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03.04.2022 - 11:29 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Former Manchester United centre-back Rio Ferdinand appears to have suggested that he is against the prospect of his former club building a brand new stadium.
Last month, it was confirmed that United are open to plans to redevelop Old Trafford and go as far as building a brand new stadium on the same land that Old Trafford is currently situated on. It is understood that the club is in talks with planners over potential development plans for the site and they are remaining open-minded about what could be done, including extending the south stand over the railway lines behind it and rebuilding the famous, old stadium.
United have not yet appointed a contractor to undertake the work and the club is remaining open-minded about what path they could venture down. But whilst the idea of building a brand new stadium has been mooted, former Reds ace Ferdinand has all but confirmed that he would be against a complete rebuild.
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That is because the former defender has hailed the progress Liverpool have made in recent years as a result of modernising and upgrading Anfield without moving to a new ground. The Merseyside outfit have spent millions and millions of pounds in expanding Anfield's capacity and the results have been telling.
"I think when looking back at the memories of those fantastic players, the one thing that remains is the stadium," Ferdinand told BT Sport. "I think that is a huge part of it.
"We are talking about refurbishing the stadium that was here before, because of the history, you walk in to place like Anfield and smell the history of the football club and the events that have gone on. Staying here at Anfield and
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