Manchester United dismiss 'Malcolm Glazer dead' Twitter rumours

Club sources confirm reports about the owner's health are not true

Hoax: A Twitter user claimed Malcolm Glazer had died

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Manchester United have announced that rumours circulating on the internet about owner Malcolm Glazer are false.
It was claimed on various Twitter accounts this morning that Glazer had been reported as dead by the CNN news channel in the United States.
However, club sources have verified this is not true and the actual source of the story was also incorrect.
Glazer has not been a popular figure among United fans since his takeover of the club in 2005, which lodged a huge amount of debt next to the Red Devils.

In charge: Joel, Avram and Bryan Glazer, sons of owner Malcolm Glazer

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The day-to-day running of the Old Trafford outfit has been overseen by his sons Joel, Avi and Bryan since the American owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL side suffered a stroke in April 2006.