Man Utd's £2bn Old Trafford stadium plan questions raised as expert shares roof fears

Man Utd's £2bn Old Trafford stadium plan questions raised as expert shares roof fearsManchester United's plans for a new 100,000-seater Old Trafford stadium have prompted concernsCommentsSportJake Bayliss Senior Sports Writer and Abbie Meehan Senior Sports Writer07:00, 04 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesUndated handout provided by Foster + Partners of a conceptual image of what the new Manchester United stadium and surrounding area could look like. Manchester United has thrown its support behind the Government’s growth agenda by announcing its intention to pursue a new 100,000-seater stadium as the centrepiece of the regeneration of the Old Trafford area. Issue date: Tuesday March 11, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story SOCCER Man Utd. Photo credit should read Foster + Partners/PA Wire. NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.(Image: PA)Manchester United's proposals for a new 100,000-capacity Old Trafford stadium have sparked worries within the architectural sector. The club have estimated that the new ground could carry a £2billion price tag.‌United recently announced that the project will be privately funded, after Sir Jim Ratcliffe had previously hoped that taxpayers might contribute towards financing the stadium. Early indications suggested the 2030/31 season could serve as a target completion date, though new stadium development chief executive Collette Roche has since played down that timeframe.‌"I think when we launched the idea of a new stadium 12 months ago, we did say it would take between four and five years for construction," Roche recently said on United's Inside Carrington podcast. "And that's right. But I think people read that as we might have the stadium ready for 2030.‌"But as you k...