Historic Alan Shearer tweet backfires horribly after Europa League draw as Premier League club weigh in

SUNDERLAND poked fun at Alan Shearer after being handed a dream trip to AC Milan in the Europa League. The Black Cats qualified for the competition by beating Chelsea on the final day of last season. Alan Shearer had Sunderland poking fun at him after a historic tweet resurfaced Credit: Shutterstock The Black Cats will head to the San Siro to face AC Milan in the Europa League Credit: Getty And Sunderland will now prepare for a showdown with Italian giants AC Milan at the San Siro after the draw for the league phase of the Europa League was made earlier today. But the pairing resulted in a historic tweet from Shearer, 56, coming back to haunt him. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! The Premier League’s all-time leading goalscorer, who is a legend at hated rivals Newcastle, took to X in May 2023 to post: “Have you ever seen a Mackem in Milan?” Sunderland weighed in with a comical response after the social media upload backfired horribly. The Black Cats’ official X account replied to the viral tweet with a crying emoji following today’s draw. Sunderland’s shock reaction quickly amassed thousands of likes and reposts. Shearer, who is scaling back his appearances on Match of the Day, has not fired back. And Sunderland will now have thousands of fans descending on Milan when the date of the showdown is confirmed. Most read in Sport SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET UP TO £100 BONUS The Black Cats are also set to travel to Anderlecht, Lech Poznan and European debutants Torreense following today’s draw. AZ Alkmaar, Dinamo Zagreb, Jagiellonia Bialystok and Levski Sofia will head to an upgraded Stadium of Light. But Sunderland chief Regis Le Bris needs a response from his side if they are to progress to the knockout stages. Granit Xhaka and Co suffered a last-gasp defeat to newly-promoted Ipswich Town in their Premier League opener last weekend. Granit Xhaka spearheaded Sunderland’s push for Europa League qualification Credit: Getty And they will be desperate to bag their first win of the season when Fulham travel to Wearside on Sunday. Sunderland have signed Thomas Meunier, Dayann Methalie and Jules Ahoka as they ready themselves for Europa League action. Comment now