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Manchester United managing director Richard Arnold: We are as big as a religion on social media... no other sports club or celebrity come close

Manchester United are as big as religion - at least when it comes to social media engagement.

That is according to managing director Richard Arnold, who has declared that the club operate on a different level than anyone else in sport and are bigger than the likes of Justin Beiber, Taylor Swift and Barack Obama.

Speaking at Web Summit 2016, in Lisbon, Arnold explained: 'The level we are engaging at, to put it in context, is akin to religion.

Manchester United's official Twitter page pictured with almost 10million followers
Manchester United's official Twitter page pictured with almost 10million followers
Manchester United managing director Richard Arnold (pictured) spoke about social media
Manchester United managing director Richard Arnold (pictured) spoke about social media

'John Lennon was famously quoted as saying The Beatles were "bigger than Jesus".