'How does Matt Hancock know that we're not behaving in Bolton?' Conservative MP asks

straight to your inboxIlkay Gundogan admits Manchester City are struggling to meet the high expectations placed upon them this season.City were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by lowly West Bromwich Albion in Tuesday night's Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium.Gundogan put Pep Guardiola's men ahead in the first half but a Ruben Dias own goal earned the Baggies a share of the spoils.City have failed to hit the heights they have shown themselves capable of in recent years so far this

direct to your inboxA mum with breast cancer says she owes her life to two of the Nolan sisters - who helped her identify the lump which could have killed her.Gail Jones, 55, is a lifelong superfan of the 70s popstars and has seen them in concert more than 100 times.Ten years ago Bernie Nolan had just been diagnosed with cancer, and made Gail promise she'd check herself regularly, when they met backstage after a gig.Ever since Gail, from Manchester, has diligently checked her breasts for lumps

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United and Manchester City played out a drab draw in their Premier League derby at Old Trafford on Saturday evening. Despite both sides knowing three points would take them into the top four, neither really threatened in a game which finished goalless.Riyad Mahrez had City’s best chance when he was put through in the right channel by Kevin De Bruyne, but his strike was kept out by David de Gea.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer felt Manchester United were so tactically settled they did not need to make any more substitutions in their stultifying derby draw with City.United and City each managed just two attempts on target and Solskjaer and Pep Guardiola both only made one substitution.Solskjaer and Guardiola have been vocal in calling for the Premier League to reintroduce the five substitutions rule in a gruelling season for players but Solskjaer only sent

straight to your inbox every day for freeFormer Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has said Donny van de Beek made the wrong choice in moving to Old Trafford.United paid an initial £35million fee to bring Van de Beek to Old Trafford from Dutch giants Ajax in the summer, though he has flitted in and out of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola decided against bringing on more than one substitute during Manchester City's goalless draw at Old Trafford because he felt his players were "sharp". The City boss has been a strong advocate of the Premier League bringing in five substitutions this season but he's now only used five replacements in the last four games, two of which very injury-enforced.

Manchester branches of the Britannia Hotel chain have received a large number of scathing reviews from disgruntled travellers over the years. Used condoms, questionable stains and dirty rooms are among the string of complaints made by guests staying at one of Britannia's five hotels in the city.

Ticketmaster or See Tickets. Here we look back on the New Order concerts which have added to the band's legend.Credited as the first-ever New Order show - just months after the passing of Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis - the band came together for the Printed Noises benefit.

straight to your inbox every day for freeAlthough the Manchester derby is looming this weekend, the past few days have been dominated by the post-mortem following Manchester United’s 3-2 defeat to RB Leipzig.One of the players highlighted as a contributor to the defeat was goalkeeper David de Gea.

direct to your inboxJewish communities in Greater Manchester will start celebrating Hanukkah tonight – but due to continued Covid restrictions, this year will be different. The Jewish festival of light, which lasts eight nights, involves lighting candles on a menorah , eating fried foods and playing with spinning tops called dreidels .

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United sealed yet another away day comeback in the Premier League with a 3-1 success at West Ham United. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side were a goal down at the break at the London Stadium on Saturday night, but just like they did against Southampton last week, United hit back with three second half goals.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United tweaked their tactics to suit Bruno Fernandes as they came from behind to win away from home again in the Premier League.United trailed West Ham 1-0 at the pause at the London Stadium but Fernandes and Marcus Rashford came on at half-time to spark a 3-1 comeback victory.Rashford replaced the injured Edinson Cavani but Fernandes was introduced for Donny van de Beek in a tactical move that allowed the playmaker to thrive ahead of Paul

straight to your inbox every day for freeDavid Moyes has revealed how close he came to signing Edinson Cavani during his time as Manchester United manager.Cavani joined United at the end of the 2020 summer transfer window - but it seems he was a target long before that.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola explained why he only made one substitution during Manchester City's 0-0 draw with Porto. The Blues boss had five at his disposal, a number he has regularly called for the Premier League to pick up again this season given the extra physical and mental demands placed on the players following the disruption to the schedule.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDonny van de Beek says he has quickly developed an understanding with his Manchester United teammates since arriving from Ajax.Van de Beek, 23, joined United in August for a fee rising to £40million and made his first Premier League start at Southampton on Sunday.The Netherlands international has already played as a deep-lying midfielder, in the playmaker role and in a midfield diamond and started successive United games for the first time against