Who is Betinho? Portuguese striker responds in hilarious trend after Manchester United squad checklist error

The little-known Portuguese striker, full title Alberto Alves Coelho, turned the speak of soccer social media on Tuesday afternoon after by some means being included on the most recent United squad checklist detailed on the Premier League’s official web site earlier than their assembly with Nottingham Forest, full with the no11 shirt.

There’s clearly no shock United transfer afoot for Betinho, with The Athletic reporting that the membership referred what was described as a “technical issue” to the top-flight, who labored to get it fastened.

Nonetheless, that has not stopped the participant himself from revelling in his new-found fame by way of Instagram Tales, screenshotting his sudden place on the squad checklist together with the caption: “Thank you Manchester United. See you soon.”

The 29-year-old additionally posted an image of himself in a United shirt with the tagline: “A brincadeira esta a ficar seria,” which interprets as: “The joke is getting serious”.

Betinho then hilariously altered a no7 Cristiano Ronaldo United shirt, taping over the letters to spell out his personal title together with the caption: “Vive o teu sonho” – “Live your dream”.

Betinho will not be a whole stranger to English soccer, having made only one look throughout a disappointing Championship mortgage spell at Brentford again throughout the 2014/15 marketing campaign after impressing then Bees boss Mark Warburton throughout the NextGen Sequence.

He initially got here by way of the youth ranks at Sporting Lisbon and has additionally performed for Vitoria Setubal, Belenenses, Uniao Madeira and Lusitania in his dwelling nation, becoming a member of lower-league facet Espinho again in 2019.

Betinho was additionally a daily within the youth ranks for Portugal and went on to earn 4 senior caps for the nationwide facet again in 2013, scoring twice.