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When "celebrities" attack: the best bits from Michael Owen and Piers Morgan's Twitter spat

If it wasn’t so cringeworthy, it’d almost be funny.

TV STAR and well-known Arsenal fan Piers Morgan is rapidly becoming the chief tormentor of Manchester United’s Twitter-using players.

In recent weeks, Rio Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney have both been on the receiving end of the chat show host’s 140-character barbs. Last night, however, it was turn of sparingly-used striker Michael Owen.

Our inner historian has encouraged us to preserve the debate for posterity – you know, as a sign of the current intellectual health of the human race or something like that – so we’ve included a slideshow of the spat’s best bits.

Who do you think was the winner? Or is this one of those occasions when everyone loses?

When "celebrities" attack: the best bits from Michael Owen and Piers Morgan's Twitter spat

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Morgan vs. Owen: the tweets
Morgan vs. Owen: the tweets
Morgan vs. Owen: the tweets
Morgan vs. Owen: the tweets
Morgan vs. Owen: the tweets
Morgan vs. Owen: the tweets
Morgan vs. Owen: the tweets
Morgan vs. Owen: the tweets
Morgan vs. Owen: the tweets
Morgan vs. Owen: the tweets
Morgan vs. Owen: the tweets
Morgan vs. Owen: the tweets
Morgan vs. Owen: the tweets
Morgan vs. Owen: the tweets
Morgan vs. Owen: the tweets
Morgan vs. Owen: the tweets
Morgan vs. Owen: the tweets
Morgan vs. Owen: the tweets
Morgan vs. Owen: the tweets
Morgan vs. Owen: the tweets
Morgan vs. Owen: the tweets
Morgan vs. Owen: the tweets
Morgan vs. Owen: the tweets
Morgan vs. Owen: the tweets
Morgan vs. Owen: the tweets
Morgan vs. Owen: the tweets

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Defamation

Damaging the good reputation of someone, slander, or libel.
Racism or Hate speech

An attack on an individual or group based on religion, race, gender, or beliefs.
Trolling or Off-topic

An attempt to derail the discussion.
Inappropriate language

Profanity, obscenity, vulgarity, or slurs.
Spam

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