A man has been arrested after another man was raped at a hotel in Manchester city centre. Emergency services were called to a hotel in Portland Street shortly before 8.30am today (Wednesday).
05.05.2022 - 20:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Comedian Jason Manford has jokingly offered to sell his plane tickets to Paris after Manchester City lost their match against Real Madrid. The Salford star took to Twitter to share the message after Man City missed out on a place in the Champions' League final after losing 3 - 1 to the Spanish side.
Had the Manchester side won against Real Madrid they would have faced off against rivals Liverpool in the final on May 28. The loss has been described as the side's "most crushing defeat" of Pep Guardiola's tenure as manager. The game saw Real Madrid make a ferocious comeback at the 11th hour, with the Spanish side notching up a stunning victory in the last two minutes of play.
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The sides had been drawing 1 - 1 until two goals from Real Madrid in the match's closing minutes won them the match and saw Man City suffer an ignominious exit from the Champions League, reports The Mirror.
It left City fans including Manford devastated as the team's prospects in the season plummeted. Meanwhile, Liverpool FC are on track for an excellent season, prompting the comic to poke the friendly jibe online.
In a Tweet, he said: "For sale. 2 flights from Manchester to Paris. May 28th. Will NOT sell to scousers." @noideamashite attempted to get a sale by responding: "I’ll take the return for 10£ dm me."
@SandraBrown113 responded: "Oh dear". While @kentobin75 tweeted: "Right now, Alexa's all over the North West getting asked 'Alexa, how do I get a refund for my flight'".
The comedian's anger at the defeat wasn't helped by the day's Wordle puzzle, with the solution of "LOSER" only rubbing salt into the wound. "And Wordle can f***
A man has been arrested after another man was raped at a hotel in Manchester city centre. Emergency services were called to a hotel in Portland Street shortly before 8.30am today (Wednesday).
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