Manchester United takeover latest as support grows for Glazers protests

Manchester United supporters are only a few days away from the beginning of the Premier League season with Wolverhampton Wanderers visiting Old Trafford.

The opening clash of the campaign will also mark the first protest of the season against the Glazers' ownership of the club. The 1958 fan group are calling on their fellow supporters to join them at the Trinity statue on Monday night to make their feelings towards the American family known.

The 1958 are calling on the current owners to depart United entirely and have promised these protests will continue as long as the Glazers remain at the club. With the countdown to the first match on, another supporters group have backed The 1958's actions. MEN Sport rounds up the latest takeover headlines below.

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The Manchester United Supporters Trust (MUST) believe the Glazer family are holding the club 'hostage' as progress continues to stall in regards the takeover.

In November, the Glazers announced a strategic review into the ownership of United with two frontrunners to buy the club emerging - Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and Sir Jim Ratcliffe. However, no official communication has followed to express the latest situation.

Co-owner Avram Glazer was asked by reporters at the United vs Arsenal pre-season clash in New Jersey for an update but he refused to answer. Instead, he insisted he was merely in attendance to watch the match.

This has led to anger among the fanbase with Reds group MUST sharing their feelings on the current situation in their beginning of