Family's devastation as 'gentle giant' tragically found dead after search

straight to your inbox Porto manager Sergio Conceicao has belatedly hit out at Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva for his post on social media after the two sides met in the Champions League in October. City beat Porto 3-1 in the first group stage meeting at the Etihad, in a game that saw tempers flare on the touchlines between Conceicao and his staff, and the City bench.

straight to your inboxGood evening, Manchester City fans. Here are your evening headlines for Monday, November 30.Guardiola hits back at claim City pressure refereesPep Guardiola has refuted claims from Porto manager Sergio Conceicao that Manchester City put pressure on officials.

Bolton town centre, at 9.45am on Saturday (November 28).

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola said that Sergio Aguero could return to Manchester City training as early as Sunday despite missing the Premier League win over Burnley. It has been a struggle to get the Argentine striker on the pitch all season and having returned from a five-month layoff in October he pulled up in his third game back.

straight to your inboxThere was no room for Sergio Aguero, Aymeric Laporte and Aleks Zinchenko in the Manchester City squad to face Burnley as more players returned from injury. Pep Guardiola had warned that there will be more competition for places now that he has more options available and proved his point with the selection of John Stones to partner Ruben Dias for the second successive game.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDimitar Berbatov says Sergio Ramos could be a Thiago Silva-like signing for Manchester United.Silva has impressed in the Premier League after joining Chelsea in the summer following his release from PSG, acting as an experienced head in the Blues' defence.Meanwhile, there are once again question marks over Ramos' future at Real Madrid, with the 34-year-old's contract at the La Liga champions set to expire at the end of the season.United have been

puppy was found, but the stranger who spotted the dog refused to give her back. Newborn pooch, Nelly, disappeared from her owner's garden in Aston-under-Lyne in Tameside, Greater Manchester, last Saturday.

Manchester City and other Champions League sides held a minute's silence before Wednesday's fixtures to remember a great of the game. Among the City squad to face Olympiacos was Aguero, who was married to Maradona’s daughter Gianinna.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has confirmed Sergio Aguero trained with his Manchester City teammates ahead of the Champions League clash against Olympiacos but hinted he would not be involved against the Greek champions.The Argentine missed four months after suffering a serious knee injury that required surgery back in June.Aguero returned for the Premier League clash against Arsenal last month but was substituted at half-time with a fresh injury concern.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola will not rush Sergio Aguero back into action to solve Manchester City's crisis of confidence in front of goal.The Blues have found the back of the net just 10 times in eight Premier League games this season and have scored five goals in their last six league fixtures, having slumped to a 2-0 defeat at Tottenham on Saturday.Aguero was back on the bench in North London but the Argentine wasn't used and Guardiola intends to take no chances with a player who has

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola suggested Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling are not yet fully fit to start for Manchester City in their Premier League trip to Tottenham. Both players had returned to training this week and were named on the City bench at Spurs, but were not quite ready to start.

straight to your inbox every day, freeRB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano has liked an Instagram post linking him with a move to Manchester United.The 22-year-old has established himself as one of Europe's most talented centre-backs in recent years, and has been linked with a move to United, amongst other big clubs.Upamecano signed for Leipzig from Red Bull Salzburg back in 2017 for around £9m, and the Bundesliga club will almost definitely make a huge profit if they were to sell him.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United are keeping tabs on Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos with his contract due to expire at the end of the season, according to reports.United intended to strengthen their defensive options during the summer transfer window but the failure to offload fringe players such as Phil Jones and Marcos Rojo meant they were unable to add to the department.

hereAnother neighbour said: "I think he was dead for at least a week. He was a drinker but he was no problem.

police were called to reports of a person on fire. The body of Julie Ainsley was discovered in woods in the Moston area of Manchester on Saturday evening.

Moston have paid tribute to her.Julie Ainsley's body was found in a wooded area off Williams Road following reports of a person on fire on Saturday evening (November 14).Police have said there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding her death.Following the tragic incident, dozens of heartfelt tributes have been paid to the 48-year-old mum and grandma.Ms Aisley's heartbroken daughter Jade Riley told the Manchester Evening News how her mum was 'always happy and making people laugh'.Ms Riley