2028 vision and £2billion cost - everything we know about Manchester United plan for Old Trafford

It feels like 2028 is the earliest date Manchester United could play at a new Old Trafford.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe immediately set the wheels in motion to address the future of Old Trafford after acquiring a minority stake but the process was never going to be straightforward.

The British billionaire has gone on record to express his desire to rebuild a new stadium, to create a 'Wembley of the north', but revamping is also under consideration and a task force was announced in March to closely examine the feasibility of a new building and wider regeneration.

The panel is chaired by Lord Sebastian Coe, who led the organisation of the London 2012 Olympics, and former United captain Gary Neville was appointed, along with Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and Sara Todd, chief executive of Trafford Council, and 10 other relevant figures.

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Although the Old Trafford task force aims to hold at least one meeting per month, sources have conceded it's difficult to be more frequent given the people involved.

The inaugural task force meeting was held in April and when asked about it, Manchester's Mayor, Burnham, told the MEN: "It was an introductory meeting. We were all getting to know each other, although most of us knew each other already, but just scoping out what we could do.

"Obviously our role is to facilitate the club's decision. We're there to help with the information, evidence, perspective, sometimes adding broader perspective that sometimes the club aren't aware of.

"So it was very high-level introductory, but it was really good that Lord Coe was there. I think that's a really big statement of not