Sir Jim Ratcliffe may be forced to ditch plans to give Manchester United's new £2billion stadium a Butlins-style big-top roof as they continue to secure money for the project.

United could potentially slash as much as £200million from their budget by ditching the stadium canopy that sparked such heated debate when the club shared plans for a new ground 12 months ago. Nevertheless, there remains no formal verdict on the feature's fate at present.

The three-pronged structure was reportedly influenced by the Red Devil's trident featured on their club badge. A source close to the stadium project suggests the canopy would carry a £200million price tag, according to The Sun, despite the estimated overall expenditure being £2billion.

View of Manchester United's planned Butlins-style canopy which could be scrapped(Image: PA)

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Speculation about plans to abandon the canopy stretches back to late September last year. The Athletic reported the club were already exploring alternative blueprints at that point.

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