Manchester United to launch 'dedicated atmosphere section' as well as cut-price Europa League tickets should club miss top four
The club are also freezing season ticket prices for the eighth year in a row
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester United have announced a "dedicated atmosphere section" in the first tier of the Stretford End is being created for next season, in addition to a price freeze on season tickets for the 2019-20 campaign.
It is the eighth season in a row and ninth in the last 10 years that United have decided to cap the prices of annual tickets, while individual match ticket prices at Old Trafford have also been frozen.
Richard Arnold, Manchester United group managing director, said: "The support from our fans and the atmosphere they generate is incredible, so we're delighted to be freezing season ticket prices once again in recognition of that."
United say they allocate 53,000 season tickets which will once again only be available to members on the current waiting list.
The club also announced that they are set to reduce ticket prices for Europa League matches by 25% should the club fail to qualify for Uefa's top-tier competition, the Champions League, for the third time in five seasons.
Paul Pogba and Alexis Sanchez were among 10 first-team absentees as Manchester United travelled to Paris St Germain looking to upset the odds on Wednesday night.
Already faced with a mountain to climb after losing the first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash, Pogba misses the return fixture at the Parc des Princes because of his late dismissal at Old Trafford three weeks ago.
Sanchez, meanwhile, was forced off midway through Saturday's 3-2 victory over Southampton and was seen limping away from United's stadium seemingly wearing strapping on his right leg.
The Chilean joins a lengthy injury list including Anthony Martial, Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata and Ander Herrera.
Nemanja Matic, Matteo Darmian, Phil Jones and Antonio Valencia have also missed recent games and were not among the 20-man squad that travelled to the French capital.
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