Wayne Rooney makes St Patrick's Day blunder in Instagram post
Wayne Rooney was left red-faced after he took to Instagram to celebrate St Patrick’s Day – by posting the wrong flag.
Rooney, 30, uploaded a picture of himself alongside his former Manchester United team mates Jonny Evans and John O'Shea.
He captioned the image: “#TBT - Celebrating with my mates. Happy St Patrick's Day.”
But the footballer was clearly confused and followed the caption with a thumbs up emoji, a shamrock – and the Ivory Coast flag.
His mistake was soon 'flagged' on social media by users who ridiculed the gaffe.
One user posted: “He’s only gone and put the Ivory Coast flag up.”
Another wrote simply "Ivory Coast flag" followed by a row of crying with laughter emojis.
Others mocked his geography with one tweeting: “Wayne Rooney wishing a happy paddys day with an Ivory Coast flag seriously give that man some crayons and a colouring book!”
Rooney later edited the post with the correct flag.
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Rooney - who was born in Croxteth, Liverpool - is from Irish descent.
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