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Harry Fletcher
Aug 17, 2022
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Just when you thought Manchester United’s current situation couldn’t get more chaotic, Elon Musk has casually announced that he’s 'buying' them on Twitter.
The club have made their worst start to the season since 1972 having recently lost their opening two games of the season, many fans continue to protest against the American Glazer family who bought the club in 2005, and all the signs are suggesting their star man Cristiano Ronaldo wants to leave.
It’s a pretty dire situation, but could Musk be the one to bail them out?
The Tesla CEO and the world’s richest man took to Twitter in the early hours of Wednesday morning to write: “To be clear, I support the left half of the Republican Party and the right half of the Democratic Party!”
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He added: “Also, I’m buying Manchester United ur welcome.”
\u201cAlso, I\u2019m buying Manchester United ur welcome\u201d— Elon Musk (@Elon Musk) 1660694203
The comment sparked a huge reaction, but he later clarified it wasn’t the truth, saying: “No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter. I’m not buying any sports teams.”
\u201c@teslaownersSV No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter. I\u2019m not buying any sports teams.\u201d— Elon Musk (@Elon Musk) 1660694203
It didn’t stop Man Utd fans from going wild on social media, entertaining the idea of the billionaire buying the club – as well as joking about sending a few of their players to live on Mars.
\u201c@elonmusk @MUnitedFR You have absolutely no idea the sheer amount of hope you just have to a million fans worldwide.\n\nPlease do buy us though.\u201d— Elon Musk (@Elon Musk) 1660694203
\u201cMaguire after Elon Musk tied him up to send him to Mars\u201d— Janty (@Janty) 1660701854
\u201cWhen Elon Musk buys us and we only spend \u00a3630m on our first window \u201d— \ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f (@\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f) 1660697648
\u201cWhen Elon Musk shuts down Erling Haaland\u2019s memory chip \n\u201d— Steve Arnott (@Steve Arnott) 1660695672
\u201cElon Musk surprising Ten Hag with a \u00a3200m Mbappe bid in January\u201d— \ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f (@\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f) 1660698758
\u201cElon musk buying @ManUtd\u201d— THOMAS@R (@THOMAS@R) 1660717072
\u201cannouncing your interest before you\u2019ve actually signed anything, he already gets the club\u201d— Jonathan Liew (@Jonathan Liew) 1660695312
\u201c@elonmusk A free test subject with head the size of a microwave for you to send into space comes with the club pal. Get it done. \n\nHope this helps\u201d— Elon Musk (@Elon Musk) 1660694203
\u201c@elonmusk When Elon musk buys Manchester united and sends Mctominay and Maguire to Mars \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\u201d— Elon Musk (@Elon Musk) 1660694203
\u201cElon Musk when Ten Hag asks him to buy the entire Ajax team in the first transfer meeting\u2026\n\n\u201d— \u064b (@\u064b) 1660698110
It’s not surprising that so many United fans are keen for a change of management.
United have been owned by the Glazer family for 17 years, and the Glazers have been criticised by fans due to the debt, dividends and mismanagement that followed their controversial takeover.
The club, which has won the title a record 20 times, have not won a Premier League title since Sir Alex Ferguson’s final season in charge in 2012-13.
They’re also bottom of the league after losing their first two games, and their last result saw them humiliated 4-0 by Brentford.
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