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30th March 2018
01:41pm BST

In another piece of welcome news, United have chosen to freeze season ticket prices for the seventh year in a row.
It comes following criticism from Mourinho, who unflatteringly compared Old Trafford to Portsmouth's Fratton Park, a small stadium renowned for comfortably putting its big cousins to shame with the volume generated from the club's passionate supporters.
But this is definitely a good thing for United fans. The club's hierarchy has listened to the Manchester United Supporters’ Trust (MUST) and identified a way in which they can raise the decibels inside one of the world's most iconic sporting arenas.
“We welcome the precedent of a new 18-25 ticket price," MUST said in a statement. "While this is only available in a small area for now, it starts to demonstrate an understanding that groups of young adults have felt priced out in the past, particularly at the transition point from youth to full adult pricing.”
It is a step in the right direction but it is just that: a step. MUST are hoping that their other requests will be granted, including the relocation of executive fans and part of the family stand to make room for extra seats in the Stretford End.
With a capacity of 75,000, Old Trafford is up there with the mightiest of footballing coliseums. However, the contrast between recent matches there and somewhere like Borussia Dortmund's breathtaking Signal Iduna Park has been undeniably stark.
While it would be fantasy to suggest that Old Trafford will match up to Europe's loudest merely by lowering the price of season tickets for the younger folk, this is an encouraging and long overdue measure.
Such progressive thinking has to be married with a more attractive product on the pitch, of course. The most effective way to bring the noise to Old Trafford is by playing better football. Let's hope that starts on Saturday afternoon when United welcome Swansea City.Explore more on these topics: