Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson has thrown his support behind the club's much-maligned owners, the Glazer family.
Although the Red Devils are accepted as the richest club in world football, they are currently STG700million in debt, a by-product of the Glazers' controversial takeover.
The club's seemingly perilous financial position has led to numerous protests from the Old Trafford faithful over the past 12 months but Ferguson insists that he has no issues with the way in which the Glazers are going about their business.
"The debt has come through by the club being bought out by an owner. You know full well that when a business is bought it's usually bought with debt," the Scot reasoned during an interview with CNN.
"Because it's a football club it seems to attract a more negative reporting from the media and from the fans. But Manchester United football club, when it went plc, it was always going to be bought. It was inevitable.
"So when a particular family like the Glazers have bought it, it's unfair they come in for criticism because anybody could have bought it.
"I have to say they've done their job well. They support myself, the manager, they've supported the players. I've never been refused when I've asked for money for a player.
"So what can I do other than carry on the way we're doing it and the way I'm allowed to carry on, I've no complaints."