da blaze casino： The Red Devils' absentee owners could take so much from how their North American counterparts have embraced Wrexham's local community

da bet7： It is a tale of two owners, both from the United States’ east coast and both with a large stake in much-loved British football clubs that are separated by just 50 miles. But their status among fans and their ownership strategies are worlds apart.

On Saturday, Avram Glazer paid a visit to watch the club he owns, Manchester United, in action against Arsenal. Adopting a low profile, wearing jeans, a denim shirt and a cap, Glazer gave the impression he did not want be noticed, including avoiding questions from reporters.

And you can understand why. Outside the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey before kick-off, hundreds of fans had aired a chant that was the soundtrack to every United match of last season, from Old Trafford to Anfield to Seville: “We want Glazers out”.

Anti-Glazer sentiment has gone Stateside, with United’s American fans also taking the fight to the owners, proving that criticism of the family has nothing to do with nationality and everything to do with how they conduct themselves and run the club.

The next day on the west coast, Wrexham were in action against LA Galaxy II, and co-owner Rob McElhenney mingled with fans throughout, paying them so much attention that he ended up missing a goal.

GettyDriving 13 hours to watch Wrexham

Wrexham are causing a stir on their tour of the United States. They played in front of 50,000 fans against Chelsea in Chapel Hill, and when they take on Manchester United at the Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Tuesday, 35,000 people will be in attendance.

Tickets for the game, which was announced in a hilarious video with McElhenney, Reynolds and United’s legendary former manager Sir Alex Ferguson, sold out in a matter of hours. While the majority of the stadium will likely be supporting the Red Devils, the Dragons will have thousands of their own supporters out in force.

Nathan Salt, Wrexham fan and co-host of the podcast, went to the games against the Galaxy and Chelsea, and was astonished to see the support for the Dragons stateside.

"The atmosphere was crazy in all honesty," Salt told GOAL. "People were telling me they had driven 13 hours in some cases to come to watch Wrexham solely because they were 'all in' from the documentary. They said they instantly felt connected to the fanbase through the show and that the idea of the pyramid made the team incredibly attractive.

"A lot of the 50,000 crowd in North Carolina were rooting for them. Manchester United is a different beast entirely, but the amount of people who came up to me to say their first trip out the States was going to be to Wrexham was mind-blowing."

AdvertisementGetty ImagesWrexham owners inspire devotion, United's provoke protest

McElhenney and Reynolds are obviously the driving force behind Wrexham’s surge in popularity, and before the Hollywood actors got involved, few people outside of north Wales cared about them.

United’s popularity, meanwhile, has very little to do with the Glazer family. Indeed, they have driven fans away, such as the thousands of supporters who boycotted the Red Devils after the 2005 takeover to launch non-league club FC United of Manchester and have not been back to Old Trafford since.

There has inevitably been some cynicism about McElhenney and Reynolds' involvement in Wrexham, particularly from rival fans and the occasional opposition player. But as well as attracting legions of new supporters, the North American owners have got the local and most loyal Wrexham fans on board too.

The pair’s status as charismatic, world-famous actors has certainly helped win people over, but they have also focused on the local community and invested in the club’s future. If only United fans could say the same about their owners.

GettyGlazers almost never attend matches

One thing that both sets of owners have in common is that they generate huge media interest whenever they attend matches. But that is for very different reasons. When McElhenney and Reynolds go to the Racecourse Ground, everyone wants a chat and a selfie.

But when a member of the Glazer family goes to a United game, the reaction is mostly of surprise. And that is because they are almost never present at games. Indeed, even if Avram avoided the media and fans at the Arsenal game, at least he had bothered to go to watch United, which is more than the rest of his family can normally say.

His late father, Malcolm, who bought United in 2005 in a controversial leveraged buyout, never visited Old Trafford once, although he did suffer a stroke shortly after the purchase. Brothers Joel, Avram and Bryan did go to the ground in June 2005, albeit not for a match, and had to be smuggled through the players tunnel and out of the stadium in two police vans after a group of furious supporters turned up.

Joel and Bryan returned in 2007 for a Champions League match against Sporting CP, and a day later were set upon by fans in a restaurant. They were escorted out by security into a car, only for the supporters to follow them, squirting ketchup over the vehicle and banging on the windows.

Fellow siblings and directors, Kevin, Darcie and Edward, are even less involved than Avram and Joel. Along with Bryan, they are reportedly in favour of relinquishing their roles and selling the club outright to either Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani or INEOS CEO Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

Avram, who along with Joel is reportedly more reluctant to sell up and give up his position as director, is now the most visible member of the family. But still he only attends major one-off games, such as the Carabao Cup final and the men’s and women’s FA Cup finals. And he flies in on a private jet, billing the club around £250,000 per visit, according to .

GettyReynolds, McElhenney are Racecourse regulars

By contrast, McElhenney and Reynolds are practically regulars at the Racehorse Ground, despite needing to take a 12-hour flight to get there from Los Angeles. They were both there for the crunch match in the National League run-in against Notts Country and the FA Cup tie with Sheffield United. They were both also in attendance to see the Dragons clinch promotion against Boreham Wood in April, leading wild celebrations.

Wrexham goalkeeper Ben Foster explained that they go to “one in every three matches”. “It’s so cool and weird at the same time," he told . And even when they cannot be at matches, they are in contact with the players.

"They're always on WhatsApp after the game hitting you up with a 'well done today, fantastic performance'. That's the cool bit," Foster added.