Manchester United have no plans to set up their own cricket team following reports suggesting that co-chairman Avram Glazer was considering the idea after a visit to the United Arab Emirates, the Manchester Evening News understands.
Glazer, who has only attended one United fixture since the opening day of the 2019/20 season, met with Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum yesterday [Thursday]. Later, a tweet shared by the latter following the meeting confirmed that they had discussed "UAE T20 Cricket league's launch in January 2023 featuring Manchester United cricket team and other teams."
He posted on Twitter: "I met with Avram Glazer, co-chairman of Manchester United, today and discussed ways to work together to further raise Dubai's profile as a global sporting hub. We also discussed the UAE T20 Cricket league’s launch in January 2023 featuring Manchester United cricket team and other teams."