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title: "Manchester United: Fans discover truth behind infamous Ashley Young clip"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-fans-discover-truth-behind-infamous-ashley-young-clip/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Manchester United Football Club"
published: "2019-12-11T20:40:34Z"
modified: "2019-12-11T20:40:34Z"
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# Manchester United: Fans discover truth behind infamous Ashley Young clip

**It’s been many seasons since the [Ashley Young](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIFR0VP0XQo) appeared to come into contact with something falling from the sky during a game at Old Trafford, though these Man United fans agree with the winger that all may not be what it seems.**

Manchester United hosted Swansea back in the 2014/15 season, with Louis van Gaal’s reign as Red Devils boss starting [poorly with a 2-1 defeat](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28718345) at Old Trafford – but unfortunately for Young in particular, that isn’t solely what grabbed headlines.

Upon watching a replay, some supporters realised that the Englishman may have accidentally encountered bird droppings during the encounter – prompting the incident to go viral and become the subject of [many jokes online](https://talksport.com/football/641638/manchester-united-ashley-young-breaks-silence-video-bird-poo-mouth/).

However, speaking candidly to the [Utd Podcast via TalkSPORT](https://talksport.com/football/641638/manchester-united-ashley-young-breaks-silence-video-bird-poo-mouth/) about the incident, Young has since explained how it actually flew behind him rather than into his mouth – with the cameras that day playing an optical illusion.

Supporters analysing the clip on Twitter now think he is perhaps correct.

Here’s how they came to a conclusion on social media:

> Goes behind him, watch closely.
>
> — Chris (@McSauceC) [December 10, 2019](https://twitter.com/McSauceC/status/1204383619369914368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> My God it really does land behind him😂😂😂
>
> — Paul Olind (@OlindPaul) [December 10, 2019](https://twitter.com/OlindPaul/status/1204385887074865154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> It actually lands behind him if you look closely.
>
> — Sean Mullin (@SeanMullin2) [December 10, 2019](https://twitter.com/SeanMullin2/status/1204387701560098816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> need a VAR check
>
> — Haseeb (@UTD\_Haseeb) [December 10, 2019](https://twitter.com/UTD_Haseeb/status/1204498807217676288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Lands behind him
>
> — Patrick👹🇳🇴 (@PatrickHellese1) [December 10, 2019](https://twitter.com/PatrickHellese1/status/1204383602085187589?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> It is definitely landing behind him. If it is landed in his mouth, he would have reacted for sure but young dint even flinch for a sec. Simple logic
>
> — Deena MUFC (@deena0509) [December 10, 2019](https://twitter.com/deena0509/status/1204433609567793158?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)