Five former Manchester United players including Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville will open a new hotel, ‘Hotel Football', in December.
The four-star facility, which will have 133 bedrooms and boast conference facilities, will be located opposite Manchester United’s ground, Old Trafford, on Sir Matt Busby Way.
The two players will be joined on the board of directors by other former teammates – Philip Neville, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt, and members of GG Hospitality, which is the hospitality company behind Hotel Football.
The hotel will offer six meeting and event rooms that can hold up to 500 people. There will also be a rooftop football pitch known as “heaven”, which can be hired for parties and events for up to 200 people.
GG Hospitality managing director Stuart Procter, said: “The announcement of the official opening date and the sneak peak inside what is one of the UK’s most unique hotel developments, is the next major milestone in this project.”