Darron Gibson quits Twitter in first 2 hours following stream of insults

Darron Gibson is far from the most popular Manchester United player, so his decision to set up a direct link to the fans in the form of a Twitter account was a very risky one. And, less than two hours after Gibson set up his @dgibbo28 account and had it promoted by Rio Ferdinand to his nearly 850,000 followers, the midfielder apparently realized he didn't like reading a continuous stream of insults and deleted the account.

You can see some of the less than friendly tweets he received right here.

Meanwhile, another controversial Man United player, Wayne Rooney, also just set up his own Twitter account on Saturday. He seems to be much better at ignoring the abuse, though, and his account remains an active platform for Wayne's unfiltered self-expression. And so the countdown to the day his management team wishes he pulled a Darron Gibson begins...