Elon Musk briefly sent Twitter into meltdown when he joked he was purchasing Manchester United in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Musk followed up a tweet about American politics with the cheeky reply: "Also, I’m buying Manchester United ur welcome." The world's richest man also admitted they were his favourite side: "Although, if it were any team, it would be Man U.
They were my fav team as a kid."However, any brief excitement for Red Devils fans was quickly squashed, when Musk admitted it was a long-running Twitter joke.
He said: "No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter. I’m not buying any sports teams."READ MORE: Contract decision three years ago is 'costing Man Utd potential new recruits'United fans have been desperate to remove their current owners, the Glazer family, and tensions boiled over after the proposed European Super League last May.There will be more protests against the Glazers ahead of the Red Devils' fixture with Liverpool on Monday evening.
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