Claudio Ranieri accused of trolling as he tells Louis van Gaal that he’s doing “a fantastic job”

Six heartfelt words uttered by an absolute gentleman but the internet was having none of it.

"You are doing a fantastic job," said Claudio Ranieri following Leicester's 1-1 draw at Old Trafford. Louis van Gaal took it in his stride and affectionately tapped the Italian's cheek. https://twitter.com/SkyFootball/status/726792590658404352 To non-cynical eyes, it appeared to be nothing more than a show of respect from one veteran manager to another but supporters could not quite believe that Ranieri, who went on to reveal that he would not be watching Monday night's crucial clash between Chelsea and Spurs, was commending van Gaal on his season's work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjomvHy7A8s Football in 2016, ladies and gents, when you can't even be nice to a fellow professional without the internet having you for breakfast. https://twitter.com/O9leinhto/status/726789417017462786 https://twitter.com/izzdashizz79/status/726789378006245376 https://twitter.com/writtenoff_mufc/status/726789258158153728 https://twitter.com/shartnett91/status/726789211282628609 https://twitter.com/karanmufc87/status/726789173869424640 https://twitter.com/EllisKarran/status/726789419991191555 https://twitter.com/Scott_Arthur/status/726795105370267648 https://twitter.com/UnitedOne/status/726794634949746689 https://twitter.com/ShikamaruSmokes/status/726792419782569985 https://twitter.com/shashank_manutd/status/726791975136038912 https://twitter.com/ashNFFChall/status/726790237318426628