These were the best Man Utd bomb hoax jokes as their final day fixture against Bournemouth was postponed until Tuesday following a security alert at Old Trafford.

United have announced they will refund tickets and make Tuesday night free entry after the match was called off due to the discovery of a suspect package, which it transpires had been left behind by a private company contracted to do security training drills.

The stadium was evacuated and the “incredibly lifelike” device destroyed in a controlled explosion, and you only have to hope that the relief of the false alarm came as some consolation to the Bournemouth fans who made the long trip up north in vain.

With Louis van Gaal’s side requiring a nineteen-goal winning margin to pip local rivals Man City into fourth place, the eventual match is likely to be academic.

Nevertheless, it’s sure to be memorable on account of all these Man Utd bomb hoax jokes:

They found a suspect object at Old Trafford? Was it a trophy?

— Eamo (@EamoV1) May 15, 2016

So it turns out the device found in old Trafford was a dummy ! Here is the photo of the suspect device ! #LFC pic.twitter.com/94cikJH9tC

— garypjbyrne (@garybyrne999) May 16, 2016

'Incredibly lifelike but ultimately not a viable device.' Man Utd's season ends with a controlled explosion of Memphis Depay. Sad.

— Tom Peck (@tompeck) May 15, 2016

35 mins – Bournemouth have gone home. Man Utd kicked off anyway. Still 0-0 as Smalling passes it back to De Gea.

— Footy Humour (@FootyHumour) May 15, 2016

Looks like the Man Utd bomb scare was caused by a dummy device left in place after terror rehearsal. SUN: THE TRUTH – DRUNK FANS LEAVE BOMB

— Danny Baker (@prodnose) May 15, 2016

The device left behind following a Man Utd training exercise has now been named as Eric Djemba-Djemba who famously bombed in the PL in 2003.

— Danny Baker (@prodnose) May 15, 2016

Watching BBC Breakfast and realising you're totally fired because you left that training device at #OldTrafford. pic.twitter.com/kDiAuEKRHV

— Angry Salmond (@AngrySalmond) May 16, 2016

When the guy heard the news about Old Trafford and counted up the training devices he'd collected up. pic.twitter.com/MZ1bMHXTwr

— Amanda (@Pandamoanimum) May 15, 2016

That Old Trafford training exercise was pretty full on. pic.twitter.com/jK012vqCa0

— Ken Shabby (@MrKenShabby) May 15, 2016

Firm defends professionalism of staff who ran the fake bomb exercise at Old Trafford pic.twitter.com/66MGkRKSkz

— tom jamieson (@jamiesont) May 16, 2016

There’s only one man that can make sure Old Trafford safety is up to scratch. pic.twitter.com/tyvKvTYCCr

— Kristan Heneage (@KHeneage) May 15, 2016

Quite poetic that Man Utd's season ended with a controlled explosion and Totteringham's ended with an uncontrolled implosion.

— WestStandTone (@WestStandTone) May 15, 2016

I'm confused how a bomb can make its way into Old Trafford but I can't get into a football stadium with a bottle top on my coke

— Kingsley [NABD] (@YouGotMensahed) May 15, 2016

Man of the match award today at Old Trafford pic.twitter.com/hIXjzebbZq

— Zain Sheikh (@the_zedman_786) May 15, 2016

Can you lot stop doing all the good jokes about the Man Utd bomb hoax? I've got a cartoon to write today.

— David Squires (@squires_david) May 15, 2016

@ManUtd im going to abandon football if van gaal is here next season

— Vikram (@thereversefIash) May 15, 2016

WOW: The 'bomb' found at Old Trafford was accidentally left behind after a security training exercise last week. pic.twitter.com/RQD8bLytu5

— thegingerwigmcfc (@thegingerwig) May 16, 2016

If Man Utd win 20-0 against Bournemouth and they've got top 4… pic.twitter.com/VWJnjML7Wt

— BenchWarmers (@BeWarmers) May 15, 2016