A SKY Sports presenter has hit back after Celtic fans accused her of one-sided reporting - prompting her to reveal which side she really supports.
Trolls accused Hayley McQueen of backing Rangers after a group of Hoops fans were unhappy with Sky's Coverage of a recent match.
Why you think I’m a Rangers fan, god knows, it’s obviously what you want to believe. A decision to discuss Celtic today was an editorial decision not mine personally. End of.
— HAYLEY MCQUEEN (@HayleyMcQueen) September 30, 2018
But the broadcaster, whose dad ex-Scotland star Gordon McQueen backed the Gers as a kid, hit back at the "narrow minded" football fans.
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In a series of tweets, she wrote: "Why you think I’m a Rangers fan, God knows, it’s obviously what you want to believe.
"A decision to discuss Celtic today was an editorial decision not mine personally. End of."
But when fans continued to persist, she revealed she doesn't support either Glasgow side.
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Instead, she is an avid Manchester United fan.
She said: "[My dad] was a childhood Rangers fan I believe but it’s so narrow minded to think I’d HAVE to support either Glasgow club, I just don’t.
He was a childhood Rangers fan I believe but it’s so narrow minded to think I’d HAVE to support either Glasgow club, I just don’t. I was born in Manchester & am a United fan, my hometown team Middlesbrough is also close to my heart.
— HAYLEY MCQUEEN (@HayleyMcQueen) October 1, 2018
"I was born in Manchester & am a United fan, my hometown team Middlesbrough is also close to my heart."
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