Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez has fumed at Elon Musk on Twitter after the Algerian was stripped of his blue tick.The American billionaire purchased Twitter last week for an eye-watering $44billion so he could reimplement 'free speech' on the platform.
But, just days later the Algerian lost his blue tick, and Mahrez tweeted, with three laughing emojis: "Bro @elonmusk give me my blue tick back!"Blue ticks are handed out on Twitter to 'notable' accounts, and as a professional football, Mahrez qualifies for one.
With the blue tick, it's easy for football fans to find out which is Mahrez's real account.One fan tweeted: "I can't be the only one that checked to see if he was the real Mahrez?""'bro' he doesn't know you g," a second joked.
While a third added: "After all those certified baller Tweets. This proves he ain't a verified baller man. Even Elon Musk knows that!"And one fake Elon Musk account joked: "Win a UEFA Champions League and I’ll consider it." Do you think Mahrez has been City's best attacker this season?
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