Man Utd’s battle with neighbours risks delaying £2bn stadium build

Man Utd’s battle with neighbours risks delaying £2bn stadium build

One year on from the unveiling of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s elaborate plans for a new £2bn Manchester United stadium, we are no closer to building work getting underway than when perusing the architects’ elaborate designs. Sources indicate that even a £2bn estimate is ambitious, given the scale of the project, which would include a new 100,000-seater stadium to rival any sporting arena in the world, built amid a huge regeneration of the Trafford area,…