Manchester United striker James Wilson's girlfriend hits back after cruel tweet from betting company

The internet was inflamed by the  'childish' and 'disgusting' tweet from Oddschecker Au which took a swipe at Frankie Barwell

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How could they?: Betting company posts cruel tweet about girlfriend of James Wilson

The girlfriend of a Manchester United player who was the subject of a cruel Twitter jibe by a betting company has hit back at haters online.

Aussie firm Oddschecker AU sparked outrage with their tweet about a snap of striker James Wilson and girlfriend Frankie Barwell at the club's Player of the Year Awards on Tuesday. It accompanied the photo with the mean caption: "Sure she's a lovely girl but someone needs to remind James Wilson he's a pro fooballer.

"Start abusing this privilege."

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Far from raising a smile from their followers, the firm was soon flooded with angry tweets, denouncing the comments as "childish" and "disgusting".

Now Manchester Metropolitan University student Frankie has hit back on Instagram, posting a picture of herself and the caption: “Remember, people only rain on your parade because they’re jealous of your sun and tired of their shade.”

Other Instagrammers added their support, saying: "Ignore the haters. James Wilson is lucky to have you" and "He a lucky boy! Stunning."

James also added a heart emoticon.

But far from raising a smile from their followers, Oddschecker Au was soon flooded with angry tweets, denouncing the comments as "childish" and "disgusting".

The firm has since deleted their tweet, and posted an apology, writing: “Apologies for the offence caused by our earlier tweet”.

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