Sky Sports slammed as ‘complete joke’ with as technical error leaves fans unable to watch bumper night of cup football
FOOTBALL fans were left furious after Sky Sports Plus appeared to crash during Manchester United’s Carabao Cup clash with Leicester City.
The streaming service stopped working for some viewers in the early stages of the match.
A number of fans quickly took to social media to vent their frustration, with one person writing: “Would be nice if I could watch it live instead of on here (X). Absolute joke.”
Another commented: “Would be great if your app/red button actually worked so we could watch it!”
A third fumed: “SORT THE RED BUTTON MATCHES OUT!”
A fourth said: “Shame I’ve been staring at an error message for 20 years.”
While another wrote: “Shame I can’t watch as your service is horrific. Waste of my money.”
Man Utd took the lead through a Casemiro screamer in the 15th minute.
Alejandro Garnacho made it two at the half-hour mark before Bilal El Khannouss pulled one back for Leicester.
Casemiro scored again and Bruno Fernandes followed with a goal before Conor Coady scored Leicester’s second.
The score at Old Trafford was 4-2 at half-time.
Ruud van Nistelrooy managed the Red Devils for the first time tonight following the departure of Erik ten Hag.
The Dutchman was sacked by United on Monday following a 2-1 defeat to West Ham.
Sporting Lisbon boss Ruben Amorim is now expected to take over the job permanently.
