Manchester City fan John Millington, who featured in a viral video that appeared to show him crying, has denied blubbering like a baby when his team conceded a late goal to Swansea and says he was just 'very tired'.
The now infamous clip, which shows Millington slumped down with his hands on his head, has been viewed by people across the world – most of whom found the incident hilarious and thought the Royal Mail worker should get a grip.
But the 26-year-old has denied he was weeping.
He said: 'I wasn’t crying, I was just frustrated and very tired… There may have been a tear in my eye but I was just exhausted and frustrated.
'They slowed it down to make it look much worse than it was.'
He went on to explain he hadn't got enough sleep the night before and this coupled with the fact that Manchester United were winning their game led to the emotional response.
He added: 'I can’t really remember it, I’d finished work the night before at eight, not gone to bed until midnight and had to be up at 4am.
'I think it was a combination of the beer and being tired and it all just went bang.
'I knew they (Manchester United) were winning 2-0 and when Swansea scored I was devastated.
'I know there’s a long way to go now but at the time I just couldn’t see past those 90 minutes and it all got on top of me.'
But the Citizens fan has now decided to put his support behind his team and now realises, like the rest of us did already, there are still enough games left to win the title.
He said: 'It’s still in our hands. If we beat United we’ll be alright. I hope we do because if we don’t, I don’t think I’ll ever live this down.'
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