Offices, shops and flats could be built around Old Trafford as part of Lancashire’s plans for redevelopment. Plans include extending the ground to hold 20,000 spectators, as well as building a hotel and other sports facilities.
Their chief executive Jim Cumbes said: "we have been working on
what the composition of the total scheme will be. At the heart of it
will be the new stadium with its core facilities but there also needs to be secured the supporting development on adjacent land which will
provide the means to fund this major international sporting initiative."