Man Utd fans protested against the Glazers again on Sunday ahead of their Premier League match against Aston Villa.
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15:51, 25 May 2025
United fans protested on Sunday.
United fans protested on Sunday.
Manchester United fans protested against the Glazers again before facing Aston Villa on Sunday.
Around 1,000 supporters marched down Sir Matt Busby Way. Joel Glazer was a target of vitriolic chanting and fans stopped outside the Megastore when they arrived at Old Trafford.
A banner at the protest read: "We want our club back. Some things are worth fighting for."
United have protested against the American family since their controversial takeover in 2005, and the pressure has mounted over the last decade amid declining standards at the club.
In March, Sir Jim Ratcliffe spoke to The Times and said he would walk away from United if he started to receive similar criticism to the Glazers. "[Fan protests] can be unpleasant. And I’ve probably failed on the having fun front. I mean, I can put up with it for a while," he said.
"I don’t mind being unpopular because I get that nobody likes seeing Manchester United down where they are, and nobody likes the decisions we’re having to make at the moment.
"Eventually, if it reached the extent that the Glazer family have been abused, then I’d have to say, look, enough’s enough guys, let somebody else do this.
"They can’t really come to a match, the Glazers. They’ve retreated into the shadows a bit now, so I’m getting all the bloody stick. We bought in and I haven’t seen them since.
"At the moment, I don’t have security, I don’t have to walk around like that. But it would defeat the object, wouldn’t it? You couldn’t tolerate it at that level, it just wouldn’t be fun."
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