Mcr Warrior
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That's as may be, but Northern were asserting in an April 2019 tweet that it was a football club decision to end the matchday (heavy rail) service.At the time the trains to MUFG stopped running, the reason given was that because more trains were going to be scheduled along the Castlefield corridor, there was no longer the capacity available to run the football extras.
The National Rail website also says as much.
Manchester United Football Ground Station | National Rail
Discover Manchester United Football Ground railway station. Getting to & from, buying & collecting train tickets, staffing, facilities, accessibility, & mobility access.
www.nationalrail.co.uk
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Station message
This station was previously only open on match days when Manchester United F.C. played at home but all services have now been suspended indefinitely at the request of the club for safety reasons.
which effectively confirms what @Rail Ranger stated.