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Man Utd legend Gary Neville calls for Glazers to go in furious tweet 12 months after hated European Super League plot

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MANCHESTER UNITED legend Gary Neville has called on the Glazers to go a year on from the Europan Super League plot.

The furious TV pundit made clear he had not forgotten about the doomed project and “greed” of the American owners.

Gary Neville has been one of the most vocal critics of the Man Utd ownershipCredit: Getty
Avram and Joel Glazer have been the target of fan anger in recent yearsCredit: PA

It is a year since Europe’s leading clubs stunned the world by attempting to start a European Super League.

It led to a major backlash against some club owners and raised big questions about the ownership model in this country.

The Glazer family faced a furious reaction from Manchester United fans, following years of anger at the running of the club.

Neville has been one of their most vocal critics.

He wrote on social media: “It’s one year to the day the European Super League was launched.

“Six clubs in this country including mine were willing to destroy English Football for their own greed.

“12 months on United fans are still angry and waiting for Joel Glazer to show as he promised. The Glazer family must go!”

The former defender’s message comes following furious fan protests before United beat Norwich on Saturday.

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Supporters expressed their fury at the ownership of the club, but the event saw vile chants of “Joel Glazer’s gonna die”.

The protests, organised by the 1958 supporter group, is the latest demonstration of frustration with the Glazers.

Fans accuse the group of mismanagement of the club and a major part of the reason why they have declined in recent years.

The ill-fated decision to briefly join the Super League has only added to the anger against Joel Glazer.

United were among the 12 from England, Spain and Italy that announced they would be starting a breakaway league, which would have effectively replaced the Champions League.

But a furious backlash from fans, pundits, footballing bodies and even politicians saw the plans crumble within a number of days last April.

In the fallout, Joel Glazer issued an apologetic statement to fans.

He said: “You made very clear your opposition to the European Super League, and we have listened. We got it wrong, and we want to show that we can put things right.

“Although the wounds are raw and I understand that it will take time for the scars to heal, I am personally committed to rebuilding trust with our fans and learning from the message you delivered with such conviction.

“We continue to believe that European football needs to become more sustainable throughout the pyramid for the long-term. However, we fully accept that the Super League was not the right way to go about it.”

Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk

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