Manchester United and Man City fans given update on return to stadiums

Manchester United and neighbours Manchester City being just two of them.While United are prioritising moves for a winger and playmaker this summer, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would also like to add another centre-midfielder and may be searching for alternatives after missing out on top target Jude Bellingham to Borussia Dortmund.City are also more keen to strengthen elsewhere in the squad, especially in defence, but may be on the lookout for reinforcements in the middle of the park with captain David

straight to your inboxManchester United have finalised a five-man transfer shortlist for the summer window, according to reports.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men sealed a top three finish in the Premier League by defeating Leicester on the final day of the season and remain in the hunt for Europa League success.United travelled to Germany on Sunday as they prepare to face FC Copenhagen on Monday, the start of the mini-tournament which will conclude this season's competition.

straight to your inbox Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he will select a Manchester United side similar to the one which thrashed LASK Linz in the first leg of their round-of-16 Europa League tie. United host LASK five months later than scheduled for their European resumption with a 5-0 aggregate advantage and Solskjaer is expected to make wholesale changes to the team which ground out a 2-0 win at Leicester on the final day of the Premier League campaign.

Boris Johnson has ordered officials to draw up plans to avoid a second national lockdown, according to reports.The Prime Minister is thinking of asking the elderly to shield once again and is considering lockdown-like conditions for London should there be a second wave of coronavirus infections, The Sunday Telegraph and The Sunday Times said.The reports published this morning follow the tightened restrictions imposed in the north of England including in Greater Manchester.Residents are no longer

straight to your inboxManchester United and Manchester City could go head to head to try and sign French left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri.That is according to FootMercato, who say the Angers defender, 19, has attracted plenty of interest across Europe, and recently visited both United and City to look around their facilities and speak to people at the club.The report says Ait-Nouri has returned to France to assess his options, and both clubs are prepared to make a formal offer to sign him in the

At today’s Downing Street press conference on the ramped-up coronavirus measures announced for much of the north, Boris Johnson addressed the question of messaging.Until a vaccine emerges, he said, ‘the only real utensil we have for controlling the spread of this new virus is human behaviour’.“And the only way we can encourage people to behave in one way or another is through advice…We need to keep it as simple as we possibly can.”And yet what Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire and East

Manchester United provide most of the fee they are close to agreeing for Ferran Torres.City are hoping to complete the initial £21m deal for Valencia winger Torres in their first major signing of the summer.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said earlier this month that spectators might be able to return to stadiums in England from October. Some sports, including football and cricket, have already resumed behind closed doors after the Covid-19 lockdown.And the PM said earlier this month that a number of test events would take place from August 1 but any stadium reopenings would be subject to coronavirus guidelines.

coronavirus in the community.Measures due to be lifted on Saturday, including allowing small wedding receptions and reopening bowling alleys and casinos, have been postponed for at least two weeks.Face coverings will also become mandatory in indoor settings such as museums and places of worship from August 8, Boris Johnson said.And England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty warned that it might not be possible to ease lockdown further.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that wedding receptions will NOT be able to go ahead from this weekend.An easing to lockdown measures was expected to come into force on Saturday (August 1), which affected wedding celebrations.The Prime Minister has now announced this cannot happen for at least another two weeks.It comes after news broke on Thursday evening that Greater Manchester, parts of East Lancashire and West Yorkshire would see new, strict rules following a spike in coronavirus

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The government has dashed hope that fans could return to Premier League stadiums for the start of the 2020/21 season, after revealing the target date for partial crowds.It has been announced that the 2020/21 season will begin on September 12 but the first few weeks of the season will continue in the same fashion as the past few months - with fans forced to watch on from home.Instead, the target date for partial crowds to be allowed at Premier League matches is October 1.“The October 1 deadline

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer has suggested Eric Bailly and Luke Shaw could return for Manchester United in their decisive Premier League trip to Leicester.Bailly required lengthy treatment after an aerial collision with Harry Maguire in United's FA Cup semi-final defeat to Chelsea last week and stayed in hospital in London overnight.

Manchester City and Manchester United will stop Liverpool from going on to be serial winners. And the former Reds star also feels Chelsea and Tottenham could stand in the way of Jurgen Klopp’s champions from turning their sole win into a dynasty of success.