Ian Wright hailed a ‘national treasure’ after subtly wearing pink shirt to troll Lord Alan Sugar after Apprentice star mocked Arsenal’s new kit

Lord Alan Sugar and Ian Wright
For some motive, Lord Alan Sugar (r) isn’t a fan of Arsenal’s revamped equipment (Image: BBC/Rex)

The Apprentice star was subjected to ridicule after his weird tweet in regards to the blush pink color of Arsenal’s equipment, which the gamers debuted throughout their first sport of the season in opposition to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Friday night time. 

Arsenal gamers, together with Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus, appeared fairly content material to put on the brand new pink shirts and blue shorts, with their former darkish crimson equipment swapped out. 

Nonetheless, Lord Sugar appeared to doubt that Arsenal legend Wright would have been snug to take action again in his day. 

‘Pink shirts !  I  marvel if @IanWright0 would have performed in a pink shirt,’ the 75-year-old businessman tweeted. 

He snapped again at a fan in a separate tweet: ‘Fool a pink shirt to put on with swimsuit is completely wonderful . However a soccer Jersey  …. come off it.’ 

Ian Wright wearing pink shirt on Match of the Day
Ian Wright aka a petty king (Image: BBC)

Arsenal team wearing pink kit
Arsenal’s gamers didn’t appear to have an issue with their new pink equipment (Image: AFP by way of Getty Photographs)

Wright, 58, selected not to reply to Lord Sugar in 280 characters on Twitter however as an alternative, by sporting his personal scorching pink shirt whereas showing on Match of the Day on Saturday night time. 

In the course of the episode, viewers tweeted of their droves to reward Wright for being ‘petty’ together with his wardrobe selection, which was a delicate however clear response to his social media foe. 

One viewer reacted: ‘Ian Wright sporting a pink shirt on Match of the Day after Alan Sugar criticised Arsenal’s equipment and instructed that Wright wouldn’t have worn it's the form of pettiness we will all get behind.’ 

‘Ian Wright is a nationwide treasure,’ one fan declared, whereas one other agreed: ‘Motive 53582 to like Ian Wright.’ 

One other viewer commented: ‘Ian Wright sporting the pinkest of pink shirts to wind up Alan Sugar on match of the day is basic s***housing.’ 

‘There's no one higher than @IanWright0,’ one praised. 

One viewer admitted: ‘I didn’t put 2 and a pair of collectively final night time watching MOTD however my god, Ian Wright as soon as once more proving why he's a nationwide treasure.’

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