Manchester United supporters are among the Premier League’s top three most negative fanbases, with rivals Leeds United coming in at second.A study by Bookmakers.tv, which analysed the sentiment of over three million tweets from Premier League fans this season, found the Red Devils faithful to be the third most negative.
It revealed a whopping average negative sentiment rate of 28 per cent among United fans, narrowly exceeding Leicester City’s by 0.1 per cent.
It comes in a hugely disappointing season for Ralf Rangnick’s side where they have been knocked out of all of their cup competitions and could miss out on a top four finish despite splashing well over £100million in the summer.Leeds came in at second with an average of 29.3 per cent, which is of little surprise given their dramatic decline since last season.
The Yorkshire side sit 16th in the table, just seven points above the relegation zone as a result of the poor form which saw much-loved head coach Marcelo Bielsa sacked in February.The Premier League’s most negative fanbase according to the report is Newcastle despite their huge takeover in November.
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