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Gibson was forced to cancel his newly-created Twitter account.

26 April,2011 08:56 pm

Manchester United midfielder Darron Gibson was forced to cancel his newly-created Twitter account just after two hours when he was subjected to a tirade of abuse.The 23-year-old has won 16 caps for the Republic of Ireland was targeted for his controversial switch of national allegiance. He was at the centre of a dispute over his international allegiance when he opted to play for the Republic of Ireland instead of Northern Ireland in 2007.Gibson has been unable to establish himself as a first-team regular at Old Trafford since making his debut in a League Cup match in 2005.