Business mogul, Elon Musk has dismissed his earlier Twitter post announcing that he would be buying English Premier League giant Manchester United as a joke saying he didn’t mean it.
This latest withdrawal is unlikely to go down well with the Manchester United fans.
The majority shares of the club are in hands of the Glazer family in the US, and there is widespread anger among the fans at what they perceive to be the fall of a once-great footballing institution. There is rising anger and resentment at the ownership, leading to protests at matches.
Manchester United are currently facing a big problem with the club side not being impressive in their recent outings, losing its first two games for the first time in many years.
The club has used about 5 coaches since 2013 when Alex Fergusson retired.
Ferguson announced his retirement back in 2013 after winning as many as 13 Premier League titles and two Champions League trophies. Nine years after calling time on his 26-year spell at Old Trafford, Ferguson is earning two million pounds per year as a Manchester United ambassador,
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