Manchester United have chosen to host Uefa Cup winners Sevilla as their first home opponents to welcome in the completion of the Old Trafford stadium developments. Real Madrid or Barcelona had been expected to provide the opposition, but The Red Devils have instead chosen the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan outfit for the grand opening. The Theatre of Dreams has been upgraded to a 76,000-seater stadium, which has allowed the club to offer one-year season tickets to an extra 8,000 fans. "We're delighted Sevilla, the Uefa Cup winners, have agreed to come and open the stadium," director of communications Phil Townsend told Sky Sports News.
"Hopefully, having priced it right, people will want to come and see them and have a great day out. "Its £5 for juniors, between £10 and £25 for adults and we hope to encourage more families to come and make a day of it. "Hopefully the weather will be good and people will have a good day out. We'll put a few bits of entertainment on as well."
"Its £5 for juniors, between £10 and £25 for adults and we hope to encourage more families to come and make a day of it. Hopefully the weather will be good and people will have a good day out. We'll put a few bits of entertainment on as well." United have a pre-season tour of South Africa to contend with first, and the Amsterdam Tournament at the start of August before welcoming the Liga club, and then kicking-off the Premiership season at home to Fulham on August 20.
Call me a cynic, but you may well find that Real or Barca wanted too much money to come and play. Anyway, it will be a good match to "open" the new Old Trafford.
"Hopefully, having priced it right, people will want to come and see them and have a great day out. "Its £5 for juniors, between £10 and £25 for adults and we hope to encourage more families to come and make a day of it. "Hopefully the weather will be good and people will have a good day out. We'll put a few bits of entertainment on as well."
"Its £5 for juniors, between £10 and £25 for adults and we hope to encourage more families to come and make a day of it. Hopefully the weather will be good and people will have a good day out. We'll put a few bits of entertainment on as well." United have a pre-season tour of South Africa to contend with first, and the Amsterdam Tournament at the start of August before welcoming the Liga club, and then kicking-off the Premiership season at home to Fulham on August 20.
Call me a cynic, but you may well find that Real or Barca wanted too much money to come and play. Anyway, it will be a good match to "open" the new Old Trafford.