Ratcliffe favours new 100,000-seat stadium as Manchester United decision looms

New build would cost £2bn-plus and take about six years to build.

DECISION TO MAKE: Jim Ratcliffe wants Manchester United to decide on their stadium plans by December and currently favours a new 100,000-capacity facility that would cost £2bn-plus and take about six years to complete.

Jim Ratcliffe wants Manchester United to decide on their stadium plans by December and currently favours a new 100,000-capacity facility that would cost £2bn-plus and take about six years to complete.

That would be constructed next to Old Trafford, allowing the use of the existing venue until the new one is ready. A prime consideration in the build’s aesthetic would be that it is recognisably in the club’s image.