With just over 10 days left in the transfer window, Louis van Gaal's squad remains dreadfully short of
the quality it needs if the Dutch manager is to steer the club back towards the top of the Barclays Premier League.
Executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward still hopes to conclude a deal for Sporting Lisbon central defender Marcos Rojo, while United hope that Angel di Maria can be tempted from Real Madrid despite the fact they cannot offer him European football. They are also talking to Ajax about Holland utility man Daley Blind.
The club's fans, though, are furious that the most important season in recent times has begun with United thrashing around for new players when they were led to believe all key business would be concluded shortly after the World Cup finished at the start of July.
Now a growing group of supporters will see what happens over the next week or so before planning a possible protest at Old Trafford when United face QPR on September 14.
That would be the first game after the transfer window closes, with some fans talking about a return
to the 'Green and Gold' campaign that was a feature of anti-Glazer feeling back in 2010.
Dissent has grown rapidly in the wake of Saturday's dismal home defeat by Swansea and social media
has been awash with #GlazerOut messages over the weekend.
Sean Bones, of the Manchester United Supporters' Trust, said:
'United supporters worldwide have hit out in huge numbers against the Glazer family's ownership of Manchester United via Twitter and
Facebook.
'It's obviously something that will be a huge concern to the current sponsors who have invested a lot of
money in Manchester United as a brand.
'There will be a lot of attention to see how the New York Stock Exchange views the negative reaction by supporters in terms of the Glazers' handling of United.'
While some United supporters blame Woodward for United's failure to land players this summer, others blame Van Gaal's predecessor David Moyes, who led
the team to seventh last season after inheriting a team of title winners from Sir Alex Ferguson.
Inside the corridors of power at Old Trafford, there is no panic yet as the club still has more than 10 days to bring in players. Van Gaal has tried to remain phlegmatic in public, saying that it 'only takes 24
hours' to sign a player.
However, it is understood the United boss is already irritable and anxious about the matter and fears he may end up signing players beneath the required quality simply because he needs numbers in his
squad.
Saturday's game saw him start without nine players who are injured and he has subsequently lost young
midfielder Jesse Lingard to a lower leg injury that saw him leave hospital on crutches.
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