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MANCHESTER UNITED ace Joshua Zirkzee was praised by fans after his classy response to an Instagram clip that was ripping into him.
Zirkzee, 23, joined United in the summer after a £36.5million deal with Bologna where he stood out last season with 12 goals and seven assists in 37 appearances.
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The striker had a strong start with the Red Devils as he scored the winner in a 1-0 win over Fulham on his debut in August at Old Trafford.
However, the Netherlands international has been unable to build momentum in his next 10 games across all competitions after his impressive bow.
That has led to criticism across social media amid United‘s worst ever Premier League start.
A channel satirised Zirkzee‘s positioning on the pitch with a clip on Instagram.
One of the content creators pretended to be the Dutchman and was shown being unable to play at No9 as he instead opted for a deeper role in midfield or down the wing.
Zirkzee caught wind of the parody clip and won over a lot of fans by being a good sport and simply “liking” the video.
Fans stormed the comments section and praised the centre-forward’s strong character, while some predicted he will soon silence his critics and trolls.
One fan tweeted: “He might have a better sense of humour than most of your bunch.”
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Another commented: “Zirkzee is unstoppable.”
A third wrote: “Zirkzee is fantabulous.”
This one said: “His redemption arc is loading.”
And that one stated: “He’s scoring on Thursday [in the Europa League at Fenerbahce], watch.”
Zirkzee only spent 16 minutes on the pitch during Saturday’s 2-1 win over Brentford at Old Trafford.
Stats showed that the forward did float around the Bees’ half and at times was caught deeper than the No9 position, but his career so far shows that he was actually playing to his strengths.
The ex-Bayern Munich ace previously revealed that he occasionally drops down to midfield and thus considers himself more of a “9.5”.
Zirkzee said: “I occasionally drop down to midfield. I don’t do that for myself but to help the team.
“I am what I call a false striker. Not a No 9, not a No 10. I am a 9.5! That’s my game.
“Maybe I’m a little different than others. But being different is good, right?”
NOA-LYNN VAN LEUVEN has opened up on the humiliation she has felt while competing this year.
The Dutch star, 28, is set to become the first transgender player to compete at the PDC World Darts Championship when it gets underway in December.
Darts remains one of the few sports in which men and women are allowed to compete against each other.
Van Leuven qualified for Alexandra Palace due to her exploits at the PDC Women’s Series, in which she finished as runner-up.
After Van Leuven lost a previous contest against Lorraine King, the assembled crowd broke out into passionate applause.
Reliving the moment while talking to Dutch outlet NU, she said: “That was so humiliating.
“I thought: now I lose and it’s still not good. Actually, I always lose, whether I win or not.”
While Van Leuven has had support from some of her younger darts colleagues, others have made things difficult.
Her Dutch compatriots Anca Zijlstra and Aileen de Graaf have both refused to play for their national team if Van Leuven is in the squad.
While English player Deta Hedman has at times refused to face Van Leuven.
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Van Leuven recently won gold with the Dutch team and in the pairs tournament at the WDF World Cup.
But ahead of the competition, a members’ meeting took place and decided that trans women would no longer be welcome at WDF events.
It is not yet known when the ruling will come into effect.
On some of the reaction towards her, Van Leuven said: “They secretly tell me that they don’t understand the commotion.
“But there are a lot of conservative, toxic b****** on the women’s tour.
“They see me as a threat.”
The PDC make a point of switching off comments when posting about Van Leuven on X.
On the online abuse she has received, Van Leuven added: “People send the most terrible messages and then go on preparing their pasta.
“They have no idea the impact it has on my life.
“I didn’t dare go out on the street for several weeks and had panic attacks. It did take a while for that fear to go away.”
However, Van Leuven has also revealed she has had some far more welcome feedback following her qualification for the World Championships.
She said: “I have already received invitations from three or four talk shows, but I don’t know yet what I will do with them.
“I was surprised by the many positive messages I received, though. My WhatsApp and Instagram exploded, but the first messages I read were very positive. Then I still thought: wow, maybe it will be something someday.”
