Manchester United revealed barrier seating at Old Trafford for the first time in the pre-season friendly game against Brentford.
The Reds took on the newly promoted Premier League outfit in their home stadium in front of 30,000 fans, their biggest crowd in over 16 months. But fans saw something different in the ground for this game, with the barrier seating section established while they were banned from entering due to COVID-19 regulations.
While they aren’t able to be used yet by home fans due to regulation not yet being passed by the government, the 1,500 spaces are clear for all to see.
Manchester United’s chief operating manager Collette Roche was speaking to Sky Sports News when she divulgedd the plans for a “reset” with the club’s fans after discussions with Manchester United Supporters’ Trust (MUST).
“Old Trafford like any other large stadium is all-seating so we do need to make sure that our fans are seated throughout the match.

“What this opportunity does for us is that if that legislation were to change because we know that there are discussions along those lines at the moment, then we would be in a really good position to be able to facilitate safe standing in the future, if and when that may happen.

“Back in June we made a strong commitment to our fans to reset our relationship. We want to talk to them more about things that are important to them and we want to look at how we engage with the fans’ forum, we have set up a fans’ advisory board. Over the past few months we have made strides along those lines.”