'Our manager seems amused' – Newcastle United fans angered by Steve Bruce 'smile' after Manchester United defeat

Steve Bruce was seen leaving the Old Trafford playing surface laughing and smiling with opposite number Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – and Newcastle United fans did not like what they witnessed.

Here’s how they reacted on Twitter...

Newcastle United's English head coach Steve Bruce gestures on the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Newcastle at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on February 21, 2021.placeholder image
Newcastle United's English head coach Steve Bruce gestures on the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Newcastle at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on February 21, 2021.

@nordicgeordie – “Pretty sure Rafa Benitez wouldn't be walking off the pitch with a fat smile on his face, making jokes with the opposition manager, after a second half like that. #levels #nufc #differenceinclass.”

@PaulThorne4 – “#NUFC Now 1 position above the relegation zone and our manager seems amused.”

@RBanerjee23 – “25 points from 25 games, fourth-bottom and just lost 3-1. How is he smiling and joking? He is an awful manager and taking us down. And yet he faces no consequences for doing so. It's stomach-turning.”

@stevewraith – “The smile says it all #BruceOut #nufc

@Magpie24_7 – “This. This sums it all up! Joke of a manager. Thinks this is funny does he? Relegating the club he apparently supports.”

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