Leeds star gives shirt to fans but has it thrown back at him by fuming supporter after they are relegated
LEEDS UNITED fans turned on their players and threw a shirt back at them after their relegation was confirmed.
The Whites will be in the Championship next season after they were thumped at home by Tottenham in their must-win final game of the season.
GettyGeorginio Rutter’s shirt was thrown back to him after he gave it to a supporter[/caption]
GettyLeeds were relegated after being thumped 4-1 at home by Tottenham on the final day[/caption]
Leeds trailed inside two minutes courtesy of Harry Kane, and the Manchester United transfer target added another as other strikes from Pedro Porro and Lucas Moura sealed a 4-1 win for Spurs.
It was Everton who retained their Premier League status on a dramatic final day of the season.
But it is heartbreak for both Leicester, who beat West Ham 2-1, and Leeds who were relegated.
And Leeds supporters turned on both their team and the club’s owners after their three-year Premier League stay came to a miserable end.
Chants of “sack the board” echoed around the ground during the second half.
A pitch invader was then dragged away by around six stewards with around 15 minutes remaining, which led to the home section singing to their players: “He’s got more fight than you.”
Then it was former manager Marcelo Bielsa, the huge fan favourite who guided Leeds back to the top-flight in 2020 before he was brutally sacked last season, whose name was sung constantly during the closing stages.
On-loan Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie, 26, was also subjected to chants of “you fat b*****d” in the final minutes too as the atmosphere turned toxic.
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Following the final whistle, forward Georginio Rutter then threw his shirt into the crowd as he and other team-mates attempted to applaud the crowd.
However, one fan caught it and threw it straight back onto the pitch, where it stood lying on the ground as the Frenchman retreated to the dressing-room.
Leeds were last relegated in 2004 and it took 16 years for them to return to the top-flight.
Now they face a huge summer of change after last month’s panic appointment of Sam allardyce failed to save them from the drop.
