Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham sign Eli Manning to scare Tom Brady's Birmingham ahead of Monday's game

TOhead of WrexhamLeague One match against City of Birminghamco-owner Rob McElhenney He added some funny pre-match banter by bringing Eli Manning in the conversation. McElhenney referred to Manning's history with Tom BradyBirmingham co-owner, using a lighthearted joke as their teams prepared to face each other.

McElhenney posted a picture of Manning wearing a Wrexham shirt and pointing at the club's dragon crest on social media platform X. The post was shared with his 1.1 million followers, injecting a bit of fun into the football rivalry between Wrexham and Birmingham.

“We are honored that Eli Manning Coincidentally (because co-chairmen Rob McElhenney and Ryan begged him to) he joined the Wrexham fan base, just in time for our game at Tom Brady“It's Birmingham on Monday night,” read the headline.

In their history of direct confrontations, City of Birmingham have dominated Wrexham, winning five of their ten games since 1928, while Wrexham have only managed two wins, the most notable being a 3-1 FA Cup victory in 1997.

“Now I can beat Tom Brady at football. Go Wrexham!” Manning wrote.

The Brady-Manning Rivalry

The exchange of banter between McElhenney and Manning was well received by fans, although Brady himself has not responded to the barb. The football rivalry has echoes of the National Football League (NFL)where Brady has a slight edge over Manning in regular-season games, but Manning beat Brady in two high-stakes Super Bowl matchups in 2008 and 2012.

Manning's success in those Super Bowls, especially the one that ruined Brady's chance at a perfect season, has become part of NFL folklore.

Brady's Patriots had cruised comfortably through much of the regular season with high-scoring performances, but were unexpectedly defeated by Manning's Giants in a tense 17-14 Super Bowl loss.