Chancellor Rachel Reeves has publicly backed plans for the redevelopment of Manchester United’s home ground Old Trafford. Plans to regenerate the area around Old Trafford were last week approved by the government,

MANCHESTER UNITED have been handed a huge boost in their hopes to build a new 100,000-seat stadium. The government has backed the proposed project to redevelop the Old Trafford area. Chancellor

Trafford town hall bosses have now backed a ‘once in a generation opportunity’ for the £4.2bn redevelopment of Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium - and with it, the regeneration of western gateway of the city along banks of the Manchester Ship Canal.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has expressed his desire to transform Manchester United’s historical Old Trafford home and a new stadium now looks likely after a major hurdle was cleared by the plans

Manchester United's plan to build a 100,000-seat stadium has taken a big step toward becoming reality, with the vision receiving the green light from the Trafford Council executive.

Manchester United's plan to build a 100,000-seat stadium has taken a big step toward becoming reality, with the vision receiving the green light from the Trafford Council executive. The approval on Monday evening came after the British government backed the regeneration project.

At the end of the season, Manchester United will decide whether to build a new stadium with a capacity of 100,000, called “the Wembley of the North”, or renovate the current stadium to accommodate 87,

The Government will not fund any of the 'sporting elements' of the redevelopment of Manchester United's Old Trafford ground and its surrounding area, the Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has said.