Manchester United’s ‘culture of greed, ill-discipline, indecision and uncertainty’ is because of the Glazers, rages Gary Neville – who insists the owners are ‘responsible’ for ‘mediocrity on and off the pitch’ and urges them to sell ‘with some speed’
Gary Neville has called on the Glazers to sell Manchester United ‘with some speed’, saying they are responsible for ‘the culture of greed, ill-discipline, indecision and insecurity that runs right through the club’, which is once again stripping them of their ownership.
Cheers rang out at Old Trafford, along with chants of Glazers Out, as Brighton tore apart hapless United in a 3-1 win on Saturday.
United had Jadon Sancho for £73 million watching the Under-18s at Carrington while banished from the first team; Antony is back in Brazil on paid leave to fight allegations, which he denies, that he assaulted three women; and now it was four consecutive league defeats to Brighton.
But United’s problems begin and end with the Glazers for Neville and with that, ten months after news that the Glazers were open to sale and still no solution in sight, the former United right-back has once again taken the plunge.
‘The Glazers are responsible. This is how it works,” he tweeted. ‘You have a company and everything good and bad is with you!
Gary Neville has laid the blame for Manchester United’s 3-1 defeat to Brighton at the club’s ownership
There has long been unrest over the Glazers’ ownership of Manchester, not helped by stagnation over a possible sale
‘They have inherited the best in all areas. They have presided over a decade of mediocrity off the field and on the field.
‘They have created the culture of greed, ill-discipline, indecisiveness and insecurity that runs right through the club.
‘It would be best if they sold the club with some speed and efficiency and allowed at least things off the pitch to be properly corrected, resetting the tone and culture. ‘
He added: ‘Football is volatile, so results on the pitch can be erratic and cyclical, but if things off the pitch, including the management and leadership of the owners, are precise, it gives you a better chance of to succeed in this.’
Bids of £5 billion remain on the table from Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim and Sir Jim Ratcliffe, but no decision appears likely after months of negotiations with the Raine Group, which handled the process.
Neville has long been a critic of the unpopular Glazers and could not have failed to notice when a new banner appeared in the Stretford End before kick-off which read: ‘History, dignity, integrity – you stole it all.’
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A banner on the ground, addressed to the owners, read: “History, dignity, integrity – you stole it all.”
It is believed the Americans are considering waiting until 2025 to make a sale, when they claim they could get up to £10 billion for the club, but in the meantime a toxicity is engulfing the club, not helped by the results on the pitch.
Brighton have had their way with United in recent seasons. Last season he won in the first game against Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford, before repeating the trick here with goals from Danny Welbeck, Pascal Gross and Joao Pedro. There were only muffled cheers as Hannibal Mejbri scored a consolation for United.
“Just got back from Old Trafford and you should always be optimistic before the game, but the most worrying thing is that what we saw in the end was no surprise,” Neville tweeted.
“This wasn’t a lack of effort or a group of players not being interested. This was a team that was well beaten by opponents who were well trained and knew what they were doing. Simple as that…’
