Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Season’s Greetings to all who celebrate the yuletide. On Sunday, Christmas Day, clubs posted special holiday messages with creative graphics on their official social media pages and websites.
For the most part, the graphics were composite collages of key players, with some festive imagery adorning the borders. But Manchester United went a different direction and did something more unique.
Merry Christmas from all of us at United ??#MUFC || #Christmas2022 pic.twitter.com/pMrKeAw65E
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) December 25, 2022
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Competition: Boxing Day, Premier League Return
Kickoff: Tue Dec 27, 8pm GMT, Old Trafford, Manchester, UK
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Pretty cool huh? Old Trafford as the center piece of a snow globe, in GIF form.
Almost everyone else, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Liverpool etc. made graphics like these that you can see below:
Have a great Christmas, City fans! ?? pic.twitter.com/nJuwOGPnZu
— Manchester City (@ManCity) December 25, 2022
Merry Christmas from everyone at Liverpool Football Club! ? pic.twitter.com/OzPv8mp1mo
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 25, 2022
However, the best in this vein, might be Chelsea’s offering, which added more Christmas imagery and yuletide cheer, with their depiction of Stamford Bridge as a gingerbread house.
Have a Blue Christmas, Chelsea fans! ? pic.twitter.com/BSUW2hIcyu
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) December 25, 2022
The Premier League, which has been off since mid-November for the World Cup, resumes tomorrow. United play the following day.
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