Premier League 2022-23: Angry Manchester United Fans Protest Against The Glazers Before Liverpool Tie

Thousands of Manchester United fans angry at the direction of the club under its American owners took part in a protest ahead of the English Premier League 2022-23 game against Liverpool on Monday. (More Football News)

The supporters chanted against the Glazer family 바카라� 바카라�We want Glazers out바카라� 바카라� and held banners calling for the Americans to sell Manchester United as they walked from a nearby pub to the club바카라�s storied Old Trafford stadium during the hour before kick-off.

Manchester United won 2-1 against Liverpool for their first points of the season. Many supporters around the ground were wearing green-and-gold scarves 바카라� the colors of the club바카라�s 1878 formation 바카라� and some also set off flares. There appeared to be a robust police presence on Sir Matt Busby Way at the entrance to the stadium forecourt.

The players from both teams, including United바카라�s Cristiano Ronaldo, arrived at the ground before the protest started. Discontent has soared following United바카라�s poor start to the season, which has seen the team lose both of its games 바카라� 2-1 at home to Brighton and a 4-0 humiliation at Brentford.

The target of the majority of the anger is the Glazer family, which bought United in 2005 with a leveraged takeover that loaded debt onto a club which previously didn바카라�t have any. Critics say the Glazers, who also own the NFL바카라�s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, have failed to invest enough of their own cash in the squad or facilities and have presided over years of failure by England바카라�s biggest team.

Payments on interest, debt and dividends to the Glazers are estimated to have cost United more than 1 billion pounds. 바카라�They are ruining the history, traditions and culture of our great club and (we) will not stand by and watch our club rot away any longer,바카라� said The 1958, a fans바카라� group that arranged Monday바카라�s protest.

Dissent toward the ownership, which has simmered since the 2005 takeover, erupted in May last year when a home league game against Liverpool had to be called off after the stadium 바카라� empty because of pandemic restrictions 바카라� was stormed before the game and thousands more supporters blocked access into Old Trafford. Two police officers were injured in clashes with fans.

That protest was sparked by the club바카라�s involvement in the failed European Super League breakaway that collapsed amid a groundswell of condemnation from fans and the British government.

The Glazers pledged to rebuild trust with United fans in the wake of that protest but there has been little evidence of that. Joel Glazer, a co-chairman, met in person with United fans in June 2021 and outlined his intentions to invest heavily in all aspects of the club and strengthen fan representation in the decision-making process.

Last week, Jim Ratcliffe, the majority shareholder of chemical group Ineos and one of Britain바카라�s richest people, expressed an interest in buying United, soon after Elon Musk tweeted 바카라� jokingly, as it turned out 바카라� that he wanted to do the same.

The latest protest appeared to pass off without any major incident, though some items were thrown toward Liverpool바카라�s team bus as it arrived at Old Trafford.

Manchester United won the last of its record 20 English league titles in 2013, the year managerial great Alex Ferguson retired. In recent years, two of United바카라�s biggest rivals, Manchester City and Liverpool, have dominated the domestic game.

Manchester United haven바카라�t won a major trophy in five seasons, its worst run since the early 1980s, despite the club having spent $1.5 billion on players since 2013. United바카라�s latest signing, Brazil midfielder Casemiro, arrived at Old Trafford earlier Monday ahead of the Liverpool match and was introduced to fans on the field before kickoff as his transfer was being confirmed by the club.

He is reportedly costing $60 million, with the club scrambling to bring in players in the final days of the transfer window. This season has started badly, too, under Erik ten Hag, its fifth manager since Ferguson. There are already question marks over the Dutch coach바카라�s tactics and team selection.

The future of star striker Ronaldo is also uncertain after he pushed to leave during the offseason because United didn바카라�t qualify for the Champions League. Ronaldo was dropped to the bench against Liverpool, along with club captain Harry Maguire.

The changes were validated, with Manchester United delivering a performance of intensity and sealing victory thanks to goals by Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford.