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A betting company has sparked outrage after posting a cruel jibe on Twitter about the girlfriend of Manchester United star James Wilson.

Aussie firm Oddschecker Au tweeted a picture last night, showing the premier league striker holding hands with his girlfriend at the Manchester United Player of the Year Awards on Tuesday.

It accompanied the photo with the mean caption: "Sure she's a lovely girl but someone needs to remind James Wilson he's a pro fooballer.

"Start abusing this privilege."

(Image: Getty)

But far from raising a smile from their followers, the firm was soon flooded with angry tweets, denouncing the comments as "childish" and "disgusting".

The company has since deleted their tweet, and posted an apology, writing: "Apologies for the offence caused by our earlier tweet".

But it turns out that they have previous - and current - form with offensive tweets in their feed.

A tweet this morning compared England cricketer Joe Root's looks to Ellen DeGeneres.