There's lots of amateur detectives out there.
In case you slept through it (and that's perfectly understandable considering it was conducted in the middle of the night), the draw for the third round of the Carabao Cup (League Cup) took place in China on Thursday morning and looks as follows:
https://twitter.com/Carabao_Cup/status/900575575831662592
Manchester United were drawn at home to Championship side Burton Albion. On paper, that would seem to be a relatively straight-forward hurdle for Jose Mourinho's men to overcome, and could therefore be perceived as 'lucky' by some, right?
https://twitter.com/Carabao_Cup/status/900563365973590016
Wrong! According to social media sleuths, 'luck' has nothing to do with it and it's all a big conspiracy.
They claim the graphics for the draw went up suspiciously quickly (almost as if people prepare the templates in advance) and that this is conclusive proof that Manchester United were the beneficiaries of a FIX!
https://twitter.com/Cechque/status/900563417068589056
https://twitter.com/gamingmnkey_uk/status/900563519996874753
https://twitter.com/RobinsonK26/status/900578068712042496
https://twitter.com/footymadluke123/status/900564128405827584
https://twitter.com/billytworivers9/status/900581610390777856
https://twitter.com/Amesron11/status/900563824734076929
In other news, the price of tinfoil has rocketed.
