Manchester United offer supporters chance to win piece of Old Trafford turf

[p]Old Trafford, known as the "Theatre of Dreams," ‌has been [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]United[/a]'s home since 1910 and ‌was the stage for some of the most ‌significant moments in the club's history, including their ‌record 13 Premier League titles.[/p][p][b]"Wins and losses, successes and failures, highs and lows. We've seen it all. Now, ‌supporters can own a piece of ⁠the pitch,"[/b] United ‌said in a statement on their website on Wednesday.[/p][embed guid="8727cdc9-19b6-41b0-81d8-06e6b5a0c28e" url="https://x.com/SimplyUtd/status/2071270330715296165" social-type="twitter" /][p]"Don't ​worry, there aren't holes in the pitch right now. This is all possible because ​the Old Trafford pitch was completely dug up and stripped back to its foundation in June, ⁠for the first ​time in 14 years.[/p][p][b]"That meticulous project was completed by award-winning groundsperson Tony Sinclair and his team of experts, all to regrow the surface to ‌improve player welfare and water drainage.[/b][/p][p]"As part of the process, sections of the pitch were carefully preserved and, later, placed into glass cubes to create a special memento for Reds."[/p][p]The initiative comes at a difficult time on and off the pitch for United.[/p][p]They finished third in the Premier League last season, but have made a sluggish ‌start to their campaign and sit 12th ​in the table with just one win from ‌their first five league games.[/p][p]On Wednesday, the club also reported a seventh straight annual loss, as costs related to player acquisitions and the sacking of former head coach [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/amorim-ruben/EiIHi8vU/"]Ruben Amorim[/a] ⁠this year pushed ⁠them deeper into ‌the red.[/p]