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Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has said he would be prepared to force the sale of land needed for a major redevelopment of the Old Trafford stadium.

Burnham, who has been supportive of Manchester United's plans to demolish its 74,310-capacity stadium in favour of a £2bn 100,000-seat replacement.

But United would need to buy nearby land which its owners, Freightliner, have valued at £400m - 10 times the club's valuation for it.

Burnham said discussions were in their early stages, but that his office would be able to use compulsory purchase powers "if needed".

"The Greater Manchester Combined Authority has approved the establishment of a mayoral development corporation (MDC) to oversee a masterplan of the area to facilitate some of the land assembly," he told BBC R

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