Sir Jim Ratcliffe reveals ideal capacity of new Man Utd stadium

Manchester United would look to build a stadium with a capacity of 100,000 if they decide to leave Old Trafford, according to shareholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

Ratcliffe and INEOS completed the purchase of a 28% stake in United last month and the club have since confirmed plans to review the future of Old Trafford. A task force featuring Lord Sebastian Coe, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and United legend Gary Neville has been set up to assess the next steps.

Since taking control of football operations at United, Ratcliffe has been vocal about his desire to create a state-of-the-art stadium that could act as a 'Wembley of the north'.

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"Manchester United are arguably the greatest club in the world," he said. «Definitely in the top three clubs in the world. They are probably the biggest sports brand worldwide. It's a bit like Coca-Cola — anywhere you go in the world, they've heard of Manchester United.

»It needs to have a stadium that is befitting the club and the brand. That might have been the case 20 years ago, but it isn't today. [Old Trafford] is a little bit tired.

«If you look at what Real Madrid are doing with the Bernabeu and Barcelona with the Nou Camp, the Bernabeu is fabulous. It's like a cauldron of noise. The Nou Camp is enormous and they are spending a lot of money revamping it.

»You look at the Premier League, we don't have anything that compares. And yet the Premier League is several times bigger than the Spanish league in terms