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Directions to ground: take the Metrolink westbound towards Old Trafford. Then, follow the instructions above. Directions to ground: take any eastbound service towards Manchester Piccadilly, before taking the Metrolink to the stadium using the above directions. Old Trafford on Google Maps: click here. Fans arriving from the west or south are able to avoid Manchester City Centre on their way to the ground, if desired. The United midfielder has been forced to withdraw from his national team's squad.

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Unsure what to get the United fan you're buying for, this Christmas? Let us solve that dilemma Saturday 30 October , , Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The team then shifted to the current stadium, Old Trafford in After the Second World War, the club had witnessed an extended spell with the appointment of Matt Busby in This visionary leader completely reshaped the club and placed a new faith in youngsters, and this strategy eventually proved to be astonishingly successful.

The United team would win the league in —56 and — One day in is especially marked in dark colors for the in the history of Manchester United. After a refuel in Munich the plane crash at the start and eight players and three members of the staff died. But the coach survived the plane crash and he eventually built another great side that won many championship trophies and witnessed poignant victories over the time.

After that, the team played under Tommy Docherty, who was even more conducive to success. Nevertheless, in Docherty was replaced by Dave Sexton, who was more cautious. In , he was replaced by Ron Atkinson. There have not been many times recently that Old Trafford is treated to five goals in 90 minutes.

So I was happy with the result and seeing a few goals! Atmosphere was better from the West Ham fans to be honest. Pretty easy walks back to the car but took over an hour getting out the city but once back on the M6 south it was a stroll and I was in my warm bed at am. A good day out that was almost ruined by turning up very late, I was worried I was going to miss loads of the game as traffic was atrocious and if it wasn't for a 8pm kick off we would of missed the first goal if it was a kick off.

But I was lucky enough to see out the full 90 minutes. I had just returned from holiday the day before so this was something to look forward to, especially after the bomb scare debacle of the previous season when we ended up watching the match in a sparsely populated away end in a generally strange atmosphere.

Very easy as I cycled the five miles from my home I'm an exiled Cherry , which was a first for me, cycling to a football match! I wanted to pick up some tickets from the nearby Lowry Theatre so I parked my bike near there and just got a coffee from Pret A Manger in Media City before walking the ten minutes from the Lowry to the Old Trafford ground. I had been to Old Trafford several times before and this was my fourth visit for a Bournemouth game but this time the atmosphere was much better and the view from the section I was in E , was excellent.

The ground is obviously spectacular if a little quieter than one might expect. As others have said the home fans don't generate a great deal of atmosphere typical of many of the bigger clubs in the Premier League but the away end was buzzing, increasingly so as the match was action packed. Unsurprisingly United took the lead a fortuitous goal scored by Rojo but we equalised before half time through a well taken Josh King penalty.

Shortly after it all kicked off and Surman for Bournemouth, ended up getting sent off unluckily, by general consensus for a second yellow after an 'altercation' between Tyrone Mings and Ibrahimovic. We then had to play almost an hour if you include injury time at the end of each half with 10 men and the draw we achieved was celebrated like a victory.

Boruc was the pick of several heroic performances. Didn't have any food or drink but stewards were friendly enough and there was no attempt to ask the away fans to sit down during the match. I walked ten minutes back to Media City for my bike and then cycled past the metro that I would have otherwise caught back to Eccles. I cycled past Eccles Station at pretty much the same time and I was home within an hour of the match ending: Cycling is definitely the way to travel to and from Old Trafford, although I appreciate this not practical for the vast majority of away fans!

Excellent day out: everything you would want from an away day with the exception of three points although I was delighted to come away with a point, especially as United should have won by some distance. If you get a choice of where to sit inside Old Trafford, I would go for Block E if it is available. Here's hoping I get to go again in next season…. I've been to Old Trafford many times over the years, the first time being in But this was my first visit for several seasons.

I travelled on one of the official coaches from The Hawthorns. The coaches park up on the car park just outside Old Trafford and it is then just a two minute walk to the away supporters' turnstiles.

For those travelling by car we passed quite a few car parks on the industrial areas between the motorway and the ground. We went straight into the stadium from the coach park and had a drink and food there. Fans were mixing freely outside the ground and it was a decent atmosphere. Old Trafford is huge in comparison to others in the Premier league. Three of the stands tower over the pitch, and the view from the away supporters section is excellent.

My only complaint is that there is little leg room in the seats, and the seats themselves aren't particularly big. The concourse isn't all that big either, but it has ample food bars.

