The Manchester United Supporters Trust (Must) said on Thursday (Aug 18) any new owner of the Premier League club must be willing to invest heavily to restore its former glory amid speculation of a sale by the Glazer family. British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe has expressed an interest in buying United after Tesla founder Elon Musk said a Twitter post in.
Manchester United protests: Emotions have been simmering for 16 years
By Simon StoneBBC Sport
Fans protest outside Old Trafford against the Glazers, who took over Manchester United in 2005
It was at an entrance to Old Trafford round the back of the Stretford End, away from the noise and the flares that accompanied the start of the Manchester United fans protest at Old Trafford, that those who made it onto the pitch entered through.
Most were young lads in their 20s, coming down the hill in wave after wave. But not all.
There were women and older men too. One, probably in his late 50s or early 60s, wore a green and gold scarf and woolly hat - the colours of United s first shirts when they were formed as Newton Heath in 1878, and of the original anti-Glazer protests in 2010
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The Prime Minister covered a number of important topics while on his visit to Hartlepool
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Boris Johnson has been tackled over a number of key issues as he visited Hartlepool on the final weekend of campaigning before Thursday s by-election.
THE Manchester United Supporters Trust (Must) has written an open letter to co-chairman Joel Glazer urging the club owners to engage in fan consultation to avoid a repeat of the scenes at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Must said they did not want to stage further protests, like the one which caused the postponement of the home match with Liverpool, and outlined a way forward with a four-point plan.
“On the back of the indefensible ESL proposals, and an ‘apology’ from the Glazers which we do not accept, we need to give fans a meaningful share in the ownership of United and a meaningful voice in how it is run.