Bolton Wanderers starting to figure out Eoin Doyle and the Manchester City tactic which is helping

Wanderers manager Ian Evatt as to whether this was a tactical move - but the Wanderers manager confirmed this was not the case. With Greater Manchester and the North West now placed in tier 4 of national coronavirus restrictions, Evatt confirmed the move was purely part of protocols to reduce the risk posed by the virus and was a health and safety measure.

straight to your inboxManchester City goalkeeper Ederson Moraes appears to be a doubt for Sunday's match against Chelsea and the Manchester Derby on Wednesday.Pep Guardiola 's men face Manchester United at Old Trafford during the week in a Carabao Cup semi-final clash, and they could be without their number one. Ederson has said he is self-isolating, putting him at risk of missing the clash with Manchester United in just four days' time.

straight to your inbox every day for freeAaron Wan-Bissaka has explained how he is working with coaches at Manchester United to help improve his attacking output.The right-back has improved United's defence since moving to Old Trafford from Crystal Palace in 2019 but he contributes little going forward.He explained that he is committed to improving in that area of his game."I do work on it (attacking).

straight to your inboxA former Manchester city youth team player has been hospitalised after a firework exploded in his hands.Omar Elabdellaoui suffered burns to his face, and there are fears he could be left partially sighted after damaging his eyes.Elabdellaoui, 29, now plays for Turkish side Galatasaray and was celebrating on New Year's Eve when the horrific incident occurred.The Norwegian international joined City aged 16 but left before playing a first team game.The Mirror reported that

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester was tonight marking a New Year's Eve like no other.It's usually a night we all look forward to.

straight to your inbox every day for free Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has backed his much-changed Manchester United side to repeat their performance against Everton a week ago against Wolves at Old Trafford. Solskjaer has made six changes to the side that drew at Leicester City on Boxing Day for the game with Wolves, but it's a similar side to the team that knocked the Toffees out of the Carabao Cup at Goodison Park last Wednesday.

direct to your inboxParking will be free at a number of Manchester city centre car parks next week.It comes as some of the city's car parks are taken over by Manchester council from NCP.The council says there will be free parking at more than a dozen car parks from Friday, January 1, until Thursday, January 7.Then from January 8, motorists will need to pay for parking before they leave their cars.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN

direct to your inboxPolice have had to shut down a Boxing Day rave after a huge gathering in the city centre.A man was arrested and two teenagers were handed a £1,000 fine following the incident.Officers were called at around 4.20am this morning after getting reports of loud music at an address in Shudehill.When they got there, they discovered around 100 people attending a rave at empty flats in Hanover Street.They dispersed the crowd and seized musical equipment.Two teenage boys – aged 17 and

Ariana Grande has brought some Christmas cheer to hundreds of young hospital patients in Manchester.The pop star has surprised hundreds of children at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital and Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) with an Amazon voucher each worth £100.Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, the father of one of the patents said his daughter was “absolutely delighted” with the kind gesture, describing the ‘7 Rings’ singer as “a wonderful human being”.“She said, ‘look dad, I’ve got a

Ariana Grande is proving the people of Manchester are very much in her heart this holiday season.

GMP in areas including Wardley and Bolton town centre on Wednesday (December 22).  Police traffic officers stopped the driver of an Audi A3 on Manchester Road in Wardley. They claim the driver’s MOT test certificate had expired on January 8 this year.In a tweet, officers said: “XT58 stopped this Audi A3 on Manchester Road Wardley. Test certificate expired 8th Jan 2020.

direct to your inboxA man was taken to hospital after he was rescued from a canal in Manchester city centre.Emergency services were called to the Rochdale Canal, off Castle Street, shortly before midnight on Friday.The man had already been rescued before firefighters arrived.He was taken to hospital by North West Ambulance Service (NWAS).It's not clear who pulled the man from the water.A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: "At 23.44PM on the 18th December GMFRS were

straight to your inboxManchester City have given a Christmas present to every primary school kid in East Manchester and every child in in care across the whole city.Staff, players and coaches have paid for, wrapped and delivered more than 5,500 gifts.And with the coronavirus pandemic meaning the traditional Christmas visits to hospitals are off the cards, stars including Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne have been video calling patients on children's wards at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital,

direct to your inboxManchester City's Lauren Hemp fired her side through to the last 16 of the Champions League - and says that they're hoping to complete a famous quadruple this season. The 20-year-old scored the opening goal in a 3-0 victory over Goteborg at the Academy Stadium with Georgia Stanway adding a second-half brace to complete a comprehensive 5-1 aggregate victory.

straight to your inboxManchester City will be looking to improve on their goalless draw against Manchester United at the weekend when they welcome West Brom to the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday.Pep Guardiola's side drew criticism for their lacklustre performance against their rivals at Old Trafford and currently sit ninth in the Premier League table after a disappointing start to the new season.Nevertheless, City have an excellent record against the Baggies, winning their last 14 fixtures against

direct to your inboxCaroline Weir believes Manchester City's late victory over Arsenal could be huge in the race for the Women's Super League title, as a 2-1 triumph clinched their third win in the space of a week.Vivianne Miedema put the Gunners ahead within three minutes but Sam Mewis equalised with her head, before Weir curled an unstoppable winner into the bottom corner in stoppage time.Victory renewed City’s title ambitions, as they now sit fourth in the table just one point behind Arsenal

straight to your inboxManchester City fans will be eagerly awaiting the UEFA Champions League draw after sealing their place in the last 16.Pep Guardiola's side were held to a 0-0 draw with Manchester United on Saturday night, their sixth consecutive clean sheet, with three of those coming in the Champions League. Having topped their group with relative ease, City will be hopeful of avoiding any of Europe's biggest clubs, having faced and beaten Real Madrid at this stage last season.

direct to your inboxJeremy Corbyn's brother led an anti-lockdown march in the city centre today.Piers Corbyn was one of around 500 people who marched through Manchester in another protest against lockdown regulations.The protesters marched through the city centre, starting in Piccadilly Gardens at around midday.

straight to your inboxManchester City will be looking to take advantage of Manchester United’s Champions League disappointment in today’s derby.United are reeling after they were knocked out of the competition in the group stages following their 3-2 defeat by RB Leipzig on Tuesday. By contrast, City breezed into the knockout stages of the Champions League with a 3-0 win over Marseille on Wednesday to top Group C.