Ed Sheeran reveals he was ten pints down before awkward Sky Sports moment that left Ruben Amorim looking fuming
ED SHEERAN has revealed he drank ten pints before awkwardly interrupting Ruben Amorim in his first post-match interview as Manchester United boss.
The pop star suffered an embarrassing moment after greeting Jamie Redknapp pitchside at the end of Ipswich’s draw with the Red Devils at Portman Road.
Sheeran, a minority stakeholder in Ipswich, had enjoyed the comforts of his custom made directors box, which he revealed he gutted and turned into a pub, pre-match.
He revealed he had ten pints before and during the match, resulting in the awkward situation where he interrupted Amorim’s post-match interview with Sky Sports.
Reflecting on the incident, Sheeran told the Men in Blazers: “Like that United game where I didn’t realise [Ruben] Amorim was getting interviewed. I honestly didn’t.
“Jamie [Redknapp] said come and see me afterwards and I was wandering out afterwards. I’d had about 10 pints, saw Jamie, so I was like ‘Oh, I’ll go up and say hi to Jamie’.
“It was the wrong time – very clearly the wrong time – but I have learned my lesson and it won’t happen again.”
Sheeran, 34, later apologised for his interruption and claimed he did not realise Amorim was being interviewed.
He said: “Apologies if I offended Amorim yesterday. I didn’t actually realise he was being interviewed at the time.
“I was popping on to say hi and bye to Jamie [Redknapp]. Obviously feel a bit of a b******, but life goes on.
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“Great game though. congrats to all involved.”
Amorim later joked about the incident and poked fun at Sheeran by suggesting he was stood next to the bigger star in Roy Keane.
He said: “Here you are used to that, in Portugal it’s different.
“For me, it was nothing. I was with Roy Keane, he’s a real star, it was really, really okay.”