Fans fear empty seats at Old Trafford

Manchester United are in danger of playing to empty seats in two years’ time as supporters come to terms with a £4m (€5.8m) increase in season ticket prices.

While fans are sympathetic to the position of Red Devils chief executive David Gill staving off the threat of Malcolm Glazer’s takeover, they believe individual price increases of up to 24% raises the prospect of Old Trafford not being full when the stadium in expanded to a 76,000 capacity for the 2006-07 campaign.