The decision has finally been reached to build a new 100,000 capacity stadium, replacing their 115-year Old Trafford home at costs forecast to reach £2billion ($2.59bn). Part owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe predicted it can “become the world’s greatest football stadium” and the first designs have shown the vast scale of United’s ambition.

Reaction, key questions and images as Manchester United announce plans to build an "iconic" new 100,000-seater stadium close to Old Trafford.

Manchester United plan to build a new two billion pound ($2.59 billion) 100,000-seat stadium that will be the biggest in Britain, next to the existing Old Trafford, the club announced on Tuesday.

Manchester United unveiled plans on Tuesday to build the “world’s greatest” soccer stadium. A proposed 100,000-seater arena, costing around 2 billion pounds ($2.6 billion), would be built next to United’s current Old Trafford home and surpass Wembley Stadium as the biggest in the United Kingdom.

The Premier League club will leave its iconic Old Trafford home in favour of a new arena built on the surrounding land.

The club earlier announced the ambitious scheme to build the biggest stadium in the UK with a 100,000 capacity close to its current home of Old Trafford. It will form part of a wider regeneration of the area,