Man United mocked by David Silva after Real Sociedad’s Old Trafford win

David Silva have cheekily mocked Manchester United after helping his Real Sociedad side secure a 1-0 victory at Old Trafford in the Europa League on Thursday night.

The Spaniard is in his third season at Sociedad, after leaving the club for the La Liga club in 2020. In his decade-long stay at City, Silva made over 430 appearances for the Sky Blues and scored 77 times, created 140, while also helping the Etihad outfit to four Premier League titles, two FA Cups and five League Cups.

On Thursday night Silva – who is without doubt a Manchester City legend – returned to Manchester, to face his old club’s arch enemies.

United were full of confidence heading into their Europa League opener against the La Liga outfit having enjoyed a resurgence over recent weeks, which has seen them win four Premier League matches on the spin.

However, Erik ten Hag saw his side suffer a setback against Sociedad on Thursday night, and Silva was in the thick of the action. It was his shot that won Sociedad the penalty, blcoked by Martinez’s leg – the ball bouncing up into his arm.

Brais Mendez took the spot-kick and scored. Sociedad held on to a 1-0 win away at United, a huge result for a club that David Moyes once managed.

Following the Old Trafford upset, Silva appeared to reiterate his affinity to City by tweeting “once again” followed by a blue love heart emoji in a show of allegiance to United’s bitter rivals and the reigning Premier League champions.

Once again 💙 pic.twitter.com/dInEqBKgPF

— David Silva (@21LVA) September 8, 2022

Real Sociedad also posted alongside a video of Silva leaving the stadium: “Manchester is blue and white.”

Sociedad’s win over United saw Silva claim his 10th success against the Red Devils in 21 appearances and a seventh victory in nine outings at Old Trafford.

The 2010 World Cup winner famously starred and scored in City’s stunning 6-1 demolition of Sir Alex Ferguson’s United at the Theatre of Dreams back in October of 2011.