To refurb or rebuild: what next for Old Trafford?

By Dave Rogers2022-05-19T06:00:00

Man United has big decisions to make about its ageing stadium. Dave Rogers asked experts behind other iconic ground developments for advice

“They can’t help themselves.” A contractor is wincing as he reads aloud what Manchester United might do with its ageing Old Trafford ground. An LED pitch, a fanzone roof. “They have to make it complicated,” he sighs.

But he is not looking at a blueprint of what the club plans to do with its stadium right now, parts of which date back more than 100 years.

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