“This is your future. Your home. Your United.” With Gary Neville’s two-minute voiceover, Manchester United’s monster stadium was presented on Tuesday.
When new buildings are built, the iconic Old Trafford, which has been an institution for the “red part” of Manchester for more than 100 years, is discarded.
Stormy cheers from Manchester United’s fanbase? Not exactly.
Here are some of the first reactions on social media to the presentation of the new stadium:
“Spider-Man, that’s what it’s going to be then.”
“This is so ugly omg.”
“The cobweb stadium.”
“This is embarrassing.”
“We want Old Trafford… not a circus stadium…”