Home and away fans are separated by a low fence, a narrow sterile area, and a line of stewards and Police. From our point of view the was a decent result as we spent most of the game defending. But the atmosphere wasn't as it once was at Old Trafford. The home fans weren't particularly noisy and there was no banter between the two sets of fans. Because the view is so good from the seats there is no reason to stand, but most of the fans still do.

The stewards did their best to make everyone sit but in the end they just gave up. The stewards were all friendly and good natured. Food and drink was much the same price as it is at other grounds, and there is a vegetarian option in the way of cheese and onion pasties.

The matchday programme is excellent. Straight out of the ground and a two minute walk to the coach is the easy part. An hour later we were sat in traffic — still outside the ground! When we did eventually start to move it was very heavy going all the way back to the M6. A well fought for point and seeing the ground made this an excellent day out.

Apart from the disappointing atmosphere and tight leg room I can't really find fault with the ground. I think every football fan should visit Old Trafford at least once in their lives.

Watford have been excellent away this season, Liverpool and City excepted. I really fancied our chances against a United team that have been disappointing recently. I used an app for a parking space about ten minutes walk from the ground. I had no issues travelling up on the motorway.

No problems from the home fans. I covered up colours and had a few drinks in the Old Trafford Sports Club. I would recommend getting double or triple rounds in as the queues were very long. I have to say that it feels more like a tourist attraction like the Tower of London than a football ground. Lots of various Del boys selling ubiquitous half and half scarves. I tried haggling after the game to buy one for a mate and they can get very aggressive.

I would recommend any tourists to avoid them and buy merchandise in the official shop which is only a short walk away, rather than giving hard earned money to these shysters. Watford played their hearts out and dominated the game. United were forced to play on the counter-attack and scored both their goals this way against a second string Watford defence. Facilities were very basic especially considering how rich the club is. Watford fans were in full voice throughout. As I am sure everyone knows the home support is very disappointing, unlike their away support.

Although we lost I was very proud of the performance. Post Alex Ferguson Man Utd feels more like a brand than a football club. I'd not been to Old Trafford before, plus being able to get tickets to big away games for us non-season ticket holders is a rarity. Also, Brighton had been in good form and United the opposite. I live in Leeds so it was only an hour on the train into Manchester Picadilly then I used the metro to get to Salford Quays.

I met my friend for a drink in the Lime Bar in Salford Quays where there was a good mix of home and away fans. The United fans we encountered were all very friendly pointing us in the direction of the ground. About a 15 — 20 minute walk from Salford Quays and we were at the turnstiles.

The views of the playing surface from the away end are very good and we were able to create a decent noise from where we were stood. However, the stadium could do with a few upgrades.

Some parts looked very old and worn out. Despite this the scale of the ground is very impressive. Brighton never really got going with United creating the early chances and going up at half time despite some questionable VAR interference or lack of. Albion responded in the second half with a Lewis Dunk header but United quickly restored their 2 goal lead through Marcus Rashford and held on for a deserved victory. We headed back into Manchester city centre via the metro around 10 minute walk to the stop from the away end and found a pub called 'The Waldorf' not too far from Picadilly station to watch the Liverpool v Man City game.

Eventually got back to Leeds at around pm. Watching Colchester play at Old Trafford! I'd been to the ground several times before watching England but never seen Man Utd play there, let alone Col Utd! Made good time in the car and stopped in Altrincham with a few hours to spare.

From there we took the tram which stopped right outside Old Trafford Cricket Ground and it was then a 10 minute walk to the stadium. Having parked up in Altrincham we decided to visit a few pubs there. The first stop was a bar called Pi. It had several real ales on tap and a wide variety of bottled German and Belgian beer.

Next stop the Belgian Bar. It similarly had beer on tap and bottles, mostly Belgian. It was a large square-shaped room with stalls around the edges and tables in the middle. The Jack in the Box had a good range of unusual real ale. Next to that was a stall with interesting wine. There were various food stalls pizza, made and cooked on site , an excellent pie and mash stall, an artesian bakery, chips and hot dog stall, pastie stall, even one cubicle set aside for younger children with a safe play area and toys for the youngsters.

An excellent place. Old Trafford is an imposing ground compared to the usual places Colchester play at. The away fans were in the upper tier of the East Stand, it was busy and everyone stood for the whole of the first half without being hassled by stewards.

It was an excellent view and an impressive stadium. Both sides had put out first teams and the match was a bit one-sided.

Man Utd sat back and were clearly playing out for penalties in the first half, then early in the second half they caught Colchester on the break and Rashford opened the scoring. Colchester replied quickly with Jackson smashing one home but Man Utd then scored a second through Martial before Colchester got a grip on the game and started pushing on more.

