Pranav Nair
Manchester United complete costly revamp of changing rooms and media facilities at Old Trafford
According to Sky Sports, Manchester United have completed a multi-million revamp of the facilities available at the club’s legendary Old Trafford Stadium.
The Theatre of Dreams is one of the most iconic and recognizable stadiums in the world and has been in need of a makeover for a while. While all the issues may not have been addressed, upgrading the dressing rooms and the media facilities is a welcome start.
Leeds United were the first team to experience the new facilities on offer last weekend. However given their 5-1 thrashing on the night, they are unlikely to have enjoyed it much.
According to the report, United have enlarged their home changing room and moved the away team to a new, bigger away changing room on the other side of the player tunnel. The tunnel area will also now be equipped with enhanced post-match media facilities.
This is but a part of an overall programme of works at the stadium. United have spent over £20m across the summer and into this season. It includes painting and cleaning the stands and cantilever girders, relaying the pitch, installing new floodlights across the stadium and not to mention the barrier seating installation in J Stand.
New disability facilities are due to open soon as well and extensive work is currently taking place on pitches at the Carrington training complex.
The changes come in the light of co-chairman Joel Glazer’s promise that investment will be made both on and off the pitch. The Red Devils have done well in the summer transfer window and have landed Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane.
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With the stadium being slowly yet surely upgraded, Ole Gunnar Solskajer and his men will have an arena-worthy of the club. Hopefully, this is a sign that the good times will roll in sooner rather than later.
