The majority of Manchester United fans are in favour of building a new stadium at Old Trafford, a study conducted by the club has found. A task force chaired by Lord Sebastian Coe including mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham and former club captain Gary Neville among others,

Manchester United fans are in favour of building a new stadium rather than redeveloping Old Trafford, a club survey has revealed.

Manchester United have put back a final decision on stadium development until next summer. Delivery of a new 100,000-capacity stadium as the centrepiece of a huge regeneration project would be boosted if United could secure additional land around their existing Old Trafford home.

A majority of Manchester United fans favour building a new stadium rather than re-developing Old Trafford, according to a survey released on Tuesday. United released artist's images in September of a potential Old Trafford regeneration project and have indicated that a new stadium could be part of a multi-billion-pound re-development project.