Circuit Hospitality at Manchester United

The Packages you can experience

Circuit Hospitality has enjoyed a close working relationship with Manchester United since 2007. As official resellers of hospitality at Old Trafford, we’re delighted top be able to offer a choice of three fantastic packages for the 2022/23 season.

Firstly we have the Evolution Suite, which has been a favourite of our customers for a number of years. With panoramic views across the pitch on one side, and Salford Quays on the other, the Evolution Suite is a vibrant and atmospheric place to enjoy pre-match conversation and entertainment with your guests. Adorned with details from the football club’s illustrious past, you’ll receive some of the best food, drinks and service available in the English game. This stadium is not called the Theatre of Dreams without justification. On arrival you will be greeted with champagne and canapés, followed by a sumptuous three-course a-la-carte meal, with complimentary alcoholic and soft drinks. Often you will also have the chance to enjoy a Q&A with a club legend in the build up to the match. As kick off approaches you’ll be shown to your executive padded seats in the middle tier of the North East Quadrant of the stadium, and after the match return to the suite for more refreshments.

If you’re after something more intimate, we also offer the Champions Club experience, which comes with the best seats in the house, on the half way line, in the middle tier of the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand. There are two lounges available – the Sir Alex Suite, and the Legends Lounge. They can be booked for private groups of 18 people, or by smaller groups happy to share the space. You’ll be greeted with champagne on arrival, followed by a three-course meal, and complimentary bar. You may even get a visit from a United legend to discuss the match with you. After the game you’ll be guided back to the suite for hot pies, savoury and sweet snacks.

If something less formal is what you’re looking for, we also offer the International Suite, which celebrates the achievements of players who have represented their countries, as well as having worn the famous red of Manchester United. Located in the world famous Stretford End of the stadium, you’ll be taken to padded seats behind the goal. This package does not include food, but a range of dining options are available, as well as drinks from a private bar. You can enjoy the facilities for three hours before kick off, and a further two hours after the full time whistle.

Manchester United History

Quite simply, Manchester United is the most successful English club of all time. The domestic honours board includes a record 20 League titles, 12 FA Cups, and 5 League Cups, plus 3 Champions League victories, the Europa League, and the Cup Winners’ Cup. Perhaps the most famous of these achievements was the 1968 European Cup, which the club won just a decade after losing 8 players in the Munich air disaster, under the management of Sir Matt Busby, one of the survivors of the devastating crash.

The club was founded as Newton Heath FC, but was renamed in 1902, winning promotion to the First Division in 1906, and winning it for the first time in 1908. After some years of yo-yoing between the top two divisions, Manchester United appointed Busby in 1945, which brought a period of stability and success. The young side, nicknamed The Busby Babes, won back-to-back league titles in 1956 and 1957, and subsequently became the first English club to play in the
European Cup, losing to Real Madrid in the semi-finals. It was on the way home from a European Cup quarter final against Red Star Belgrade that disaster struck. After a refuelling stop in Munich, the team’s plane crashed while attempting to take off, killing 23 people, including the 8 players whose names will forever live on in Manchester United history.

The devastated team somehow managed to beat AC Milan in the first leg of the semi-final three months later, but were eliminated after the second leg at the San Siro. Busby recovered from the injuries he sustained in the crash,
and set about rebuilding the side in the 1960s, signing Scottish forward Denis Law, and bringing through the new generation of young United stars including the legendary George Best. Alongside another Munich survivor, Bobby Charlton, these three became known as the United Trinity, and are honoured with a statue outside Old Trafford. The 1968 European Cup win, involving these three legends of the game, was the zenith of the Busby era, and preceded a downturn in the club’s fortunes for a number of years, with the 1977 FA Cup the only honour won during that decade. Managers Dave Sexton and Ron Atkinson came and went, before the club turned to 44 year old Scotsman Alex Ferguson, who had been in temporary charge of Scotland during the Mexico World Cup earlier in 1986. The first couple of seasons under Ferguson were turbulent, and few would have anticipated the period of dominance that Manchester United were about to enjoy. By the time he retired in 2013, Ferguson had become the most decorated manager in English football history – with 13 Premier League titles, 5 FA Cups, 4 League Cups, 2 Champions Leagues, a Cup Winners’ Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup.

Red and Blue Rivals

Since Ferguson vacated the manager’s seat, major success has been fairly elusive. The club is now on its 5th permanent manager since that day, and the rise of their historic rivals Liverpool and neighbours Manchester City has made this period even more difficult for the United faithful. The rivalry with Liverpool, whose home is only around 30 miles West of Old Trafford, dates back to Britain’s Industrial Revolution when Manchester was a centre of the textile industry and Liverpool was a major sea port. This rivalry has been heightened over the years, as the two clubs have enjoyed periods of great success at the other’s expense. As far as Manchester City is concerned, they were hardly on United’s radar for many years, so the change in fortunes is particularly hard to stomach. And with Guardiola’s side seemingly unstoppable right now, it feels like it could be a while before the pendulum swings back in United’s favour.

The Iconic Stadium

Old Trafford, with a capacity of over 74,000, is the largest club football stadium in the United Kingdom. When United moved in, back in 1910, it had a capacity of 100,000, made up largely of uncovered terracing, with undercover seating in the South Stand. Of course, the current arena is unrecognisable from the original structure, having been extensively redeveloped in the 1990s and 2000s, making it one of the most imposing and impressive sports stadia in world football. The Sir Alex Ferguson stand can hold an incredible 26,000 spectators on its own, and is also home to the Manchester United Museum, which was opened by Pele in 1998. Even beyond the museum, all around the perimeter of the stadium you will find commemorations of the club’s illustrious history. Statues of United greats include Sir Matt Busby overlooking the entrance to the Megastore in the East Stand, directly facing the United Trinity statue of Best, Charlton and Law; Sir Alex Ferguson looks out from the stand that bears his name; and the Munich clock, along with a plaque, at the South-East corner of the stadium, stand as permanent memorials to the victims of the air crash in 1958.

World Class Players

Manchester United is a football club synonymous with the greatest names in football history. Four players have been awarded the Ballon D’Or: Charlton, Best and Law, and one of the finest to ever play the game, Cristiano Ronaldo. The club nurtured the homegrown talent of Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, David Beckham, Nicky Butt and the Neville brothers; and the likes of Eric Cantona, Roy Keane, Dwight Yorke, Andy Cole, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Robin van Persie lit up Old Trafford for many years; United’s all-time leading goalscorer Wayne Rooney, also England’s leading scorer, won 5 Premier League titles in a 13 year spell at the club. The list of talent is as good as any other club in world football.

Experiencing a match at Old Trafford is about more than just the beautiful game, it’s about immersing yourself in the history of one of the greatest clubs there has ever been. So get in touch and we will help provide you and your party with a first class package that will create memories to last a lifetime.

Did you know?

In 2014 Louis van Gaal became the first Manchester United manager from outside Britain and Ireland. Since then, every permanent manager of the club has been from overseas: Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Ralf Rangnick and Erik ten Hag. United share the record for the biggest win in the Premier League, beating both Southampton and Ipswich 9-0. But back in 1980, Ipswich beat United 6-0 at Portman Road, a margin of victory that could have been more
had Gary Bailey not saved an astonishing 3 penalties in the game!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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