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12.05.2024 - 21:19 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United fans today described their exasperation at the state of Old Trafford after the final whistle in the defeat to Arsenal - with videos showing storm water gushing through the roof and pouring down the terraces.
In the Stretford End, some fans perched on seating rails to avoid their feet getting wet during the deluge which started towards the end of the Premier League fixture at the Theatre of Dreams.
In fact, the roof of Old Trafford has been leaking for ten years, but videos of the floodwaters gushing down the stands emphasised once more just how dilapidated this once proud stadium has become.
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Life-long Red Jason McKay, a 54-year-old season ticket holder from Salford, sent the Manchester Evening News video of rainwater pouring down the Stretford End, with fans doing their best to stay dry.
He blamed the Glazer family, majority owners of the club, and said: "The decay is once again evident… 18 years of total neglect, the owners should be be ashamed with all the money they have syphoned out of our club. But we all know they do not care."
It's a problem the club's new minority owner, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has acknowledged himself, whilst trumpeting ambitious plans to either redevelop or completely rebuild Old Trafford.
In April 2022 United hired stadium masterplanners Populous, the architects behind Tottenham's new ground, to present proposals for an expanded Old Trafford and Ratcliffe has accelerated exploration plans since officially acquiring a minority stake from the Glazer family.
The MEN reported in February United could rebuild Old Trafford without temporarily relocating and have been advised that's
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