Manchester United fans have split reaction to Old Trafford revamp announcement

Manchester United fans have wildly varying takes following the announcement that plans have begun on the redevelopment of Old Trafford.

United announced on Thursday afternoon that a team of leading consultants have been appointed to begin work on creating a plan to modernise and expand the club's historic home. Firms Legends International and Populous will lead the redevelopment team, with the former company having previously done work on Tottenham's new stadium, the restructuring of Anfield's main stand in 2016 and the modernisation of Real Madrid's Bernabeu and Barcelona's Camp Nou.

A statement released by the club promised that fans will be kept 'at the heart of the process' and that work is set to begin immediately on identifying potential development options for Old Trafford and studying their feasibility, with the aim of significantly enhancing the fan experience. The focus is on modernisation and a potential first capacity expansion since 2006.

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The deteriorating state of Old Trafford has been a primary concern for many match-going supporters for years with a leaking roof especially coming in for criticism. However, the reaction has been surprisingly mixed on social media.

Many supporters have used United's own words from their statement in which they said they have 'appointed a team of leading consultants to begin work on creating a masterplan for the redevelopment of Old Trafford' against them, by joking that a 'masterplan to start winning games' should be implemented instead. United are in a dreadful run of form with their loss to relegation strugglers Everton at the weekend adding a further dent to their Champions League