Courtney Act on drag, gender fluidity and the tour she is starting in Manchester in 2021

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer says Timothy Fosu-Mensah's training performances earned him a first Manchester United start in over three years at Crystal Palace.Fosu-Mensah, 22, was recalled at left-back against Crystal Palace in the absence of injured duo Luke Shaw and Brandon Williams in what was his first stint at left-back since his United debut.The Netherlands international went three years and 56 days without appearing for United, who triggered the one-year extension in his

straight to your inbox Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Timothy Fosu-Mensah's good performances in his outings for Manchester United's reserve teams factored into his decision to start the Dutchman against Crystal Palace. With Luke Shaw and Brandon Williams both out injured Solskjaer has called on Fosu-Mensah to start at left-back ahead of Diogo Dalot.

straight to your inbox Manchester United fans don't want to see Mason Greenwood risked against Crystal Palace in tonight's Premier League meeting at Selhurst Park. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed the youngster suffered an ankle injury during last week's draw against Southampton as a result of a strong challenge from Saints midfielder Oriol Romeu which went unpunished.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has rotated his Manchester City side once again for the visit of struggling Bournemouth, as the FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal approaches. Guardiola has made no secret that Saturday's showdown against Arsenal at Wembley is City's priority, after the Blues secured Champions League qualification last week.

straight to your inbox Micah Richards disagrees with Raheem Sterling’s comments that next season has next season has already started for Manchester City. The England international made the comment prior to City’s game at Southampton last weekend, having beaten newly-crowned champions Liverpool 4-0 in their previous game.

straight to your inboxKai Havertz is certain he will be allowed to leave Bayer Leverkusen in the summer transfer window.MEN Sport understand the German international has a 'clear wish' to leave the Bundesliga club at the end of the season with a move to the Premier League the most likely.Manchester United are believed to be one possible suitor for Havertz this summer but Chelsea currently lead the race to sign him after Bayern Munich pulled out of the running.

straight to your inbox John Stones has said he is fully fit and excited to be back on the Manchester City team sheet for Wednesday night's match against Newcastle United. It's been a hard season for Stones as injury problems have once again limited his playing time - tonight's match will be just his 13th Premier League appearance so far this campaign - and he has also struggled for form when he has managed to make it on the pitch.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has stayed true to his word and recalled John Stones to his Manchester City starting line-up for tonight's clash with Newcastle. Stones has not played for City since March, when he started the Carabao Cup final win over Aston Villa and the FA Cup win at Sheffield Wednesday three days later.

straight to your inboxFootball is a curious thing at times.Manchester City are still on course to have a better season than Manchester United ’s famed Treble winners, and yet there is a view that they have had a disappointing campaign. Yesterday’s defeat at Southampton was a stark reminder of the old adage that you are only as good as your last game.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has stuck to his word and made six changes for Manchester City's Premier League trip to Southampton on Sunday evening. Guardiola insisted that City's focus is the FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal, and that his Premier League line-ups would reflect the need to keep his players fit and fresh for that game.

straight to your inboxManchester United are on an impressive run of form in the Premier League, with Brighton and Hove Albion the most recent team to suffer at the hands of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's revitalised team.

A Certain Ratio have announced their first album in 12 years, ‘Acr Loco’ – listen to the first single ‘Always In Love’ below.The Manchester group, whose last record ‘Mind Made Up’ arrived in 2008, will release their 10th studio album on September 25 via Mute.Recorded by the line-up consisting of Jez Kerr, Martin Moscrop and Donald Johnson, ‘Acr Loco’ also features contributions from Sink Ya Teeth’s Maria Uzor and Gemma Cullingford, Gabe Gurnsey (Factory Floor) and Mike Joyce and Eric

hereSam, who has also worked on Real Radio, Key 103 and BBC Radio Manchester, speaks of her experiences in her podcast Desert Diaries, which she started after her move.Sam and David’s shared passion for travel led to their life changing decision. Both craved a life in the sun - and fell in love with Phoenix after visiting a friend.“A friend of mine from Phoenix helped us fall in love with the place,” she said.“We were taken by the desert skies and yet it’s also a city, it’s amazing.

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Manchester City's match tonight against Chelsea.Pep Guardiola has made six changes following Monday's victory over Burnley and three of them have been enforced with Foden, Joao Cancelo and Sergio Aguero missing out through injury.The Argentine suffered a knee injury against Burnley which has since required surgery and he will likely miss the rest of the Premier League season.

Levenshulme were shocked to discover bricks in the middle of the street on Tuesday evening (June 23).“We heard a bang outside and a bit of a commotion,” one resident, who wished to remain anonymous, told the M.E.N.“We didn’t really know what was going on at first, I thought it was someone in the back banging on something."But I certainly didn’t expect it to be a house falling down, that's for sure - we just saw bricks all over the street.”It is believed a couple and three young children live at

United's team to face the Blades at Old Trafford includes both Pogba and Bruno Fernandes - the first time the pair have started together since the Portuguese arrived in January.Pogba has battled persistent ankle issues for much of the season, for which he needed surgery in the spring, and his last United start came on September 30th.But Solskjaer told Sky Sports before the Sheffield United game that he had no qualms throwing Pogba in from the start, especially after the Frenchman made a telling

Manchester United are back at Old Trafford at last tonight as they take on Sheffield United.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side returned to Premier League action following the coronavirus-induced suspension on Friday when they traveled to face Tottenham Hotspur.It was an entertaining game in North London, despite the 1-1 score-line, with Bruno Fernandes' second-half penalty cancelling out Steven Bergwijn's opener.There was cause for excitement among United fans too, as Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford

Australian drag star Courtney Act is to bring her latest show, titled Fluid, to the UK and Ireland.