New Delhi: Glazers, the owners of Manchester United, are in limelight after the club’s loss against Brighton. The Glazers saw protests by the Red Devils fans ahead of their game against Brighton on August 7. Avram Glazer was in the stands when United lost the game 2-1.
Glazer is an executive co-chairman and a director at United and is not much liked by the fans for the mismanagement since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013. The Americans are now in the spotlight as the fans protested by holding a banner that said, ‘Glazers Out’. The fans accused the family to steal 1 billion Euros from the club. The fans were also holding a huge flag that said, “Fight Greed. Fight for United. Fight Glazers.”
Avram is not as visible as his brother Joel Glazer, who was forced to front up following United’s involvement in the European Super League breakaway in 2021. The fans now demand the Glazers to leave the club and give them back their United. Jim Ratcliffe, the owner and CEO of Ineos Chemical Group, is the only known person in football to be wealthy enough to buy Manchester United.
There have been various digital campaigns against the Glazers and even now #GlazersSellManUtd is trending on Twitter along with #GlazersOut. Manchester United fans are pouring in with their rage and comments on the internet.
About the game
Pascal Gross scored two back-to-back goals for Brighton to get a decisive lead against the hosts. After going into half-time with a 2-0 lead, Brighton looked to be closer to a victory. In the second half, when United took a corner, the ball bounced off Dalot and Mac Allister trying to save, put it in his own goal post. The only goal scored for United was the own goal by Mac Allister as the club went down 2-1 after the full time.
