Ian Wright had the perfect response to Alan Sugarâs latest taunt on Twitter.Â
The former Arsenal star has been subject to a number of messages from The Apprentice host of late, many of which have attempted to provoke him on topics related to womenâs football.Â
In his most recent jibe, Sugar criticised Arsenalâs pink third kit during their win against Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Friday.
âPink shirts,â he wrote. âI wonder if Ian Wright would have played in a pink shirt.âÂ
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Fans react to Sugarâs comment
A number of fans were not impressed by Sugarâs remark and were quick to try and correct the former Spurs owner.
âNothing wrong with a pink shirt,â one said. âPink was once considered a masculine colour for boys as it was a precursor to red which men would wear as it was synonymous with blood and hunting.â
Another condemned Sugarâs âstereotypicalâ point of view and urged for such opinions to be kept away from social media.Â
âReally? In the 21st century we still have a stereotypical reaction to pink being a colour for females and that a man wearing pink is less than a man,â they said. âPlease, we have put up with this sort of c**p for too long...take your stone age views elsewhere!â
Meanwhile, others were quick to point out that Sugar is no stranger to wearing a pink shirt himself and has previously sported one during an episode of The Apprentice.
One user shared a photo of Sugar in pink attire and captioned the image: âThis you pal.âÂ
<blockquote data-conversation="none"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This you pal? <a href="https://t.co/CgZV8Ilam1">pic.twitter.com/CgZV8Ilam1</a></p>— Orpheus Jones (@OrpheusJone5) <a href="https://twitter.com/OrpheusJone5/status/1555638580466302984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 5, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Wrightâs hilarious response
While Wright didnât publicly respond to Sugar on social media, his brilliant choice of outfit on Match of the Day made it clear that heâd seen the original post online.
Wright wore a bright pink polo shirt on the programme and when questioned on his attire by host Gary Lineker, he replied: âReal men can wear pink.âÂ
Understandably, fans were quick to praise the former Gunners icon.
âI love Ian Wright,â one said.
âBrilliant,â said another.
âWell played,â wrote a third.Â
<blockquote data-conversation="none"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">ð <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MOTD?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MOTD</a> <a href="https://t.co/gLmWOSTuYV">pic.twitter.com/gLmWOSTuYV</a></p>— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) <a href="https://twitter.com/BBCMOTD/status/1556039328790372352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 6, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
What else has Sugar said?
Sugarâs comment came less than a month after he slammed the BBCâs coverage of Euro 2022 for not having enough male commentators and pundits.Â
Later, he suggested Wrightâs inclusion on the punditry panel was in response to his Tweet.Â
"I was pleased to see my old mate Ian Wright was given the opportunity to commentate on the ladies' game last night," he wrote. "I wonder if my earlier tweet below touched a nerve. Of course, BBC sport will [say] Ian was already lined up for it."
Wright then posted a brutal video in response, where he condemned Sugar for doubling down on some âcomplete f**king foolishness.â
You can see the video below.