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straight to your inbox Manchester United are wearing black armbands against West Ham United to honour former player Alex Dawson, who passed away last week at the age of 80. The former striker spent four years at Old Trafford after being signed by legendary manager Sir Matt Busby and was one of the famous Busby Babes.

The Miss Manchester contest has headed from the catwalk to the recording studio this year.For the first time in its 60 year history the annual contest is releasing a single featuring six finalists.Diandra Bryce, Eva Selmanaj, Tamar Barratt, Saoirse Curran, Scarlett Dean and Nadia Bafekr showed off their singing talents belting out Stronger Together to raise funds for the charity One Woman at a Time.The charity helps girls in Kenya escape female genital mutilation and forced marriages.The

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola dismissed any talk of transfers until the end of the season when Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi were mentioned in a press conference ahead of the Premier League match against Newcastle on Wednesday evening. Having finally been dethroned by Liverpool a fortnight ago, attention has turned to how Manchester City can improve to try and reclaim the Premier League title next season.

straight to your inboxNew Manchester City goalkeeper Mikki van Sas has revealed his reasons for joining Manchester City after being lined up by Dutch giants Ajax.The 16-year-old seemed set to join the Amsterdam outfit, but then signed for the Blues, amid great criticism in Holland.The snipers claimed that he was wasting his career by joining City, as so many young foreign players had failed to make the grade.But van Sas, who will play with the under-18s next season, backed his own ability to

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Sunday, 5 July.Rivaldo tips Messi to CityFormer Barcelona and Brazil star Rivaldo believes Lionel Messi could be tempted by a move to Manchester City.The Argentine is out of contract at the Camp Nou next year and is reportedly unhappy with the club he has spent his whole career at.City have long been mentioned as a possible destination for Messi due to his links with Guardiola, who managed him during his time with the

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer refused to comment on reports Birmingham City youngster Jude Bellingham has agreed to join Borussia Dortmund. Manchester United invited Bellingham and his parents to their Carrington training complex in March and the 17-year-old met Ed Woodward and Matt Judge, tasked with negotiating transfers.

Blackley on Wednesday.The chemical is commonly used to control vermin, and can be 'very toxic' if swallowed.

straight to your inboxMicah Richards believes Manchester City need a leader in defence to close the gap on Liverpool next season. City currently sit 23 points behind the newly-crowned Premier League champions ahead of tonight’s meeting between the two sides.

City in 2017 was regarded as a long-term strategy to prepare for life without Aguero in years to come. A fee of £28.8million brought the highly-rated Brazilian to the Etihad Stadium almost three years ago and his time in Manchester so far has been a success.

L’Equipe believe plenty of clubs would be interested in the midfielder if he is to leave the Gunners, with United mentioned as a possible destination.The report claims the Reds have registered their interest in the midfielder but face competition from Inter Milan and Juventus.

Anthony Martial after he scored the club's first league hat-trick since 2013. The Frenchman netted a first-half brace during the win against Sheffield United on Wednesday before adding his third after the interval with an excellent chip.

David de Gea Had next to nothing to do but was noticeably louder than at Tottenham. Kept his sixth clean sheet in the last eight.

Manchester service, she must bring the train to a halt while making sure everyone remains safe. The episode, the third instalment in the series, also shows how inspectors deal with the challenge of tackling faredodgers.

Old Trafford is cause for 'mixed' emotions as they prepare for the first of four home Premier League matches staged behind closed doors.United host Sheffield United on Wednesday night at Old Trafford for the first time since their uplifting derby win over City 108 days earlier but supporters are forbidden from attending the remaining matches this season due to the coronavirus pandemic.Banners that read '"FOOTBALL IS NOTHING WITHOUT FANS" - Sir Matt Busby', ‘THANK YOU FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE

Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards has shared his wish for Phil Foden and has sent a message to Pep Guardiola about the midfielder. Foden was one of eight changes for City in the Premier League clash against Burnley, where he scored for the second match in a row after coming off the bench to score against Arsenal last week.

Moss Side where two men were fatally shot to come forward. Greater Manchester Police are urging witnesses to 'search their conscience' and 'do the right thing' and report any information to them.