There were plans for further expansion at Maine Road to take the capacity to an all-seated 45,000 , but these were abandoned in favour of a move to the City of Manchester Stadium built for the Commonwealth Games in 2002 .
There were plans for further expansion at Maine Road to take the capacity to 45,000 all-seated , but these were abandoned in favour of a move to the City of Manchester Stadium that was being constructed for the Commonwealth Games in 2002 .