Manchester United's share price soared by almost 12 per cent on Wednesday - its biggest rise in a single day for nine years.
Since Sir Alex Ferguson left United, the club have been on a slow but steady decline and fan discontent with the club's Glazer family ownership is as high as it has ever been.
It is unclear what exactly prompted the value of shares in United to rise, but just a day earlier, Michael Knighton, who nearly bought United in 1989, announced his intention to lodge an offer to buy the club with the financial backing of a consortium.
