Sir Jim Ratcliffe plan, £1bn decision, Man United deadline - Old Trafford redevelopment latest

Manchester United will soon have to commit to a long-term decision over Old Trafford.

The Red Devils are faced with the dilemma of having to rebuild their current home or consider relocating to a new location, having suffered the side effects of a stadium that is in need of repair.

Water leaks have proven to be somewhat of an issue in recent times and cropped up once again during a 1-0 defeat to Arsenal last month, issuing another reminder of Old Trafford's sorry state.

A sustainable design to transformed United's ground by Norwegian company Vill Arkitektur recently emerged, focusing on a circular stadium shape to break away from the current structure, and plenty of other ideas have been brought to the table by external parties.

Below is a round-up of what has been reported of late as regards redeveloping Old Trafford.

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe aim

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has hopes of turning Old Trafford into a ground capable of housing up to 100,000 spectators.

Explaining his vision for this plan, which would involve knocking down Old Trafford and rebuilding on the current site, the United co-owner told the Geraint Thomas Cycling Club podcast: "You have got this opportunity if you choose to, to build a completely new ground because we have got enough space to build a completely new ground. If you built a completely new ground it would absolutely be state of the art, world-class, 90,000 or maybe even 100,000 (capacity).

"That then provides a platform for some of the big competitions in the north of England. Football is just as important in the north as it is in the