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straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah is on his way to Germany ahead of completing a January move to Bayer Leverkusen.The MEN understand the 23-year-old is set to join Leverkusen, currently third in the Bundesliga, for a fee of around £1.5million after he rejected United's offer of a new contract earlier this season.Fosu-Mensah is out of contract at the end of the season but turned down the option of a new deal at Old Trafford because he felt

direct to your inboxA man was seriously hurt after being sprayed with acid in Moss Side, police said.The man, in his 20s, has been taken to hospital and suffered injuries to his face.Police described his condition as 'non life-threatening'.Detectives are treating the incident as an 'isolated attack', and say there is 'no wider risk' to the public.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah is close to agreeing a move to Bayer Leverkusen. The MEN understands Fosu-Mensah, 23, is set to join Leverkusen, currently third in the Bundesliga, for a fee of around £1.5million after he rejected United's offer of a new contract earlier this season.

straight to your inbox every day for free Former Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher has been appointed to the first-team coaching staff by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Fletcher has been working with United's Under-16s since October, initially joining the club to get experience as he worked his way towards his coaching badges.

straight to your inboxRoy Keane says Manchester City cannot be written off in the title race.City had something of a slow start to the season by their usual standards and they find themselves seven points off the top ahead of facing Chelsea this afternoon, albeit with two games in hand over most teams around them.

straight to your inboxBarcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta is confident Lionel Messi will remain at the club beyond next summer despite interest from Manchester City.Messi dropped a bombshell in the summer by revealing he was seriously unhappy at the club, submitting a transfer request in the hope the club would allow him to leave for nothing.Barcelona insisted the release clause that would see Messi depart on a free had expired and the Argentine opted against fighting his current

direct to your inboxA Manchester-bound flight had to be diverted to Ireland after a passenger became disruptive.The Jet2 flight from Fuerteventura was forced to land at Cork on Sunday night, due to concerns about the behaviour of a woman, who was on board with her partner and a child The captain and crew became concerned and took the decision to divert, reports CorkBeo.

straight to your inboxWith Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi's contract expiring at the end of the season, the Argentine can open talks with interested parties in January, with Manchester City one of the clubs linked with signing the legendary forward.Ahead of January, former City defender Pablo Zabaleta is under no illusions that City would be a great club for Messi to join."Manchester City is the best place for Messi," Zabaleta told Spanish media outlet Marca.

straight to your inboxLionel Messi praised the impact Pep Guardiola has had on his career, as the Barcelona star continues to be linked with a summer exit from the Nou Camp.Messi wanted to leave Barca last summer, but opted to stay when it became clear he would have to go through the courts with the club to get his way.

straight to your inboxMicah Richards says he is looking for more from Riyad Mahrez's end product on a consistent basis.The Manchester City star found the net in his side's 4-1 Carabao Cup victory over Arsenal, curling in a free-kick that should have been saved by Gunners goalkeeper Runar Runarsson.Yet the Icelandic international let the free-kick through his hands, giving Mahrez his fifth goal of the season.Mahrez previously scored a hat-trick in City's 5-0 win over Burnley but has struggled to

direct to your inboxPolice have recovered a 'large knife' from the scene of a stabbing in Moss Side.A 15-year-old boy remains in a serious condition in hospital after he was stabbed in the back near Alexandra Park on Saturday night.Three teenagers, all 15, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the attack.They remain in police custody for questioning.Police are treating the stabbing as a targeted attack.Greater Manchester Police are appealing for anyone with information about

Manchester Evening News as a new book about her father's life is published, Kelly said the family hoped an inquest would shed fresh light on his murder.