The Glazers earned notoriety for being opaque with the Manchester United fans.
While Liverpool fans have their complaints against the Fenway Sports Group, they are not as toxic as the feelings hosts of Manchester United supporters have towards the Glazers.
And all this came a fortnight after it emerged their biggest rivals Liverpool are also looking for new owners.
The statement from the club made it clear that Manchester United are indeed for sale and it lifts the veil of uncertainty.
The rumours of the American family wanting to sell Manchester United have been doing the rounds since last summer.
The reasons the Glazers are looking at leaving Manchester United are similar to why FSG want to move on from Anfield as well.
There are reports that the Saudi regime had their eyes on Manchester United before they took over Newcastle United.
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