The Old Trafford task force is to deliver its recommendation for the future of Manchester United’s stadium by the end of December. The task force, which is due to meet again on Thursday, was assembled earlier this year to explore options for Old Trafford’s future,

Collaboration with local authorities will examine how new or redeveloped Old Trafford can be catalyst for regenerating the area.

Although that would be a popular choice with fans, the last few days have seen reports suggesting United could make a U-turn on those initial plans and demolish Old Trafford. But that would be missing a trick according to Professor Lars J. T. Pedersen, a business school professor at the Norwegian School of Economics.

Former Manchester United skipper Gary Neville has urged the club’s fans to take part in a survey to be launched later this week, which it is said will ensure supporters remain at the core of regeneration plans around Old Trafford.

Manchester United could abandon plans to keep a stripped down version of the current Old Trafford as part of the project to build a new state of the art 'Wembley of the north'.Co-owner Sir Jim

Manchester United are now looking to pull down Old Trafford if a new £2billion mega stadium is approved. New minority owner of the club, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has made no secret of his desire to build a new ground.

Manchester United will ask around 500,000 supporters if they want a new stadium or to redevelop Old Trafford as they prepare to launch the first phase of an extensive fan consultation process this week.

United revealed their plans in the summer to scale down Old Trafford to a capacity of around 30,000 to preserve the history of the club and provide a venue for the women's and academy teams.