Sadly they couldn't break them down. Well that's how I remember it anyway! The stewards were friendly enough. After the match, we headed back to the tram at the cricket ground and we got away reasonably quickly maybe a 20 minute wait for the tram as we were going the opposite way to most of the queue.

Fifteen minutes later we were back in Altrincham and heading home. A good night out, despite the result which was expected. Impressive ground but standard low quality of facilities in and around the ground although plenty of choice outside at least. Altrincham's proximity was a great find though! We had been given free tickets and chose this as we thought it may be quite open with plenty of goals! How wrong we were but still a decent game to watch despite ending 0 We drove from Northampton up the M6 toll which was nice and clear.

After a bit of research we plumped for parking at the car park at Altrincham station next to the ice rink. This dropped us outside Old Trafford cricket ground and it was a straight line 5 minute walk to the ground.

It worked a treat! There is a fanzone at the cricket ground but we went straight up to the ground. The ground opens early and up until an hour before kick off drinks are on happy hours to pretty much half price. Walking up fans are all mixed up and no issues.

There are plenty of places for food on the street too. The ground is impressive and at its best the atmosphere is great. Most of the game was fairly subdued as Man Utd aren't having the best season. The noise when new signing Bruno Fernandes was announced was, however, deafening from the home support!

The Wolves fans were in good voice too. A draw, but it was pretty much end to end so it wasn't a bad one to watch. The stewards were friendly and the facilities were good.

This was better than expected. We waited about 20 mins and then we were on a tram and back to the car. Getting away from the car park was a doddle. Make sure you have your tram ticket though as they are inspected at a turnstile prior to getting on the tram! Please read our Terms and Conditions before submission. EPL Tickets. Shrewsbury Town. Doncaster Rovers. Cheltenham Town. Generic selectors. Exact matches only.

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Comment on the game itself, atmosphere, stewards, pies, toilets etc.. Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: The Leeds fans were kept in the ground for quite a long time after the game understandably. Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: Definitely worth it, if you are supporting a team who isn't rivals with Man Utd, then you'll be fine and even if you are following one of man u's rivals, if you use your head, the police seem to have it sussed out….

Harry Shaw Arsenal 13th March Tom Croft Blackburn Rovers 31st December Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: Getting to the coach wasn't a problem however once we got on the road it was a good half hour at least before we got moving properly.

Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: Overall I would rate this as one of my favourite away days ever. Jonny Laybourn Tottenham Hotspur 29th September Marcus Walker Chelsea 26th August Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: As it was an evening kick off we stayed overnight in Manchester.

Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: Overall it was a top away trip. Rory Murphy Sunderland 22nd January Why you were looking forward to going to the ground or not as the case may be : Sunderland had won the first leg thanks to a Giggs own goal and a Borini penalty.

Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: We stayed back for half an hour to celebrate with our fellow Sunderland fans. Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: What a great day. Best day I've had while supporting Sunderland. Jess Rumsey Manchester United 27th September Why you were looking forward to going to the ground or not as the case may be : This was the first time I have visited the ground since where we stayed up on the final day with a goal from Carlos Tevez.

I was curious to see whether we could win again, seven years on… 2. View From The Away Section 5. Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: I left the game just after the final whistle and got on the train from Old Trafford to Piccadilly and was back in the town centre within 20 minutes.

Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: Despite having lost. Our fans were pretty consistent and our team played a proud performance. Paul R Arsenal 9th March Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: You exit the same way you come in, through the steep steps which the wire mesh is also great for banging The coach park was easily signposted but finding the coach in the maze of them was hard.

Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: A great night out, well worth taking two days off work to go. Adam Featherstone Middlesbrough 28th October Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: Getting away from the ground was easy enough but unfortunately we had to endure a painfully long slog home thanks to road closures.

Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: A fantastic day out for any Boro fan that was there. Eric Spreng Southampton 23rd January Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: We could not believe how straightforward it was to get back into town. Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: Living miles from St Mary's I don't see too many Southampton games in the flesh, but this has to be my greatest Southampton experience.

Alex Squires Southampton 23rd January Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: We started to walk back towards the city centre when we saw a few buses heading for Piccadilly. Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: Overall a brilliant day out and a fantastic result.

Will definitely return! Rob Lawler Liverpool 17th March Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: A Police escort back onto the motorway and arrived in Liverpool within 30 minutes.

Summary of overall thoughts of the day out : A good night out tarnished by a few idiots on both sides fighting at the end. James Gregory Burnley 29th October Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: Getting away from the ground wasn't as bad as getting there before the game.

Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: Overall, it was a great day at Old Trafford which was added to by an even better result.