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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Rachel Keenan

Old Trafford abuzz as Manchester United’s neighbours welcome new stadium plans

Bobby Tabrizi outside his United Cafe
‘Something needed to be done,’ says Bobby Tabrizi, the owner of the United Cafe near Old Trafford. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

Even on a freezing, rainy day with no match scheduled, the area surrounding Old Trafford in Manchester is abuzz with football fans from far and wide.

Just a day since Manchester United revealed their plans for the new 100,000-capacity stadium in Old Trafford, there is a sense of excitement at the new proposals: the plans promise 92,000 jobs and a large-scale “regeneration” of the area, including 17,000 new homes.

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