Ferguson says Twitter is a waste of time

May 20, 2011 07:02 pm | Updated 07:02 pm IST - MANCHESTER

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has questioned the use of Twitter as the club considers limiting what players can post on the social networking website.

Striker Wayne Rooney this week threatened to put a Twitter user “to sleep in 10 seconds” after being sent abusive messages.

Teammate Darron Gibson closed his Twitter account after barely two hours last month when he received abuse from United fans.

Ferguson reminded his players that “they are responsible for their actions. We as a club are looking at it because there can be issues attached to it and we don’t want that.”

Ferguson said Twitter “is a waste of time.” Defender Rio Ferdinand, who has more than a million followers, responded to Ferguson’s comments via Twitter. “We have not been banned from social network sites,” he wrote. “I think the powers that be are going to look at boundaries.”

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