“Maguire Just Acquired Legend Status”: Manchester United Fans Are All Saying the Same Thing About Captain Despite Playing Just 8 Minutes in Cup Final

Two titans collided yesterday in the final of the EFL Cup. The match ended up as a 2-0 stomp by Manchester United on Newcastle FC. Early goals by Casemiro and Marcus Rashford sealed the fate of the match. Both teams are performing exceptionally well in the Premier League, Newcastle in particular has only lost 2 matches.

The victory gave new energy to the fans. The club is on sale and the Manchester United fan base is a bit tired of the Glazer family. Amid all the protests by fans at Old Trafford, the family towards the end of last year decided to put the club out for sale.

There are many interested parties, reported eying to get their hands on the pie. However, the discussion has soon dried out. The ownership of the club will be uncertain for a period. Meanwhile, the young core of the team is proving they don’t need superstars like Cristiano Ronaldo to make them a dominant team in the league.

Manchester United fans hail Harry Maguire

Harry Maguire only got 8 minutes of play in the match last night. The team achieved the feat without him. When he went on to collect the trophy he did something unprecedented. He seemingly gave the cold shoulder to the owner Avram Glazer. Here is how fans reacted to it,

With distrust in fans at an all-time high, Harry Maguire airing Glazer got him immense support from fans. Fans seem to be okay with anyone in charge of the club other than the Glazer family. This hatred isn’t something new it is happening ever since Malcolm Glazer acquired the club decades back.

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The American business tycoon acquired Manchester United due to an unfortunate situation between the stakeholders of the club. Due to a disagreement between sir Alex Ferguson and one of the board member’s wife. A legal case disrupted making the whole situation complicated. Sensing the opportunity Malcolm Glazer brought out a few board members and would eventually take over the whole club.

United owners got a new bidder

The Glazer family own Manchester United is expecting formal bids from the next month. It is still uncertain about what parties are eying for the club. There were reports of Apple also eying to acquire the club. The reported worth of the club at this point is 4.6 billion USD. However, the sale is expected to go somewhere around 7 billion USD.

The matter blew up the hype of this sale when it was stated that the richest man in Britain, Sir Jim Ratcliffe has officially jumped into the battle for the club. It was conveyed through a spokesperson who said, “we have formally put ourselves into the process.” It’s not clear where the process is headed as the debate has settled down. Only time will tell who will be the new owner of Manchester United. 

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