The funniest tweets from the world of football this past week, featuring Jordan Pickford’s cruncher on Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool ruing VAR, Colin Farrell in his latest role as a former Premier League manager, and Gunnersaurus finding a new career.
Pickford started Saturday’s match as he meant to go on…
First time I’ve seen a goalkeeper make a reducer in the first 5 mins of a game
— Duncan Alexander (@oilysailor) October 17, 2020
… and then potentially ended Virgil van Dijk’s season before the half was over with a dreadful ‘tackle’.
https://twitter.com/RyanMason/status/1317460585303429122?s=20
https://twitter.com/johngibbonsblog/status/1317430839513391107?s=20
Holy shit, Van Dijk ACL.. they need to put Pickford into protective custody
— Pøgba Senior (@TheSaItIsHere) October 17, 2020
Patrik Berger: The highs and lows of Liverpool’s Czech mate
The officials and the VAR had a bit of a mare in general.
Welcome to the Premier League. pic.twitter.com/HUxEqXLnSb
— DB (@Kloppholic) October 17, 2020
VAR!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/6rHOuFLary
— Ian Wright (@IanWright0) October 17, 2020
Calvert-Lewin ‘frustrated’ Everton didn’t win Merseyside Derby
But non-Reds were only delighted with it.
— ELLIE (@ellieq) October 17, 2020
A harsh, yet not entirely inaccurate analogy of Frank Lampard’s management this season.
Do you know that kid who gets his parents to buy him Fifa points so he can have a great Ultimate Team yet still be complete shit at the game? That is Frank Lampard
— Pøgba Senior (@TheSaItIsHere) October 17, 2020
Why Frank Lampard needs to take responsibility for Chelsea’s shortcomings
Timing is everything.
When Nicola Sturgeon announces increased quarantine measures in the middle of yer haircut pic.twitter.com/UAscdEOaRA
— Rosa Zambonini (@RosaZambonini) October 17, 2020
I’d pay to see this.
Colin Farrell is playing George Graham in The Batman. https://t.co/qwsNxUlXGH
— Taffin (@CalvLyfeson) October 12, 2020
Great to see Gunnersaurus take on board the UK Government’s advice following his sacking.
Rethink. Reskill. Reboot. pic.twitter.com/HMtNxqdc6p
— Sal Ahmad (@SalAhmad) October 12, 2020
Tactical analysis of Ancelotti’s high-flying Toffees
The new FIFA game, every single year.
Gonna slip this in here #FIFA21
Credit DankSimpsons pic.twitter.com/yj0lfmBSp2
— Simpsons wrestling memes (@SimpsonsWWE) October 12, 2020
Stat of the week, this:
More Yorkshiremen have scored a hat-trick for Norway today than for England in the last 62 years (Tommy Taylor was the last in 1957). https://t.co/loathuJXjo
— Richard Jolly ???????? (@RichJolly) October 11, 2020
The best Caribbean-born footballers to play in the Premier League
There’s a moose loose in this video.
ATTENTION: A MOOSE IS PLAYING SOCCER ????⚽️
????: brittany_spins/IG pic.twitter.com/rcKOlZZPdf
— CBC Sports (@cbcsports) October 17, 2020
This week Barnsley signed the Big Red Machine, (Herbie) Kane.
???? ???? ???? pic.twitter.com/mZxJah2xnQ
— Barnsley FC (@BarnsleyFC) October 16, 2020
Need to offload a player? Give Notts Forest a call.
Agent: Hi, I'm just wondering if you'd be interes-
Nottingham Forest: Yes— Jonny Sharples (@JonnyGabriel) October 16, 2020
The most top six finishes in English top flight history
An important distinction.
https://twitter.com/mp_1825/status/1317535943742623744?s=20
Nigeria fighting the good fight.
#EndPoliceBrutality ✊???? pic.twitter.com/r3DKzQvpaX
— Alexander Iwobi (@alexiwobi) October 15, 2020
Thug or leader? The complicated legacy of Chelsea icon Dennis Wise
When you’ve probably been a bit too honest on a football podcast…
Deleting the tweet @journeyspod ? Come off it lads… use left the best part out of the clip “Mission Accomplished “ ???? lucky to walk away from that tackle with my leg in one piece ???????? pic.twitter.com/TG0Ix02xf6
— Daniel Cleary (@DanielCleary21) October 15, 2020
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