Dan Osborne heads to Manchester on mission to get back in shape after holiday with Jacqueline Jossa

straight to your inboxJack Grealish admitted it was 50-50 whether he would stay at Aston Villa this summer, amid fierce interest from Manchester United.The Villa captain signed a new five-year contract at his boyhood club on Tuesday, and then went onto score as Dean Smith's side beat Burton Albion 3-1 in the Carabao Cup second round later that evening.United had a genuine interest in the player, though opted to pursue other targets such as Donny van de Beek and Jadon Sancho instead.

Manchester United had been interested in a transfer for the Villa captain this summer, but the trail appeared to go cold after the Reds signed Donny van de Beek from Ajax for £35million.

Trafford-based visual artist Jez Dolan, storyteller Lauren Sagar, filmmaker Anna Raczynski and visual artist Tamzin Forster.Artists Rachel Anderson and Cis O’Boyle will also be involved as part of Idle Woman, a collaborative project focused on creating vibrant spaces for women through sculpture and performance.“My practice as an artist is focused around queerness, identity and history, often through telling stories,” artist Jez Dolan explains of his involvement in the project.“The Back in the

Greenwood has been the source of controversy, having been sent home from England duty last week after breaching Covid-19 guidelines, an incident for which he also had to apologise.Greenwood has now urged others not to follow his example, with the teenager having since been told of the risks of nitrous oxide.In a statement from United, Greenwood said: "I have now been made aware of the health risks associated with this practice and accept that even trying it, as shown in these historical

Jesse Lingard and Juan Mata.What odds would bookmakers have given on the possibility of just one of those players, Matic, remaining at the club after the closure of the 2020 summer window?It would surely have been odds of Leicester-winning-the-title proportions. And yes, it still looks a long shot, with Rojo, Romero, Lingard and Mata all appearing likely to stay at Old Trafford this summer (even if United would entertain bids for them all).

reports the Liverpool Echo, was moved out of top security Full Sutton prison in York back to the secure hospital.According to reports, he had previously bragged of a 'cushy life' at Ashworth Hospital.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereIt is believed he has spent several brief spells in Ashworth before, being moved there in 2015 and remaining for around four years.The

straight to your inbox Paul Pogba has returned to the Manchester United training ground after recovering from coronavirus.

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The Manchester Evening News."I asked for four things, firstly can Bolton have extra funds to help business? Second, can the furlough scheme in Bolton be extended or changed to provide more support."Third, I asked for more efforts to be made to improve test and trace. Some people are having to travel miles to get tested."And, I asked for more resources to be given to the local authority so that they can hire more people.

straight to your inboxDimitar Berbatov has praised Manchester United for signing Donny van de Beek but says the club must now push on with adding even more players in the summer transfer window.Dutch midfielder Van de Beek became the club's first summer arrival earlier this week after signing a five-year contract with the option of an additional year following his £34.6m transfer from Ajax.Van de Beek brings added strength to a midfield already packed with talent and Berbatov believes the focus

straight to your inboxThe summer transfer window is in full swing and social media and fan forums are abuzz with the latest gossip, rumours and tittle-tattle.Manchester United fans have been impatiently waiting for some action on the Reds' front, and they're finally getting it this week with the imminent arrival of Ajax midfielder Donny van de Beek in a deal worth around £40m.

here"I agree with the Government that it’s important for people to begin to return to the office to support our city and town centres. But ordering people back and stoking up the fear factor is the wrong way to go about it."Apart from the extra anxiety it may cause to those already worried about redundancy, it risks an unplanned rush back to work for which we don’t have capacity on public transport.

June 6, 1969 and never came back.Since then, her daughter Linda Chapman has never given up hope that she will find her mum.Detectives investigating her disappearance have now released a special computer generated image to show how Isabella might look today.They hope it will bring them new leads in the case and will finally give Linda and her brothers Stephen and Richard the answers they so desperately need.“I just want to know, one way or another,” Linda says.“I don’t feel like I can sit on

straight to your inboxAfter agreeing a fee for Ajax midfielder Donny van de Beek, Manchester United are reportedly in talks with Aston Villa for midfielder Jack Grealish.United are close to making Netherlands midfielder van de Beek their first summer signing, with Borussia Dortmund's Jadon Sancho also a top target.Grealish had started the summer as a target, but as the Sancho interest took priority talk of the Villa captain went quiet.Now, though, it's claimed United have opened talks to sign

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester United morning headlines for Sunday, August 30.Ajax midfielder Donny van de Beek was excluded from the club’s matchday squad on Saturday for their friendly against Eintracht Frankfurt, amid interest from Manchester United.The MEN reported in January that Van de Beek was on a shortlist of United's playmaker targets along with Jack Grealish and James Maddison, although Maddison has since signed a contract extension at Leicester.

A long-running community event in Moss Side will not go ahead this coming bank holiday weekend after the city council cancelled it over coronavirus and public disorder concerns.Manchester’s Got Talent had hoped to host local DJs, dancers and musicians, while also selling food and alcohol, in the playground of St Mary’s CE Primary School.Around 200 people were expected to attend on Sunday according to the organisers, who were preparing for the sixth incarnation of the free event in Adscombe

Manchester United respectively, have been tasked with turning around a great football institution that was in the doldrums. Both, despite fierce criticism, have largely proven the doubters wrong.It would be forgiven, therefore, if Solskjaer took his lead from Southgate, whose achievements in taking the Three Lions to the 2018 World Cup semi-finals — ending their penalty curse and earning a best finish since 1990 — are unarguable.

straight to your inboxAjax midfielder Donny van de Beek would reportedly be open to a move to the Premier League this summer, handing Manchester United an advantage in the chase for his signature.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is hoping to enhance his attacking options this summer and, while Jadon Sancho remains the club's top priority at present, a playmaker is also on his wishlist.M.E.N.