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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer takes swipe at the Glazers for 'neglecting' Manchester United facilities
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Former Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has accused the Glazer family of "neglecting" both Old Trafford and the club's Carrington training base.
Both the stadium and the training facilities are in desperate need of modernisation to keep up with their leading Premier League counterparts, as well as their European rivals. The Glazers have refused to invest in the infrastructure of either site in recent years and that is another reason why the supporters are so desperate to see the back of them.
They are, of course, still in the process of trying to either sell the club or welcome fresh investment from elsewhere. Recent reports have claimed that British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe is closing in on securing a stake in the club.
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Whether Ratcliffe or Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, who is still in the running to buy the club, manage to get themselves involved, either party must invest in the infrastructure, starting with Old Trafford, which is in desperate need of modernising.
And Solskjaer has echoed that train of thought, admitting that United "need to catch up" with their rivals in that regard, criticising the Glazers for the lack of recent investment in the club's main facilities.
"It needs to be done," said Solskjaer, as quoted by The Athletic. "Old Trafford is neglected. The training ground has been neglected.
"We need to catch up with the other teams."
Ratcliffe, who first lodged a bid to secure majority ownership of United back in February, has, according to The Times, taken a 'significant step closer' to securing a stake in the club. Prior to that news being reported on Friday evening, Solskjaer had
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