BBC’s sport chief of football receives SEVERE BACKLASH for tweeting hateful comment against Liverpool, claims it was ‘hackers’

BBC chief sport of football Paul McNulty had a moment to forget as he tweeted "Absolute C**ts" under a post about Liverpool's equalizer.

BBC’s sport chief of football receives SEVERE BACKLASH for tweeting hateful comment against Liverpool, claims it was ‘hackers’

Phil McNulty's controversial tweet. (Via X/@PaddyPower & BBC)

Premier League leaders Liverpool came from behind in an emphatic win on Wednesday to defeat Fulham at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp‘s men overturned a first-half deficit of one goal to end the night 2-1 thanks to goals from Curtis Jones and Cody Gakpo. However, an incident on social media caused much conversation and controversy, which ended in a ‘surprising’ yet ‘believable’ explanation.

As Liverpool won the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-final, a tweet made by BBC’s sports chief of football has been making rounds on Twitter. Even though it is normal for people in positions of authority to have favorites in the Premier League, Phil McNulty seemingly let his emotions get the better. As Liverpool equalized through Curtis Jones in the second half, a surprising comment caught the attention of fans on Twitter.

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Under a post made by @MailSport on X, Phil McNulty commented 

Absolute c*nts!

Ten minutes later, a quick response followed, in which he tweeted that his account had been hacked, pointing to the hateful comment made moments ago. He also said that he had quickly changed his password before apologizing to everyone.

As for the game itself, Liverpool saw themselves go behind in just 19 minutes thanks to a brilliant Willian goal. He ‘danced’ past the Liverpool backline before slotting home past Caoimhin Kelleher. Curtis Jones then equalized after a long wait in the second half. His strike took a big deflection, which guided it past Bernd Leno to make it 1-1. Cody Gakpo then won it for the hosts from a proper build-up goal. Liverpool have a one-goal advantage going into the second leg, set to kick-off on the 25th of January.

Fans react to BBC sport chief of football’s ‘hateful’ comment against Liverpool

Liverpool saw their fortunes take a turn for the good against Fulham as Curtis Jones and Cody Gakpo led them to victory. However, fans directed their attention towards Phil McNulty’s ‘reaction’ to Liverpool pulling level with Fulham. Even though he explained the incident as being ‘hacked’, fans do not seem to have bought his explanation.

Curtis Jones and Jurgen Klopp
Curtis Jones played a crucial role in Liverpool’s comeback win. (Via X/@ovolenz)

A popular page on Twitter sarcastically commented that hackers like these work for ten minutes, comment something about the team you don’t like, and hurry off. Some said that McNulty had his explanation ready well before making his comment. Others laughed at how the BBC football editor could comment on something so controversial.

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Some said that no one is buying his explanation and that he can keep lying to himself. Many mocked his justification of being ‘confidently hacked’ and ‘swift change of password’. One of the most liked comments said that McNulty somehow managed to mistake Twitter for his WhatsApp chat with Paul Tierney and Howard Webb.

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