Speculation regarding Manchester United’s managerial change has prompted over six million tweets since the final day of the season.
Jose Mourinho eventually replaced the sacked Louis van Gaal as Manchester United manager on Friday following months of speculation.
Twitter users have been gripped by the situation at Old Trafford, according to figures provided by the social media site.
Half a million tweets came in the hours following United’s confirmation of their new manager, with a peak of 6,200 tweets per minute as the news broke.
Those figures mean total Twitter conversation about the switch at Old Trafford topped six million in under two weeks.
How Twitter reacted to Mourinho’s appointment
(Mourinho appointed as Man Utd manager) …this is definitely their Hodgson moment
— RAWK Meltdown (@RAWK_Meltdown) May 27, 2016
So Reading sack McDermott on the day United announce Mourinho. That's what you call trying to bury bad news …
— James Ducker (@TelegraphDucker) May 27, 2016
Van Gaal known for putting systems with great potential in place. Mourinho known for winning many trophies. It may just work.
— Dan Leydon (@danleydon) May 27, 2016
Busy day for #MUFC fans, going through their twitter & deleting all the posts they've made over the years about how much they hate Mourinho.
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) May 27, 2016
