Old Trafford updates live Manchester United reveal plans to build 100,000-seater stadium

Manchester United have launched plans to build a new 100,000-seater stadium at Old Trafford.

The plan is for the stadium to be the centrepiece of the regeneration of the Old Trafford area. Co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has made no secret of his desire to move United into a new home since securing a minority stake in the club last year.

The stadium, and wider regeneration project, have the potential to deliver an additional £7.3billion per year to the UK economy which brings large-scale social and economic benefits to the community and wider region, including the possible creation of 92,000 new jobs, more than 17,000 new homes as well as driving an additional 1.8 million visitors annually.

Conceptual images and scaled models of what the new stadium and surrounding area could look like were unveiled on Tuesday by Foster + Partners, the architecture group appointed to design the stadium district.

On the plans, Ratcliffe said: "Today marks the start of an incredibly exciting journey to the delivery of what will be the world’s greatest football stadium, at the centre of a regenerated Old Trafford."

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Lord Norman Foster, Founder and Executive Chairman, Foster + Partners, has said plans to build a new 100,000-seater home for United "has to be one of the most exciting projects in the world today".

He told United's club website:

"This has to be one of the most exciting projects in the world today, with incredible regional and national significance. It all starts with the fans' experience, bringing them closer than ever to the pitch and acoustically cultivating a huge roar. The stadium is contained by a vast umbrella, harvesting energy and rainwater, and sheltering a new public