Old Trafford has been Man United's home since 1910 but the club want to move into a 'New Trafford' stadium in 2030.
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Old Trafford has been United's home since 1910
Old Trafford has been United's home since 1910
Old Trafford could be deconstructed in 12 months after Manchester United move into their new stadium.
United are targeting the 2030-31 season to move into their 100,000-seater 'New Trafford' stadium. The club would continue playing at Old Trafford.
Architects from Foster + Partners, the firm hired to design the new stadium and the renovation of United's Carrington training complex, insist United would not spend a day away from Old Trafford and that their stadium could be demolished within a year.
United had explored the possibility of keeping Old Trafford in operation as a mini stadium that could host women's and academy matches, but that idea has been all-but-scrapped.
When chief executive Omar Berrada was asked if Old Trafford could be kept, he said: "I'd say it's unlikely."
He added: "We haven't made a decision on it yet. It's true that at some point there was some thinking either keeping it as it is or reducing the capacity to 25 or 30,000, as somewhere where the women's team could play, the youth teams could play.
"I think given our ambition to build what you saw today (Tuesday), maybe that needs to be re-visited. Again, our ambition is for the women's team to have a big enough fan base that they're playing in the main stadium, not in a smaller capacity stadium.
"It's not off the table (to have a mini Old Trafford). It's feasible but we have to find the best ways to finance a new stadium and we're thinking about this in the context of how can it benefit the wider regeneration project.
"If we feel the space where Old Trafford currently is can be used in a different way whilst preserving the history of Old Trafford then we'll explore it."
Old Trafford has been United's home since 1910 but it has not been expanded since the north west and north east quadrants were implemented in 2006.