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Manchester United are to trial a singing section – again – as part of an ongoing drive to improve the atmosphere at Old Trafford.

The Reds first introduced an area for more vocal supporters last April.

But their plans to make it a permanent fixture were scuppered by City's Poznan celebration.

As revealed by the M.E.N. a police report ruled that moving away fans to the third tier of the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand to accommodate the move permanently would be too dangerous thanks to the backs-turned, jumping celebration favoured by Blues supporters.

They raised fears the Poznan and similar celebrations would cause the stand to flex.

However, fans groups met with club officials last week to resurrect plans and a further trial will take place at United's Champions League clash with Real Sociedad on October 23.

For the match with the Spaniards the current away fans' section in the East Stand will be given to home supporters who want to make a racket.

They are also looking at bringing flags and banners into the area and launching a march to the ground similar to those carried out at FA Cup matches last season.

The section will have a capacity of 1,400 and season ticket holders interested in switching to the section have been asked to register interest.

United say they will refund the price difference of fans moving to cheaper seats and not charge more for those who pay less in their current location.

If the 1,400 on offer are not snapped up by season ticket holders they will go to members who have also registered an interest.

The club have thrown their weight behind the proposals.

In April they employed an acoustic engineer in a bid to raise the roof.

The expert attended the Liverpool match in January and monitored noise levels before presenting their findings to Reds' top brass.

They acted after complaints from supporters in the Stretford End who were concerned that the noise they were making could not be heard elsewhere in the ground.

Dale O'Donnell, creator of website Stretty News, is one of those who has campaigned for a singing section.

He said: “The atmosphere for some home games can resemble a library and we want to change that.”