Clownery, acrobatics, and soul are headed back to the River City for a family-friendly tradition that’s been around for years ...

The tent is nearly complete ... Photo by Leah Worthington “So much of old circus traditions are gone,” she says. “Like putting up posters? That used to be someone’s job.

The Premier League club have been examining whether to redevelop their Old Trafford home or build a new stadium in the same area in conjunction with the Old Trafford Regeneration Task Force.

Mark Goldbridge said: "I think it works well. Looks like a circus tent and we're run like one." One said: "I can't get past the new Old Trafford looking like the Skyline Pavilion in Butlins." ...

The new Old Trafford will sit beneath a vast 'umbrella ... fans slowly reacted to the news on Tuesday morning. 'Haha circus tent,' wrote one football fan, before another seemed to send ...