The Manchester United Supporters Trust (MUST) has reacted angrily to news that the Glazer family intends to sell another five per cent of its stake in the club, claiming that the family continues to “abuse” the club to “maximise personal profits”.

The Glazers, who took over Manchester United in May 2005, managed to make themselves even more unpopular with supporters than they were already when they announced yesterday that they will not put the proceeds of a proposed £90 million share sale back into the club.

Duncan Drasdo, chief executive of MUST, told The Times: “Manchester United will not see a penny from this share sale - it will all go into the pockets of the Glazers. The value they’ve created for themselves has