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13.05.2024 - 20:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United have no immediate plans to fix the roofing issues that caused mass leaks at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Old Trafford failed to cope with a biblical rainstorm as the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand roof leaked and water gushed down the stands after the 1-0 defeat to Arsenal.
Footage also showed rain streaming down inside the tunnel and in front of balconies that accommodate hospitality guests.
United have explored the feasibility of a new roof and have detailed plans in place for a possible replacement on the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand. However, club sources say it would be a multi-million-pound project with multi-year engineering work that would cause significant disruption to stadium operations. United would also incur huge operational costs.
Due to co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe's preference for a rebuild of Old Trafford on the existing site, there is no significant work planned on the roof.
United sources said the water that gushed down from the east stand is not a leak but was a consequence of a huge volume of rain entering the siphonic roof drainage system so quickly that it caused it to overflow.
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A similar waterfall developed in the roof of the Stretford End before the Manchester derby in April 2019. In December 2021, operations director Jim Liggett dismissed the leak on the fans' forum and put it down to "the siphon system that drains surface water from the roof, not by a leak in the roof itself".
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