Ex-Man Utd star slammed for defending Glazers: Factually incorrect and disrespectful

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Tim Howard has been widely criticised after defending the Glazer ownership at Old Trafford.

The Glazers, led by Avram and Joel Glazer, have owned Man Utd since 2005, but they have been under fire from the club’s supporters for over a decade due to immense mismanagement of finances.

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Man Utd have failed to win the Premier League title for 12 years, despite over €2 billion being spent on transfers during that time, but Howard has defended the Glazer family amid immense criticism aimed at the American billionaires.

“I think they have spent money for Manchester United in certain places and, like, ultimately the criticism of the ownership from fans – of any club but if you look at Manchester United – it is oftentimes one-sided,” Howard told beIN Sports.

“The Glazers own the football club and that in turn is a business. What I’ve always said, because I am an owner of a football club, is that when you spend your billions to own a business then you have the right to run it in any way you want.

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“Now that will ultimately prove good or bad business, for sure, but you have the right to run it the way you want and along with that comes criticism. But everyone understands that.

Howard added: “I think they have spent and I think you can take it a step further and look at other clubs. Everton are a mess, not because they haven’t spent. They have spent a lot of money. In fact so much so they got docked points because of PSR.

“So I think the Glazers are spending money. When you look at the squad and the amount of money that was paid for the likes of Sancho and Ronaldo and all these players, the money was spent.

“Was it spent wisely? Well, I’m not sure the Glazers make those decisions. So there are other parts of that question that need to be answered.”

What have Man Utd fans said?

Following Howard’s controversial backing of the Glazers, Man Utd fans have taken aim at their former goalkeeper, claiming that his comments are widely inaccurate.