The Times:
United hope to admit the first spectators to two new quadrants on the North Stand this month, with a view to increasing the capacity to 76,000 by the start of next season, but they are eager to stage a high-profile friendly to mark the official opening in August. They have approached Barcelona about bringing Ronaldinho, who turned down a move to Manchester United in 2003, and his team-mates to Old Trafford.
Barcelona are understood to have accepted the offer in principle, but United must achieve a top-two finish in the Barclays Premiership, thus ruling out the need for a Champions League qualifying tie in August, if they are to secure the arrangement.