Elon Musk clarifies ‘joke’ about buying Manchester United

Elon Musk said he was joking about want to buy Manchester United (Alamy/PA)

Elon Musk has clarified he was joking after announcing on Twitter he would be buying Manchester United.

The billionaire tech entrepreneur flagged the purchase of the football club in a short tweet on Tuesday but later replied to a comment asking if he was serious about the move saying that it was a “long-running Twitter joke” and not true.