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Daily Mirror
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Dan Marsh

Elon Musk's net worth after he teases proposal to buy Man Utd from Glazer family

Elon Musk became the latest name to flirt with a potential Manchester United takeover on Monday night - even if he did later insist that his tweet declaring interest in the club was nothing more than a "long-running joke".

The Glazer family's tenure has been scrutinised pretty much ever since they purchased the club back in 2005, but the mood at Old Trafford has plummeted to an all-time low in the wake of United's calamitous start to the new Premier League season under Erik ten Hag.

The former Ajax chief has made the worst start of any Manchester United manager in over a century after succumbing to consecutive defeats against Brighton and Brentford to leave the club languishing at the bottom of the Premier League table - but it's the Glazers rather than Ten Hag who are being held responsible.

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