Manchester United hero Paul McGrath has praised the Glazers.

McGrath says the club's owners did the right thing backing manager Erik ten Hag in his battle with Cristiano Ronaldo.

He wrote for the Sunday World: "For the first time since the Alex Ferguson era ended a decade ago, it seems that the board, the manager, the playing staff and the supporters are all operating off the same hymn sheet at Old Trafford.

"Yes, many, many United fans will never be reconciled to the notion of the Glazer family as owners.

"But the Glazers backed their manager when he said 'Ronaldo has to go.'

"It would have been very easy for them to think of all the shirt sales and the social media hits and interaction that Ronaldo brings.

"In making that decision, the owners, for once, put football ahead of revenue.

"Perhaps someone has at last advised the Americans that owners make even more money when the team is winning silverware."