Rachel Reeves has confirmed the government will back plans for a major redevelopment of Old Trafford, in Greater Manchester. Bosses at football club Manchester United have promised the scheme would create a "world-class stadium",

Manchester United has received support from the British government for the club’s project to regenerate the area around its Old Trafford stadium. Rachel Reeves, Britain’s Treasury chief, said in a statement she was championing the Old Trafford project as “a shining example” of the government’s plans to promote economic growth.

At the end of the season, Manchester United will decide whether to build a new stadium with a capacity of 100,000, called “the Wembley of the North”, or renovate the current stadium to accommodate 87,