Man Utd fan sacked for breaking two metre rule with Riyad Mahrez selfie

A Manchester United fan misplaced his job on his first day after breaking CoronaVirus restrictions to get a selfie with Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez.

Groundworker Craig Willis, 37, stated he was proven the door inside hours of beginning the brand new job.

He had been employed by an company to take care of paving at a luxurious condo complicated however did not observe strict coronavirus guidelines.

The dad-of-five stated he noticed the Algerian winger, 29, as he was being proven round and approached him for an image.

He claims Mahrez appeared blissful to pose with him and gave him a fist bump afterwards.

But Craig stated he was referred to as by his supervisor as he made his method dwelling on Monday and instructed to not return the subsequent day.

He had signed a type which made it clear that getting inside two metres of anybody on the location close to Macclesfield, Cheshire, was trigger for immediate dismissal.

He stated: ‘I think it’s a bit out of order. Mahrez appeared fairly cool with it. I requested and he stated: “Yes, no problem”.

‘I had the photograph, had a fist bump, then received the decision on the way in which dwelling.

‘I took the selfie for my best mate. He’s a Manchester City fan. I help Manchester United. But it’s not day-after-day you see somebody like that.’

Craig stated he returned to the location the next day to choose up his instruments, when his sacking was confirmed.

He added: ‘Thinking about it, [two metres] is a rule, isn’t it? If I’ve signed one thing then honest sufficient. You can’t inform lies. I didn’t give it some thought.

‘I’ve damaged the foundations. But it wasn’t defined correctly. That’s the one factor I can say about it.

‘And I did ask him. I used to be working and he walked previous. I stated: “Are you alright for a photo?” He then got here in the direction of me.’

Craig was contracted to work for Pavetec. A spokesperson for the corporate declined to remark.

The web site is being developed by the PJ Livesey Group. A spokesperson stated: ‘The safety and security of everyone on our sites is of paramount importance at all times and the rules on this are very clear.’

There isn’t any suggestion that Mahrez complained or was concerned within the determination