MEMPHIS DEPAY would have been forgiven for thinking his performance in Lyon’s 1-1 draw with Reims was the reason he was trending this weekend.
The Dutchman provided a stunning cross for Tino Kadewere to rescue a point in stoppage time for Rudi Garcia’s side on Friday.
Lyon captain Memphis Depay was trending on Twitter for the most unusual reasonCredit: AFP or licensors
Depay is now leading Ligue 1’s assist charts this season with nine and is up for February’s Player of the Month award.
But anyone using his full name on Twitter when discussing him on Sunday found that the social media platform were banning their accounts.
Depay’s surname instantly started trending as users became aware of the bug for the word ‘memphis’, specifically without the capital letter.
A peculiar challenge emerged where people attempted to trick accounts into getting them suspended by asking what the star’s first name was.
Some posted pictures of Depay’s fingers in his ears celebration for when users continued to trick them into typing the word ‘memphis’.
Others shared memes of Spiderman turning to dust in the Avengers to represent those that had been banished for full-naming the forward.
Even Lyon’s official account got in on the act by tweeting a snap of Depay with the caption: “Hey Twitter – can we talk about him yet.”
The club then followed it up by tagging the City of Memphis, Tennessee and joking: “Rough day, huh”.
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Twitter eventually corrected the problem and restored users accounts for what they claimed was violating people’s private information.
A statement said: “A number of accounts that Tweeted the word “Memphis” were temporarily limited due to a bug.
“It’s been fixed and the accounts have been restored. We’re sorry this happened.”
Lyon star Memphis Depay works out in football training
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
