Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini has had his trademark afro chopped off ahead of his 31st birthday.
Sharing a photo on Twitter alongside the caption “new year, new look”, Fellaini unveiled an unfamiliar appearance that will take some getting used to.
Social media was awash with Fellaini haircut jokes, with many aghast at the change:
Facebook profile pic vs Linked In profile pic #Fellaini pic.twitter.com/t82eOba6Q6
— Adam Widdrington (@AddingRandomWit) November 14, 2018
Fellaini just lost about 90% of his heading ability with this trim https://t.co/bw3PPT7rpH
— ManUtdMindset (@ManUtdMindset) November 14, 2018
What a sad day in football. pic.twitter.com/xr819nCVOl
— Teddy Munene (@TeddyMunene) November 14, 2018
Watch Juan Mata tower over him now. Fellaini was actually 4'7" the whole time. pic.twitter.com/Q2bEDa295c
— Si Lloyd (@SmnLlyd5) November 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/BearDown183/status/1062670517163999235
The hair was crucial in controlling the ball
— Simon (@Simonchokiz) November 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/5foot11newt/status/1062682688304357376
https://twitter.com/ThatIndianGuy/status/1062702176798048257
https://twitter.com/RajaPerminFC/status/1062899776625078272
Fellaini shaved his hair. He just went from a tree to a lamp post. My midfielder.
— United Religion (@ThrowRedOnMe) November 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/Chairman951/status/1062802042492612608
Fellaini has shaved off all his hair. Well trees do lose their leaves in the Autumn
— Mark Goldbridge (@markgoldbridge) November 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/ManongaO/status/1062738014366040065
https://twitter.com/CaptainSlyian/status/1062670030624632832
https://twitter.com/proxi_kay/status/1062680274440478725
-50 heading +20pace
— fchum (@fchum5) November 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/TheF2/status/1062748203047682048
“That’d be £28.5m please”
– @ManUtd— BullBull (@DahiiBhalla) November 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/ProfDumblewhore/status/1062668260670427140
Fellaini just got a foot shorter pic.twitter.com/jhEnCCsHe7
— Paul Irwin (@bluedogspaul) November 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/WadiaFarzad/status/1062667753176342529
https://twitter.com/maphewveil/status/1062695681779994624
https://twitter.com/ujjwalingolikar/status/1062751125328130050
https://twitter.com/FootballMuseum/status/1062751753408602113
https://twitter.com/HirdySWFC/status/1062753048823521280
Now that @Fellaini trimmed his hair, I actually like his style of play.. One of the most underrated players of this generation.. pic.twitter.com/JuQ4Zr9ONO
— Square Pass (@d_real_ugandan) November 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/Cechque/status/1062671334499471361
https://twitter.com/ADDICTED2ManUtd/status/1062714588351750144
We join the rest of the footballing world in expressing our devastation on such a sad day for the game https://t.co/qtPmFHNqYm
— Sevilla FC (@SevillaFC_ENG) November 14, 2018
https://twitter.com/axelwitsel28/status/1062685057893261313