Old Trafford

Old Trafford, the "Theatre of Dreams," is the iconic home of Manchester United and the largest club stadium in England. Designed originally by Archibald Leitch and rebuilt multiple times since, its vast red bowl holds over 74,000 fans and dominates the Manchester skyline near the Bridgewater Canal. The nickname, coined by Bobby Charlton, reflects both the ground's scale and the drama it has staged across United's biggest nights. Matchday still draws fans past the statues of Sir Matt Busby, Best-Law-Charlton, and Sir Alex Ferguson on the walk in.

Old Trafford opened in 1910 with a capacity of around 80,000, and has been United's home ever since apart from a wartime gap after a German bombing raid destroyed much of the ground in 1941, forcing United to share Maine Road with City until Old Trafford reopened in 1949. It hosted the 2003 UEFA Champions League final between Juventus and AC Milan, and staged countless European nights during United's treble-winning 1998-99 season, including Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's iconic late winner against Bayern Munich's away leg run. Expanded repeatedly since the 1990s to its current size, it remains one of the most famous venues in world sport and a fixture of England's biggest matches, including Euro '96 and 1966 World Cup fixtures.