Manchester United chief David Gill has moved to dispel fears of the club selling off it's assets.

Gill alleviated fears that the Glazer family would sell Old Trafford or the club's Carrington training ground, or that they were not in it for the long haul.

"This is a long-term thing," he told BBC Radio. "They bought (American football team) the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1995 and 15 years later, they still own that - they are in it for the long term.

"All the actions they've taken, whether it be investing in the infrastructure, whether it be putting more money into looking at Carrington, into players ... it strikes me it's all long-term views."

On the possibility of Carrington being sold and leased back to the club, he added: 'I am 100 per cent convinced that will never happen under Glazer family ownership.

"The sale and leaseback opportunity within the bond document is done for financial and tax planning. Manchester United Limited continue to have complete control of Carrington."