Manchester comedy scene mourns one of its founding members

straight to your inbox every day, freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United's style of play has to be the same irrespective of the formation they play in.Since the start of last season Solskjaer has favoured a 4-2-3-1 system but he has switched to 3-4-1-2 with split strikers against Champions League teams Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain.United used a midfield diamond for the 5-0 thrashing of RB Leipzig last month before it was rumbled in the defeat by Arsenal on

straight to your inbox every day, freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer does not believe the absence of a specialist right winger contributed to Manchester United's tactical problems in their defeat by Istanbul Basaksehir.Solskjaer said after the 2-1 loss 'the whole team was leaning way too much over to the left, we were too open down our right-hand side' on a night Juan Mata started on the right, only to make way for Mason Greenwood.United signed right wingers Facundo Pellistri and Amad Diallo, both 18, in

Mauricio Pochettino's representatives with a view to him potentially replacing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as the club's manager.United are languishing in 15th place in the Premier League after a poor start to their 2020/21 campaign, winning just two of their first six league games.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United have set their sights on Inter Milan midfielder Nicolo Barella following his impressive start to the season - reports claim.

Pennine Acute, which runs Fairfield General Hospital, Bury, The Royal Oldham Hospital and Rochdale Infirmary, recorded 21 more deaths.

straight to your inbox every day, freeThreat of demotions?Ole Gunnar Solskjaer won't admit it but Manchester United have to prioritise the Saturday lunchtime kick-off at Everton this week and the trip to Turkey is a chance to fire shots across some bows.

Marcus Rashford's birthday by erecting two huge banners praising the United and England star during a match in his hometown.

See the infection rates on the graphic below (it may take a couple of seconds to appear)Areas in red are the Greater Manchester boroughs, orange marks areas currently in Tier 3, in blue are areas in Tier 2That places Stockport in 46th place in the country on the most recent data.If Stockport is moved onto Tier 3 restrictions today there will be a total of 18 local authorities in England which currently have a higher infection rate.The infection rate in Nottingham is currently more than two and a

straight to your inbox every day, freeEdinson Cavani trained with his new Manchester United teammates for the first time ahead of Tuesday's Champions League meeting with Paris Saint-Germain.The 33-year-old joined United on a free transfer after leaving the Ligue 1 champions on a free transfer.

hereIn total, the five victims lost £678,659.About £414,000 will be returned to victims after intervention from the Gambling Commission.Jailing him for three years, Judge Paul Lawton told Whittingslow: "The scale of your fraud is both breathtaking and audacious, and you will have been properly advised that there is a heavy price to pay."Minshull Street Crown Court heard that Whittingslow purported to be an investment adviser, who promised to invest cash on his client's account.He worked for a

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United fans have named Dayot Upamecano as the centre-back they want the club to sign the most.Although Edinson Cavani, Alex Telles, Facundo Pellistri and Amad Diallo were all signed on transfer deadline day, as well as the earlier signing of Donny van de Beek, it was still an underwhelming window from United.Not only was top target Jadon Sancho not signed despite months of posturing but the club also didn't bring in a new centre-back, which looks

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United left the bulk of their summer transfer business until the final day of the window, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side securing £40m worth of late deals.Amad Diallo Traore, Alex Telles and Facundo Pellistri were signed on deadline day, with Telles likely to make his debut on Saturday against Newcastle and teenage pair Traore and Pellistri still unproven at the highest level.However, despite their arrivals, the big news swirling around Old

United have lost two of their three Premier League games so far, with Lindelof heavily criticised for his display — while giving away a penalty — in the 3-1 loss to Crystal Palace on the season's opening day. Lindelof was dropped in favour of Eric Bailly for United's latest game, though they were hammered 6-1 by Tottenham in that encounter.

coronavirus status amid new tiering rules being announced today.

Manchester United and Manchester City will face a quick turnaround when they return from the international break.Both sides face Premier League games on October 17 before the Champions League group stage kicks off in midweek.The Reds are in action against PSG on Tuesday, October 20, with City facing Porto the following day.There are also some rule changes to prepare for in this season's competition.In contrast to the Premier League, UEFA have retained the decision to allow clubs to make five

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United and Liverpool are leading the race to sign RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano, according to reports.United sold Chris Smalling to Roma on deadline day but failed to offload Marcos Rojo and Phil Jones.

those aged between 17 and 21.Manchester still has the highest rate in England after several large outbreaks among the student population.Fallowfield - home to thousands of students - remains the Covid-19 hotspot of England, with 612 confirmed cases in the week ending October 3, according to the latest ONS data.Hulme and University - where Manchester Metropolitan University’s halls of residence are located - recorded 184 cases during that time.Earlier this week, Manchester Council said

unable to confirm whether restrictions in Oldham were stricter than in other areas of Greater Manchester.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United completed the signings of Alex Telles, Edinson Cavani, Amad Diallo Traore and Facundo Pellistri on deadline-day.Full-back Alex Telles joins United for a fee of around €17 million and has signed a four-year contract with the option of an additional year at Old Trafford.