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'A showstopper' - fans on new Man Utd stadium plans

Manchester United fans have been reacting to news of the club's plans to build a new 100,000 capacity stadium.

Conceptual images of what the new £2bn stadium and surrounding area could look like were unveiled earlier on Tuesday.

Speaking to the BBC close to the club's current Old Trafford home, one fan described the blueprint for the distinctive new ground as "like a very big circus" but "very futuristic"

Another described the ground as a "showstopper".

Reporting by Olivia Heslington and Jasmine DuFraisse

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