 Source: shutterstock.comamirraizat Shares of Manchester United NYSE: MANU stock opened more than 6 higher today after Tesla NASDAQ: TSLA CEO Elon Musk tweeted out last night that he would acquire the team. Also, Im buying Manchester United ur welcome Elon Musk elonmusk August 17, 2022 However, Musk later tweeted that he was kidding, characterizing the tweet as a long-running joke on Twitter NYSE: TWTR . 