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Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong>Read more<\/p>\n Saudi royal adviser and boxing chief Turki Alalshikh<\/a> has called for Manchester United<\/a>\u2019s majority owners, the Glazer family, to follow head coach Ruben Amorim<\/a> out the door at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n Former Sporting CP<\/a> manager Amorim was sacked on Monday morning<\/a>, bringing an end to a turbulent 14-month reign.<\/a><\/p>\n His exit appeared to be triggered by a fallout with the club\u2019s hierarchy, after a rant following United\u2019s 1-1 draw with Leeds<\/a> at the weekend in which he demanded other departments and staff – including the sporting director – do their jobs properly. <\/p>\n Alalshikh, chairman of Saudi Arabia<\/a>\u2019s General Entertainment Authority (GEA) and the organiser of several high-profile boxing fights in Riyadh, has previously declared himself a fan of the club.<\/p>\n He posted on X on Monday morning: \u201cPraise be to God\u2026 finally\u2026 may the Glazer [family] follow soon\u201d, alongside an image of Amorim emblazoned with the word \u2018sacked\u2019. <\/p>\n Manchester United\u2019s majority owners, the American Glazer family, have long come under fire from fans since their takeover 20 years ago, largely over the vast scale of debt the club has accumulated. <\/p>\n The Glazers remain majority shareholders although control of footballing operations passed to minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe<\/a>, owners of chemicals group Ineos, in 2024. <\/p>\n Alalshikh has previous form for weighing in on United\u2019s ownership, sparking debate in October when he said the club was in the process of securing new investment, although there was no indication this was actually happening.<\/p>\n