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New Man United stadium will be big, but not world's biggest

It's been a long time coming, but Premier League giants Manchester United have formally announced their plans to build a new stadium in the city rather than attempt to redevelop the crumbling infrastructure at Old Trafford.

The Theatre of Dreams has been United's home since 1910 but has been showing its age in recent years, with clips of the roof leaking rainwater onto fans and other examples of the stadium's deterioration regularly circulating on social media.

United plan to build a 100,000-seat arena to replace Old Trafford, which would make their new home the biggest ground in the U.