Old Trafford roof plans 'on hold'

Manchester United’s plans to replace the roof on the Sir Bobby Charlton are on hold until the club decide whether they are to remain at Old Trafford.

More pictures of rain leaking into the stand accompanied the huge storm that broke out in the north-west towards the end of Sunday's 1-0 home defeat by Arsenal.

While club officials have pointed out more than a month’s worth of rain fell in two hours and Old Trafford wasn’t the only place affected, the pictures have highlighted a long-standing issue with that specific stand.

It is understood detailed plans exist for the roof to be changed and this remains an option.

However, it is also known the cost involved would be high. Not only would the infrastructure cost multi-millions, the work itself would take a number of years which would cause significant disruption to stadium operations.

Under the circumstances, no decision will be taken until Old Trafford’s overall future is determined by the Old Trafford Regeneration Task Force, chaired by Lord Coe, which is looking at an enormous amount of development across the whole Trafford Park area, with a completely new stadium envisaged as part of the plans