Sir Radcliffe increase ticket prices as Man United announce rise for 2025-26 season

Manchester United fans have criticised the club following the announcement of new ticket prices and guidelines for next season.

United have raised the cost of season tickets by five per cent while freezing the price for Under-16s. The club believe the increase of roughly £2.50-per-game is close to the levels of inflation and reflects their rising costs which they cannot continue to absorb.

But the Manchester United Supporters’ Trust raised concerns over plans to relocate fans sitting behind the dugouts at Old Trafford to sell their seats at premium prices, and introduce a new match categorisation model for non-season ticket holders with premium games priced at higher levels.

MUST also challenged United over an increase in the season ticket holder minimum usage requirement to 16 of the 19 Premier League games, the decision to impose a £10 charge on fans selling their tickets back to the club less than two weeks before the game, and a 15 per cent increase in car parking charges.

United chief executive Omar Berrada said: ‘We appreciate the loyal and patient support of our fans, and particularly our season-ticket holders who represent the core of our match-going support base.

‘We understand the importance of their backing for the team and have worked hard to come up with a pricing package that is fair and reasonable

‘After 11 consecutive years of price freezes, we increased prices by five per cent for the past two seasons and intend to do the same for next season to offset continued rises in operating costs.

‘We understand that any price rise is unwelcome, especially during a period of underperformance on the pitch, and we listened carefully to the strong arguments put forward by the FAB (fans’ advisory board) in favour of a freeze.

‘However, the club has decided that it would not be right to keep prices unchanged while costs rise and the club continues to face financial issues.’