Michael Crick, one of the founders of the Manchester United Supporters' Trust, has described the Glazer family's decision to put the club up for sale as feeling like "winning the European Cup again".
The American owners have decided to put the 13-time Premier League champions up for sale as their unpopular 17-year reign edges closer to an end. Tensions have been rising since their initial takeover but the decision to join the ill-fated European Super League saw the relationship with supporters reach breaking point.
In a statement on Tuesday night, it was confirmed that the United board will consider all strategic alternatives including the potential sale of the club.
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"That is a huge story tonight that, after 17 years, what's been like an occupation, frankly, an occupied country by these people that [Cristiano] Ronaldo actually said in the Piers Morgan interview they don't care for the club," Crick said, speaking on TalkTV's First Edition. "It's extraordinary that Ronaldo never spoke to any of the Glazers in his 18 months or back at United.
"They have bled that club out of, I don't know what the figures are, hundreds of millions when many of the big clubs, Chelsea, City and Newcastle, have had money pumped in, it's been a huge handicap for United. There's been no investment at the club, as Ronaldo also said, it's a night to celebrate, it's like winning the European Cup again.
"I mean, it could go wrong, the sale might not happen or we may end up in worse hands, I would say please Saudi government, Russian government, North Korean government need not apply.
"I don't know, maybe it's the time to bury bad news but this is huge news, you can't bury it. It may well be what Ronaldo said was the last straw for United, I can't see that either, it may just be a coincidence, they do normally happen in news journalism. This Glazers story is really big."
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