The Architect’s Details on our new stadium

Some highlights:

• Architects want to make it as steep as possible within current regulations (35 degrees, which is the maximum allowed in the UK)

• They want to bring everyone as close as possible to the pitch

• It is a football first venue, and so architects have decided not to look at a retractable pitch (this differs considerably from Spurs and Real Madrid)

• ‘We are not looking to make this look like a big shopping mall. This is very much a football stadium’

• Brick and Steel will be used in the build to ‘keep the soul’ of the original Old Trafford

• No plans to have hospitality in the Stretford End

• Bringing the Munich clock along a ‘non negotiable’. Still figuring out how to integrate it among with the trinity statue.

• Idea to use part of the old ground as part of the route to the new stadium

• Continued willingness to consult with fans and the local community