Co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe got a first hand glimpse of the issues at United’s current home.
Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe was given a stark reminder of the issues facing a deteriorating Old Trafford as a storm wreaked havoc around the ground on Sunday.
Ratcliffe favours a new ground and got a first hand glimpse of the issues at United’s current home after a storm broke out towards the end of Sunday’s 1-0 defeat to Arsenal.Water poured from the corner of the roof between the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand and East Stand, funnelling down like a waterfall onto the seats beneath.
A social media video appeared to show pipes had broken above that area and other footage highlighted other problems around the ground, including in the tunnel area.United have not commented on the problems but said 41mm of rain fell in the two hours after the final whistle. By contrast, 29mm fell on Old Trafford in the whole of last May.Earlier on Sunday, co-owner Ratcliffe met with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer to discuss the redevelopment of Old Trafford.
Burnham was also present at the talks ahead of kick-off along with Lord Coe, who is chair of the Old Trafford Regeneration Task Force.
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