Manchester United offer fresh Old Trafford update as 100,000-seater stadium considered [Video]

Manchester United have entered into a “strategic partnership” with local authorities to examine how a new or redeveloped Old Trafford can be the catalyst for regenerating the area.

The Old Trafford Regeneration Task Force, which was set up in March under the chairmanship of World Athletics president Lord Coe and which also features former United defender Gary Neville, is understood to be centring its discussions on building a new 100,000-capacity stadium rather than redeveloping the existing ground.

However, no firm decision on the best way forward is set to be taken until the end of the year.

Sources close to the task force have previously told the PA news agency that this is about far more than simply building a new stadium and say going ahead with this plan would represent the most ambitious regeneration project in Europe.

On Monday, United announced the club would be represented on an advisory team looking at how a new or redeveloped stadium can spark …