Wayne Rooney is not starting fights on Twitter

THE PREMIERSHIP FOOTBALLER Wayne Rooney did not pick a fight with one of his Twitter followers, regardless of how much it looks like he did.

Rooney, who is something of a hitman on the field and only really started using Twitter recently, responded to a critical comment on his social notworking account, @Waynerooney, from an Oldham fan with the following missive, "haha u know were I train every day kid come and do it good luck."

And then, "I'll put u asleep within 10 seconds u little girl. Don't say stuff and not follow up on it. I'll be waiting."

It might have been the case that Rooney was merely making the friendly suggestion that he read a few chapters of his autobiography to the Twitterer and he could have left it like that. Instead, he did whatever the opposite of gilding the Lilly is, adding, "I will put u asleep within 10 seconds hope u turn up if u don't gonna tell everyone ur scared u little nit. I'll be waiting." To which we can only say, "Touche!"

Then someone, maybe Rooney's agent, must have woken up and suggested that perhaps it was time to call an end to the unfortunate proceedings, as shortly afterwards the striker added, "Haha bit of banter and people go nuts chill all people."

The Oldham fan's account has since been deleted. µ