People need to stop disrespecting my name – Andy Cole speaks after being compared to Darwin Nunez

51-year-old Manchester United legend, Andy Cole has reacted to being compared to Liverpool’s youngster, Darwin Nunez.

Cole who enjoyed a trophy-laden career that include spells at Newcastle, Blackburn, Fulham, Manchester City, Portsmouth, Sunderland, and Nottingham Forest, took offence after being compared to Nunez by fans and he took to Twitter to voice his opinion.

The legendary footballer who scored 187 goals in 414 Premier League appearances throughout the ’90s and 2000s, establishing himself as of the greatest strikers in English top-flight history, tweeted;

“Cole … Nunez… not sure we’re this nonsense started. But it’s Christmas the festival season… I am happily retired. 2 FA cups.1 League Cup. 1 Champions League.. golden boot YPOTY. 187 Premier League goals. 1 pen. Life is what you make it.”

A follower who reacted to his tweet wrote;

“Hi Andy. Worded original tweet poorly. You were a top player, should have worded original better. More of a tweet to back Nunez than anything. Please see follow up. (Most 3 big chances missed last season. 1. Kane. 2. Son. 3. Salah). The best 3 strikers.”

https://twitter.com/vancole9/status/1606768355054354433?s=20&t=y9rQ2zmLei89oCR-QMkQ0w

Responding to the comment, Cole tweeted;

Sorry Dave worded wrongly or rightly…. People need to stop disrespecting my name… because I don’t play the game , just a quiet guy getting on with life people think they can disrespect me 🤷🏾‍♂️…. Look at the numbers and compare them to anyone else …

— Andrew Cole (@vancole9) December 24, 2022

Cole also reposted a screenshot from Twitter user @avisualgame, who posted a graphic that showed he’s the highest scoring U21 in a single season back in 1993/94. He scored 41 goals during the season.

It was captioned;

 “Been seeing a lot of discourse around Andy Cole on here recently, and this is perhaps the most impressive list he tops. Insane.”

https://twitter.com/vancole9/status/1606749337299845121?s=20&t=o6WNJdyXtFvOkz2MvpYVyQ

23-year-old Nunez has scored nine times in 22 games for club and country this season, including a goal on his Premier League debut against Fulham.