As well as his stunning skills on the pitch, Manchester United legend George Best was well known for his boyish good looks.
Which is perhaps why a statue unveiled of the football legend in his hometown has been widely mocked for looking NOTHING like him, reports the Manchester Evening News .
The bronze sculpture of the Manchester United and Northern Ireland star has attracted a few giggles - with fans drawing some comical comparisons.
One Twitter user said the statue of the handsome player, erected outside Windsor Park in Belfast, looks like a 'Walking Dead Pat Jennings'.
Another said it's 'like a love child of Roger Moore and Skeletor'. Another compared it to martial artist Dolph Lundgren.
Some compared the statue to the heavily criticised bronze bust of Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo at Madeira airport, which was so bad it was eventually replaced.
Writing on Twitter, Will wrote: "Ronaldo statue bad, George best statue worse."
One social media user described it as 'a mess' while another said 'not the best'.
While another flabbergasted fan said: "F**k me looks like a villain from a Marvel movie."
The life-size tribute was unveiled to a crowd of fans on what would have been the former European Player of Year's 73rd birthday.
He died in 2005 after a long battle with illness linked to alcoholism.
The statue, which shows Best dribbling with the ball, was created by Belfast sculptor Tony Currie from the art group Lecale Bronze.
It was funded by fans through public donations and stands at the front entrance of Belfast City Council's Olympia Leisure Centre, which adjoins the National Stadium at Windsor Park.
Best's sister Barbara McNarry described the occasion as 'momentous and emotional'.
"Today 73 years ago - the 22nd of May - George Best was born and little did our mum and dad know, or indeed the rest of the world, what the road ahead was to bring," she said in a statement.
"It was a road that took George to dizzying heights but also at times to lonely and troubled lows.
"At his funeral I said do not look at George as gone, he has merely stepped off the pitch. Prophetic words as today George is most definitely back on the pitch and today the road has brought our Belfast boy back to the city, the people and the family who loved him most of all."
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