Old Trafford away dressing room FLOODS after downpour of rain struck Manchester during Arsenal’s win over Red Devils
- A thunderstorm struck as Arsenal regarded to shut out a 1-0 win over Man United
- The Gunners’ dressing room was left flooded after a giant leak from the roof
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The away dressing room at Old Trafford was flooded after heavy rain struck Manchester on Sunday night.
Toward the top of Manchester United’s 1-0 defeat towards title-chasing Arsenal, a thunderstorm swamped the 114-year-old stadium.
Water might be seen cascading from one nook of the bottom whereas movies on social media confirmed a flood pouring underneath seats.
The downpour even made it is strategy to Arsenal’s dressing room, with footage displaying heavy leaks from the roof.
Luckily, Mikel Arteta’s males had already secured large victory and the roof leak would have unlikely dampened their pleasure.
United mentioned that 1.6 inches of rain fell in two hours after the ultimate whistle – greater than in the complete month of May final 12 months – however supporters of each golf equipment left the stadium safely.
The deluge coincided with a go to from Labour Party chief and Arsenal season-ticket fan Sir Keir Starmer as a visitor of Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham, who met with Lord Coe and United’s minority proprietor Sir Jim Ratcliffe beforehand to debate the longer term of Old Trafford.
Coe is head of the taskforce driving plans to regenerate the stadium and surrounding areas.
United are backing Ratcliffe’s imaginative and prescient to bulldoze Old Trafford and construct a ‘Wembley of the North’ at a value of as much as £2billion, however will contemplate renovating the prevailing stadium if it isn’t possible.
Ratcliffe pledged £237million to improve Old Trafford as half of his £1.3bn funding in United, however Sunday’s flood was a reminder that loads extra will likely be wanted to plug the gaps.
On the pitch, it was United’s 14th defeat of a dismal Premier League marketing campaign which sees them at present sit eighth.
Leandro Trossard’s 20th minute strike proved to be the distinction because the Red Devils’ European hopes light.
Ten Hag’s facet will search to return to profitable methods once they return to Old Trafford on Wednesday to tackle Newcastle.
