caught the ankle of the Nigerian. He however got the ball before the impact.The tackle led to the substitution of Iwobi and he will now be out for a period of three weeks, which is a big blow to Everton as he has been one of their best players in what has been a very poor season so far for his team.
After the game, Malacia drew the ire of fans of Everton, neutrals and also of the senior national team of Nigeria with his post on Instagram, where he used a picture of the tackle among the post he made celebrating the win.
The reaction that trailed the post were mostly in condemnation of his decision to use that particular picture as it connotes showing off his joy over an action that led to the injury suffered by a fellow professional.
