MANCHESTER, England (AP) -- It's 90 minutes before kickoff and the stadium's concourse is filling up with excited United fans clutching their match tickets and wearing red-and-white scarves and jerseys.
Inside the ground, a full repertoire of United songs is belted out in the bar and the main stand.
Anticipation is building - a huge European game is weeks away and this sunny afternoon in Manchester is a significant milestone for the club.
This isn't Old Trafford, though.
Fifteen miles to the east of Manchester United's ''Theatre of Dreams,'' a club with a special link to England's biggest soccer team is hosting a first match in its new 5,000-capacity stadium.