Glazers' support of the European Super League and how Manchester United fans have fought back

The European Super League proposal was announced on Sunday, 18 April 2021. The plan was made public late at night and it was fitting that it was revealed under the cover of darkness. The elite were making a brazen assault on football.

Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool; Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham; Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid; Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan had all agreed to join the closed shop league. The news was surreal for ordinary Mancunians getting up for work on that Monday morning. United fans felt betrayed and they weren't going to allow their club to be taken away from them.

The backlash to the proposal was unprecedented. Each founding club's owners — who had perhaps underestimated fan power through naivety or arrogance — had grossly miscalculated. They had committed a sin that they would never be forgiven for.

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Joel Glazer, co-Chairman of United, was named vice-chairman of the Super League in the proposal. The plan was so despicable and malicious, but United fans claimed not to be surprised by his involvement. The Glazers has never been welcome at Old Trafford.

In the statement on that now-infamous Sunday night, Glazer wrote: "By bringing together the world's greatest clubs and players to play each other throughout the season, the Super League will open a new chapter for European football, ensuring world-class competition and facilities, and increased financial support for the wider football pyramid."

It took two days for United to withdraw from the plan and another day for Glazers to apologise 'unreservedly' for the damage it had caused. Glazer promised to make amends, but on