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‘Glazers Have Been a Disaster’ – David Beckham’s Opinion on Manchester United Ownership Mirrored by Premier League Icon

Published 09/28/2023, 10:20 AM EDT

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Manchester United has struggled to get off to a good start this season in the Premier League. This is despite spending a massive amount of money in the transfer window. Former club superstar David Beckham recently spoke about the club owners, recently adding that they must go. It seems like another Premier League legend holds the same opinion as he called the Glazers disastrous for Manchester United.

Fans are annoyed with the owners who put the club for sale but backed down when they did not get a massive bid. Manchester United fans will have that the club can soon find a solution to the problem and focus on winning titles.

Shaka Hislop labels Glazers as a disaster

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Premier League legend Shaka Hislop was present in a talk show on ESPN alongside Craig Burley and Frank Leboeuf. The legends talked about multiple topics throughout the show. During a segment, while answering fan questions, Hislop was asked who would he start, drop, and bench if given the options from PSG, Manchester United, and Chelsea owners.

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“I’ll start the better team, obviously PSG. I’m torn between Chelsea and Manchester United. Chelsea, I mean Bohely, has done a lot of damage in a short space of time. but the Glazers have been a disaster as far as Manchester United fans are concerned. So I’ll drop both.”

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There is truth to Shaka’s statement as both Manchester United and Chelsea have failed to get results despite going on a spending spree for the past few seasons. United icon David Beckham recently touched down on the issue of Glazer’s departure, voicing the opinion held by the majority of club fans.

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David Beckham wants Glazers to leave Manchester United

Former Manchester United star and owner David Beckham recently spoke about the situation in an interview with Sky Sports. The English icon claimed that while the Glazers have contributed to the club’s success, there needs to be a change.

“I think so. I think it’s purely because the fans want it. Once you lose the fans, especially at a club like Manchester United, it’s hard to get them back. Obviously, they (the Glazers) have achieved a lot. And financially, the fact we’re even talking about the numbers of what Manchester United will sell for shows the success they’ve had. But there needs to be change. We’ve all seen that, we all know that.”

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The Glazers have received massive backlash from Manchester United fans after their decision to take the club off the market. Fans have been very vocal about their dissatisfaction with the owners and have been looking for a change for a while now. Do you think the Glazers will sell Manchester United next season? Let us know in the comments below.

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Saurabh Saket is a soccer writer at EssentiallySports. While Saket has been a football fan for a while, his passion for the sport stems from FIFA 17 which featured Borussia Dortmund superstar Marco Reus on its cover. With dreams of standing as a part of the Yellow Wall at Signal Iduna Park, Saket loves to write about the game from a fan’s perspective giving his take on recent happenings.
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