<P> The Old Trafford pitch is surrounded by four covered all - seater stands, officially known as the Sir Alex Ferguson (North), East, Sir Bobby Charlton (South) and West Stands . Each stand has at least two tiers, with the exception of the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand, which only has one tier due to construction restrictions . The lower tier of each stand is split into Lower and Upper sections, the Lower sections having been converted from terracing in the early 1990s . </P> <P> The Sir Alex Ferguson Stand, formerly known as the United Road stand and the North Stand, runs over the top of United Road . The stand is three tiers tall, and can hold about 26,000 spectators, the most of the four stands . It can also accommodate a few fans in executive boxes and hospitality suites . It opened in its current state in 1996, having previously been a single - tiered stand . As the ground's main stand, it houses many of the ground's more popular facilities, including the Red Café (a Manchester United theme restaurant / bar) and the Manchester United museum and trophy room . Originally opened in 1986 as the first of its kind in the world, the Manchester United museum was in the south - east corner of the ground until it moved to the redeveloped North Stand in 1998 . The museum was opened by Pelé on 11 April 1998, since when numbers of visitors have jumped from 192,000 in 1998 to more than 300,000 visitors in 2009 . </P> <P> The North Stand was renamed as the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand on 5 November 2011, in honour of Alex Ferguson's 25 years as manager of the club . A 9 - foot (2.7 m) statue of Ferguson, sculpted by Philip Jackson, was erected outside the stand on 23 November 2012 in recognition of his status as Manchester United's longest - serving manager . </P> <P> Opposite the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand is the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand, formerly Old Trafford's main stand and previously known as the South Stand . Although only a single - tiered stand, the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand contains most of the ground's executive suites, and also plays host to any VIPs who may come to watch the match . Members of the media are seated in the middle of the Upper South Stand to give them the best view of the match . The television gantry is also in the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand, so the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand is the one that gets shown on television least often . Television studios are located at either end of the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand, with the club's in - house television station, MUTV, in the East studio and other television stations, such as the BBC and Sky, in the West studio . </P>

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