EXCLUSIVE: Manchester United star and his children targeted with death threats

MANCHESTER UNITED stars and their boss Jose Mourinho are being targeted by sick Twitter trolls.

By Jack Wilson

In disgusting messages posted on the social-networking site, players and even their children are being horrifically abused following United’s troubled start to the season.

The chief target of trolls appears to be captain Wayne Rooney.

One message posted last week simply read: “Rooney I hope your kids die.”

Another user pleads with his followers and fellow fans to target Rooney directly with hate messages.

He wrote: “Lets see the Rooney hate, go die, drop him tweets now.”

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One poster does just that, tweeting: “F**king die Rooney.

Another posted: “Rooney what the f**k die.”

The Manchester United skipper is not the only target for twisted keyboard warriors.

Jose Mourinho has also taken the brunt of fans’ anger - as well as old boss David Moyes.

A sick post sent this week read: “Hope Moyes and Fellaini die a slow painful death. C**ts.”

The abuse for Mourinho continued from scores of other users.

One wrote: “so Mourinho is a proper f**king C**T, plays Mkhitaryan for 20 minutes to get an excuse for this weekend that he isn’t ready.”

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Another expletive-filled rant reads: “Mourinho is f**king finished the r**t b*y c**t. Get him out of my f*****g club.”

It’s not the first time Rooney himself has been hit by Twitter trolls.

His boys were targeted earlier this year after Rooney shared pictures of them ready for their first day back at school.

The striker - who has sons Kai, Klay, and Kit with wife Coleen - posted two snaps of his children on social media.

But he was hit with some disgusting comments from bullies poking fun at the children.

Do you think it's the players' fault that Manchester United have under performed so far or that of the coach, Jose Mourinho?

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