Man Utd fans taunt Jamie Vardy with Rebekah chant before singing 'Rooney, Rooney'

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Manchester United fans brutally taunted Jamie Vardy with a chant about his wife Rebekah during their 1-0 win over Leicester City on Thursday night.The Red Devils secured their third Premier League win on the trot by a one goal margin after Jadon Sancho scored the only goal of the game midway through the first-half.

Striker Vardy was ineffective again for the Foxes as he continued his run without a goal this season.The 35-year-old was eventually subbed off by Brendan Rodgers in the 87th minute, before a chorus of chants rang around the King Power from the travelling United fans.READ MORE: 5 things we learned as Man Utd ease past Leicester - Jadon Sancho to Cristiano RonaldoThe away end savagely targeted WAG Rebekah, a former ‘I’m A Celeb…Get Me Out of Here!’ contestant, in relation to her lost libel case against Coleen Rooney - the wife of Red Devils legend Wayne.

They sang "Jamie Vardy, your wife is a grass."United supporters then proceeded to chant the name “Rooney, Rooney, Rooney!” as Vardy walked off the pitch, where eagle-eyed viewers noticed a sour look from the former England man towards manager Rodgers at having been taken off.The crowd’s hostility comes following the ‘Wagatha Christie’ High Court libel battle between the two footballers’ wives.

Vardy was judged to have probably leaked Rooney's information to the press.Rebekah after the ruling called for the abuse given to her and her family to stop, claiming to have received “disgusting messages” since Coleen made the accusatory tweet on October 2019 which sent the internet into a frenzy.She said: "As I explained in my evidence I, my family and even my unborn baby, were subjected to disgusting messages and vile abuse following Coleen's post and these have.