UK High Commissioner to India Alex Ellis reacts to fan praying for Manchester United at ISKCON Temple

British High Commissioner to India Alex Ellis reacted to a fan praying for football team Manchester United at the ISKCON Temple in Delhi. A video of the same has gone viral online.

How far would you go for your favourite football team? You will cancel plans or might even lie to squeeze in that one match. However, this fan took things a notch higher. He directly sought divine intervention for his team to win matches. Yes, you read that right. The man went to the ISKCON Temple in Delhi to pray to Lord Krishna on the occasion of Janmashtami. And there, he was spotted by the British High Commissioner to India, Alex Ellis. Read on to find out about the full story.

UK High Commissioner to India Alex Ellis took to Twitter to share a video. In the short clip, he can be seen reacting to an unidentified man praying for the football team Manchester United. Ellis, who was present at the ISKCON Temple himself to seek some blessings on Janmashtami, spotted the man praying to Lord Krishna for his team to win matches. "It is important to have faith in a culture. To believe that Manchester United are going to win requires an act of faith," Ellis said to the man as he laughed.

"Met a @ManUtd fan at the @iskcondelhi temple searching (understandably) for divine intervention," Alex Ellis wrote while sharing the clip.

Watch the viral video here:

Met a @ManUtd fan at the @iskcondelhi temple searching (understandably) for divine intervention pic.twitter.com/Vv1JaEF132