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Manchester United desperately struggled with home form last season.
Bad home form
Incredibly, the club won alone seven home league games and lost nine.
This year they have started significantly better, winning four of their first five games at Old Trafford.
Efforts to improve the atmosphere
Last season, United first introduced the use of Tifos in their European quarter- and semi-finals against Olympique Lyonnais and Athletic Club respectively.
In addition, against Brighton and Hove Albion last month, the club had agreed to fans bringing a series of flags to decorate the stadium as the players walked out and finished the match.
It was reported that the players were delighted with the impact on the atmosphere and could be seen in various images as they applauded the fans after a 4-2 win.
Safe position
The club also announced that “Manchester United has started work on a significant expansion of the seating capacity at Old Trafford, with an additional 6,000 safe standing seats being installed in Tier 2 of the Stretford End.”
That has the official club site that “one of the largest safe standing areas in the Premier League will be officially opened at Old Trafford on Monday for the visit of Everton.”
It is also reported that “work is now complete and the section has now been officially certified by the Sports Grounds Safety Authority for safe status.”
The new section will now join the existing safe standing areas in all four quadrants of Old Trafford, bringing the total number of train seats to 13,577. This is 18% of the stadium’s total capacity.
The club notes that “safe standing is recognized to improve fan safety while improving the atmosphere in areas of the ground where fans prefer to stand.”
United will hope to continue their good form at home with a win over David Moyes’ Everton on Monday evening.
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