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Man Utd icon Neville hits out at Glazer critics: Do you have an alternative?

Manchester United legend Gary Neville has warned against fans wanting the club sold by the Glazers.

Neville claims if the Glazers sell then their successors could also have undesirable aspects of their ownership, with Saudi crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman having been linked with purchasing the club.

He told The Times: "What is the alternative [to the Glazers]? It [the club] is either going to go to a Russian family, Chinese family, Asian family, a Saudi Arabian family. If it gets sold for £3 billion, it is going to be basically people who have £15-20 billion.

"What are they going to be like? Human rights issues of countries I've just mentioned. There is no ideal here.

"The idea of screaming about the Glazers every ten minutes, saying they are not good owners of Manchester United, doesn't get us anywhere. I'd love owners that pump every penny back into the club on to the pitch, that didn't take out £20 million a year, or whatever they take out in debt against the club. But I can't do anything about it.

"Just stand there and campaign and whinge? Stand on the front of Old Trafford in front of Best, Law and Charlton with my placard up saying 'Glazers out'. I'm not going to do that because I haven't got the solution."

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