10,000 expected at Glazer protest

manCHEStER UnItEd are bracing themselves for thousands of protesting fans at old trafford before Sunday’s clash with Liverpool. It is understood as many as 10,000 will converge on the stadium to make their feelings clear about United’s owners. the club are beefing up security for the behind-closed-doors match, and police are aware of the planned protest. United’s owners, the US-based Glazer family, have been the target of supporters’ fury since their heavily-leveraged takeover in 2005. Under the Glazers, more than £1billion has been drained from United in bank fees and dividend payments. the club’s involvement in the doomed Super League breakaway, championed by co-chairman Joel Glazer, has

triggered renewed outrage. A group of fans have already stormed United’s training ground, where they spoke to manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and midfielder nemanja Matic. A protest was held at Old Trafford last Saturday but Sunday’s gathering is expected to be much larger, with the fixture against Liverpool seen as an ideal time to make a big statement. Those involved want the protest, which will start at 2pm ahead of the 4.30pm kick-off, to be peaceful and socially distanced. They will call for the Glazers to sell up and voice their support for a similar rule to Germany’s 50+1, which stipulates that a club’s members control 50 per cent of voting shares plus one share — preventing majority takeovers by external investors. United say they acknowledge the right to peaceful protest and are planning accordingly. United legend Paul Scholes slammed the Glazers last night, saying on BT Sport: ‘We’ve had six years of choosing the wrong managers, wrong type of players and it is down to the ownership. ‘It comes down to billionaire owners who are greedy and use this club as a toy to make money.’