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straight to your inboxSeeing – and hearing – Ruben Dias in action has Gareth Barry harking back to his early days in the Manchester City dressing room.The former Blues midfielder was brought to the club in 2010 as an experienced 28-year-old who had played at a high level for Aston Villa for ten years, playing nearly 450 games.But it was a 23-year-old Vincent Kompany who startled Barry, whose own experience was a key reason City stumped up a bargain £12million for the England international.Both

straight to your inbox every day for freeSteven Gerrard has been impressed with the improvements made by Manchester United this season but says they are still a work in progress. The Liverpool legend has been keeping a close eye on the Premier League title race from his position as Rangers manager, having led the Gers to the cusp of the Scottish Premiership title.

straight to your inbox every day for free Manchester United know a positive result is vital this weekend as they look to keep their Premier League title charge alive. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side have shocked most people with their form over the last few months, with United second in the table despite suffering defeat to Sheffield United in midweek.

straight to your inbox every day for freeThe games are still coming thick and fast and Manchester United are back in action on Wednesday as Sheffield United visit Old Trafford.United go into the game full of confidence after beating Liverpool in the FA Cup on Sunday and having not lost in the Premier League in 13 matches.The players were back in training at the start of the week ahead of the Blades' visit.

direct to your inboxGareth Taylor heaped praise on Chloe Kelly as Manchester City Women netted seven goals for the second successive week. After a 7-0 victory over Aston Villa last weekend in the Barclays FA Women’s Super League, City followed it up with a 7-1 win away at Brighton & Hove Albion.

direct to your inboxWith so much time spent indoors this past year, many homeowners have taken to DIY to spruce up their properties.On the other hand, you may be thinking it's time to move on, and up sticks to somewhere new - particularly as house moves are allowed under current lockdown restrictions.But have you thought about what your dream home would look like?Maybe there's plenty of garden space for children to play in, a luxurious master ensuite bathroom fit for a fancy hotel, or perhaps

straight to your inboxWhether or not Manchester City sign Lionel Messi this summer, they can reflect on a much more professional approach than they managed when they bid for him in the frantic hours after they were taken over in 2008.As manager at the time Mark Hughes tells it, while he and his staff were on the golf course so frenzied were the bids for a marquee signing that when one club director remarked to a colleague about how messy the situation was it was misinterpreted as an instruction

direct to your inboxThe Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital is to open emergency Covid beds for adults in a sign of the unprecedented pressure facing Greater Manchester’s hospitals.Sir Richard Leese, the region’s health chief, said the situation in the system was now ‘critical’ as NHS bosses have scrambled to discharge as many people as possible ahead of a sustained peak over the coming three weeks.Crisis meetings have been held to determine the ability to scale up beds, as Salford Royal and

direct to your inboxThe NHS has sadly confirmed the deaths of 29 more patients in hospitals in Greater Manchester who had tested positive for Covid-19.The region's hospital death toll now stands at 4,757.NHS bosses said on Friday a further 993 people who tested positive for the virus have died in hospitals across England.It brings the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in England to 65,104.In the north west, a further 94 hospital deaths were reported, the NHS said on Friday.A

straight to your inbox every day for freeFormer Manchester United starlet Indy Boonen reportedly found himself at the centre of a Twitter storm after a social media attack on climate change activist Greta Thunberg.The Belgian forward was highly-rated when he joined United in 2015, but failed to break into the senior set-up and moved back to his native country to sign for KV Oostende when he was still aged only 19.Now 22, he isn't a regular for Oostende, but he has inadvertently raised his

direct to your inboxThe last 24 hours has seen multiple deluges of rain, inches of snow, roads and homes collapsing, and a slew of serious car crashes as the region was 'just centimetres' away from disaster. In the wake of Storm Christoph hitting Greater Manchester, the city's Fire and Rescue Service chief has spoken out about a day, night and further day filled with drama.

direct to your inboxManchester City Women ran riot against Aston Villa in the Barclays FA Women’s Super League recording a 7-0 victory.Lauren Hemp scored a first-half double while Jill Scott, Georgia Stanway, Ellen White and Chloe Kelly got on the scoresheet, as well as Natalie Haigh’s own goal. It was a much-changed team for City, who were without several players, while Alan Mahon took charge with Gareth Taylor isolating at home.

straight to your inbox every day for freeSir Alex Ferguson believes Wayne Rooney is moving into management for the right reasons.The Manchester United legend announced his retirement from playing on Friday as he was appointed Derby County manager on a permanent basis after previously taking caretaker charge since November.Rooney's former manager at United Ferguson is keen to see his old player do well.Speaking with Sir Kenny Dalglish and Gareth Southgate in a charity Zoom event for Lockdown

direct to your inboxA flood 'alert' has been put in force in Greater Manchester today after hours of heavy rainfall overnight.The alert warns of 'possible' flooding around the area of the middle River Mersey catchment area.It includes areas near Bramhall in Stockport, Sale, Altrincham and Urmston.The Environment Agency warned: "Flooding is possible - be prepared."And Transport for Greater Manchester said: "With heavy rain in Greater Manchester this morning, expect flooding in some areas.

direct to your inboxTributes have been paid to a great-great-gran from Crumpsall who became a linchpin in Manchester's Sikh community.Lakhbir Kaur Bhaker leaves behind 11 children, 69 grandchildren, 94 great-grandchildren and 15 great-great grandchildren.Called ‘mata’, which means ‘head mother’ in Punjabi, the elder and agony aunt passed away of natural causes on January 4.Her family and community have been left bereft.Lakhbir, who grew up in India, was renowned as a font of wisdom and support

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans have named Eric Bailly as a new undroppable player ahead of Sunday's match against Liverpool.United reached the summit of the Premier League on Tuesday as their 1-0 victory over Burnley took them three points ahead of the reigning champions Liverpool.The result has set up a tantalising match-up between the division's top two sides, the result of which could have massive ramifications for the rest of the season.The importance of the

straight to your inbox every day for freeWhere does Van de Beek play?A domestic cup game means a domestic start for Donny van de Beek, despite his omission from the XI for the midweek derby.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United youngster Shola Shoretire has revealed the advice he was given from teammate Mason Greenwood.Both players are products of United's famed youth academy.

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.

direct to your inboxThe streets were empty as Greater Manchester said goodbye to 2020 and ushered in a new year - but many were determined to keep alive at least one tradition.Our video from Werneth Low shows how many parts of Greater Manchester were ablaze with colour as people set off fireworks at midnight to celebrate the arrival of 2021.Around 200 socially distanced people gathered on the popular spot to watch the moment our region said goodbye to 2020 and ushered in the New Year.Car horns