Manchester United became a JOKE

Manchester United's desperation descends into a farce

These days, it doesn't take long for Man United to become the butt of a joke, but what's bothering the club is,

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It doesn't need an indefatigable billionaire's tweet to highlight this.

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Who better than Elon Musk to pile on social media the summer of Manchester United's existence?

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With a simple non-official statement threaded into his own unrelated tweet about political parties,

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Tesla CEO and billionaire gave a loud voice to that noise,

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"Also, I'm buying Manchester United welcome you," he wrote before replying to the user,

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"No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter. I'm not buying any sports teams."

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Erik ten Haag was announced as manager at the end of April.

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And at that time it was clear what kind of football Ten Hague would try to play.

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Even the perfect fit on the goalkeeper had failed as he zeroed in on it.

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