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Manchester — Monday Old The clash between the Premier League and old rivals Liverpool at Trafford could not have come at a worse time for the Glazer family, the American owners of Manchester United.
After being attacked by fans who tried to protest before the game, the team lost both of their opening games, failed to secure a transfer target on an almost daily basis and made him one of the Premier League's top two players. A match with one becomes yet another humiliation.
If that wasn't enough, the game also offers a striking contrast between the Glazers and another American ownership group, Liverpool's Fenway Sports Group.
The Boston-based organization, led by John W. Henry, sees a foreign owner buy his Premier League club and build a positive, modern, results-oriented culture. , is a model of how to build. Build a bond with your fans and achieve success.
Fenway, who has had success in his home country with the Boston Reds of Major League Baseball with his Sox, has been successful in nearly every field where the Glazers have failed.
After Alex Ferguson retired, he went without a title for nine years, but Fenway made progress under Brendan. Earned. Under
Klopp, Liverpool showed gradual improvement before winning his 2019 Champions League and the club's first ever Champions League.
Last year they won his FA Cup and League Cup and thanks to their highly regarded recruiting department, they continue to be gradually added to the squad Europe. Find and sign quality players inside.
Prior to Klopp, the club had invested heavily in a number of expensive players who failed to deliver results, including strikers Christian Benteke and Andy Carroll.
However, while the previous manager was at times at odds with Liverpool's 'transfer committee', headed by his director of American Sports, Michael He Edwards, Klopp was adamant that Data and others was much more relaxed about hiring, including the opinion of
As a result, Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Alison Becker, Fabinho and most recently Uruguayan striker Darwin Nunez have signed.
By contrast, United's often panicked and scattered approach to recruiting has resulted in a string of costly failures, including Alexis Sanchez, Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku, leaving them missed young players to target.Managers such as Erling Haaland, Jude Bellingham and now Frenkie de Jong are wanted by the latest boss, Dutchman Eric ten Haag.
'Turns into a joke'
Much of the anger of United fans centered around the leveraged nature of the Glazers acquisition, which forced United to repay large amounts of debt. , United is still commercially successful. Enough to fund constant hiring failures.
United's main problem isn't money, it's spending it wisely.
In the early years of Glazer's ownership, the club continued to enjoy success thanks to the control Ferguson maintained on the football side.
In fact, After taking over Glazer in 2005, they won five more Premier League titles before Ferguson stepped down, as well as the 2008 Champions League.
But Americans have not survived the post-Ferguson era, and their appointments to key positions face constant criticism.
"It is clear that this turmoil that starts at the top and seeps through the club is not helping anyone. United's actions this summer have seen the club in turmoil and the management's transfer. It's evidence that they don't have a clear plan on the market," said former Liverpool captain and now Telegraph columnist Jamie Carragher.
"The club is turning into a joke and without meaningful changes at the top it is difficult to imagine any significant long-term improvement on the pitch."
62}Liverpool ran the club from 2007 to 2010, drawing on its own experience of American ill-management with former owners George Gillette and Tom Hicks, who faced fierce opposition from fans. I had
British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe was the first potential investor to put forward the prospect of a takeover, and United fans hope they too can start a new era soon.
But while there's no certainty that the Glazers are ready for a sale, another embarrassing result against old rivals on Monday is sure to add to the pressure.
}To United fans' ears, Monday's game is just another chance for Liverpool to pick up three points. The North West derby that really matters now is against defending champions Pep Guardiola's Manchester City. (Reporting by Simon Evans, Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)
