Man Utd bring in stadium designers as Sir Jim Ratcliffe weighs up what a 100,000 'new Old Trafford' looks like

Man Utd are weighing up about making a huge new 'Old Trafford' that could fit 100,000 fans. The people who made Tottenham's stadium have now presented suggestions.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe, aiming to turbo charge Man Utd wants the team to have a really good stadium. He said on a podcast that they could make a new one with lots of space for fans. He asked why big football games always happen in the south and said the north is just as important. He thinks there should be a big stadium in the north too. The Daily Mail says that the stadium designers, called Populous, have plans ready for making Old Trafford better or building a new one.

"You have got this opportunity if you choose to, to build a completely new ground, because we have got enough space," Ratcliffe said. "If you built a completely new ground it would absolutely be state-of-the-art, world class, 90,000 or maybe even 100,000 that then provides a platform for some of the big competitions in the north of England.", reports the Mirror.

"Why do England always play in the south? Why is the FA Cup final always in the south? Why can't the Champions League final be in the north occasionally? Football in the north is just as important as it is in the south, arguably more so, and the people in the north pay their taxes, so why do we have Wembley, Twickenham, Wimbledon etc in the south."

"What have we got in the north? There's a strong argument to build a 'Wembley of the north'."

Populous, a renowned architectural firm, has reportedly been hired by the Glazers to draft plans for Manchester United's future. These plans are now being examined by Ratcliffe's INEOS team. Earlier this month, a task force was formed to explore the club's options. This group includes former United