Manchester United officially announced on Tuesday that it will spend £2 billion and five years to build a new stadium that will have a capacity of 100,000 people and become the largest stadium in the UK, including a huge public square and a thoroughfare similar to "Wembley Road".

The current Old Trafford is likely to be demolished, with construction likely to begin as early as the end of the year. Manchester United have already started selling naming rights, and Old Trafford is not necessarily, or even certainly, will remain in the name of the new stadium.

According to two separate videos released by Manchester United, the new stadium features three towers based on the Red Devils' trident and sailing mast on the club's crest, reaching a height of 200 metres and clearly visible from 40 kilometres away. Beneath the trident, there is an umbrella-inspired glass and steel canopy, and the 417-metre-long canopy collects solar energy, blocks rainwater, and is ventilated and dry through a fan-shaped design, making it the largest covered space in the world. It is reported that the stadium will be 15.9 meters above the ground.

Comparing the new stadium to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Raja said: "It is clear that the more iconic or extraordinary the stadium, the more successful the redevelopment plan will be. The Eiffel Tower is a great example of this, and everyone in the world knows about Eiffel. I'm sure a lot of people who have been to Paris here have been to the Eiffel. One billion people around the world are following Manchester United and they will want to visit the new stadium."

In addition, there will be a feature-wrapped scoreboard, a three-storey museum and canal-side restaurants, creating a sprawling "fan village". Owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe vowed that "the new stadium will retain the essence of Old Trafford while improving the fan experience, just a short walk from our current home!"

United want to complete the new stadium in just five years and start playing at the new stadium in the 2030/31 season, which typically takes up to 10 years to build. Manchester United plans to use the Manchester Ship Canal, a 36-mile waterway that connects major cities in the UK to the Irish Sea. Builders will manufacture the components in the field and transport them by river to the construction site to build them.

Lord Norman Foster, a renowned British architect, explains why it was possible to shorten the timeline: "We halved the time to just five years. How can this be done? Through prefabrication, it is given a new lease of life through the use of the Manchester Canal network. Transport components, 160 pcs., just like assembling a model. We then rebuilt Old Trafford, which became a transport hub, access to the stadium and a new sports-led community centre. It's great for walking and public transport is easily accessible. This is given by nature, we learn from the past and create the streets. The new stadium is like a multi-purpose mini-city."

Fans have divided opinions on the new stadium plan. Some ridiculed the stadium as a circus tent, reflecting the nature of Manchester United as a "circus" today; However, there are also fans who are optimistic about Lajue's approach, believing that it will help the club enter a new era. There is no doubt that Rajue will be enhancing his political capital by revamping the stadium, and he has worked closely with the UK government and Manchester City Hall to do so. It remains to be seen whether United's new stadium will revive the squad, but it will certainly revive the local economy and provide jobs.

"Equally important, the new stadium has the opportunity to be a catalyst for the social and economic regeneration of the Old Trafford region, creating jobs and investment not only during the construction phase, but also in the long term once the stadium is completed," he said.

According to forecasts released by the British media, Manchester United's new home stadium and surrounding community development projects are expected to bring 7.3 billion pounds of incremental growth, create 92,000 jobs and attract 1.8 million tourists to the UK every year. After the demolition of Old Trafford, 17,000 new homes can be built, bringing huge economic benefits to the Northwest Territory.

However, the Manchester Evening News reports that United are at risk of becoming a team that will become further less competitive before and after the construction of the new stadium, with Arsenal of yesteryear being an example.

However, the construction plan of the new stadium was at least supported by the old man, who chose to bid farewell to the century-old "Dream Theater" that he had fought in the past. "Manchester United should always try to be the best we can be, on and off the pitch, including the stadium where we play." "Old Trafford has a lot of special memories for me personally, but we have to be brave and seize the opportunity to build a new home fit for the future where new history can be made," he explained.