Karl Stennienibarra
A man’s mental health is completely dependent on the performance of his favourite football team, it has emerged.
42-year-old Mark Agius from Rabat, a Manchester United fan, told Bis-Serjetà he reached rock bottom at the end of last year.
“Two months ago I found out my wife had been having an affair with my best friend for the past five years, I got fired from my job and my dog died. To be honest, I was pretty close to ending it all.
“But then Mourinho got sacked, Ole came in we scored five goals for the first time since Fergie left. Suddenly, life didn’t seem so bad,” Mr Agius said before spending the next five minutes singing the ‘You Are My Solskjær’ chant.
Since the game against Cardiff, United have gone on to win a further seven games in a row, and Mr Agius says his mood improves with every victory.
“I mean my wife’s still a bitch, my dog’s still dead, I’m still unemployed, and last week my house burned down, but we’re definitely winning the Champions League so it’s all good.
“I just hope we carry on winning forever or there’s no telling what I’ll do,” he said.
Mr Agius is by no means an isolated case. Psychologists estimate that 90 percent of men worldwide who suffer from depression would benefit if their team had a decent run of form.
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