How sacrosanct are bricks and mortar? That’s the question pertinent to Manchester United’s dilemma regarding the future of Old Trafford.
To every United fan across the world, their team’s stadium means something. Even to those who have never been there.
Old Trafford is 112 years old. It has witnessed triumph and known great tragedy. It is as much a part of United’s fabric as the Holy Trinity of Best, Charlton and Law immortalised in stone on one of its vast forecourts.
But this does not mean United’s stadium must be retained in its current form at all costs.