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Mail Sport's Ian Ladyman has claimed that Manchester United should tear down Old Trafford and build a brand new stadium like Tottenham, after images of the disrepair of the old ground once again went viral after the 1-0 loss to Arsenal.
Leandro Trossard scored the only goal of the game as the Gunners re-took top spot from Manchester City, yet the fallout of the game came against the backdrop of a torrent of water leaking through the Old Trafford roof.
Images after the game showed floods of water cascading down the stands and into the tunnel, while images from the away dressing room in fact showed water leaking through the ceiling.
The state of Old Trafford has been a huge talking point for several months, and with Sir Jim Ratcliffe completing a partial takeover of the club, calls for refurbishment have continued to rise.
Yet rather than renovate the current site, Ladyman told It's All Kicking Off! that the Red Devils should look to demolish the ground and build a new one - playing their home games at Wembley in the interim.
Images of Old Trafford's leaking roof once again did the rounds on social media after Sunday's game
Tottenham Hotspur spent time at Wembley to complete the work of their new, state of the art stadium
Ian Ladyman suggested Man United could demolish Old Trafford and move to Wembley
'Old Trafford really is falling down, as the Arsenal fans were singing as they waited to go home. It's embarrassing really. And it was interesting that Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the new kingmaker of Old Trafford was there with Lord Coe in the director's box.
'Lord Coe is on the task force that Ratcliffe has put together to look at remodelling the stadium or demolishing it. So Lord Coe has now seen for himself just how bad the situation is.
'I think they should tear Old Trafford down, play at Wembley for two years, build a new one. There are other people who think that can never happen and they need to rebuild it and modernise it.'
Ladyman then asked co-host Chris Sutton if the club should do just that, to which the former Blackburn star responded: 'I used to love playing there but look what Tottenham have done to their stadium. I mean it is absolutely magnificent. I think it's the best stadium I've ever been to.
'So why can't Manchester United do something similar to that? The notion of Manchester United playing at Wembley, I mean, that just that has to be a no-no for Manchester United fans.
'That would absolutely not be
