Miss Manchester finalists have recorded their first ever single

Manchester Evening News: "He always helped me in school - always sticking up for me. "He was like my big brother."Others have been paying tribute on social media.

straight to your inboxOf all the statistics to sum up Bruno Fernandes' remarkable impact at Manchester United this season perhaps the most telling is that he was involved in games that saw United win just over 48 per cent of their Premier League points, even though Fernandes didn't play his first game for the club until February 1.Fourteen Premier League games later Fernandes is still yet to experience defeat in the competition.

16-year-old boy was also seriously injured after being knifed just yards away on Roseberry Street in Moss Side.

straight to your inbox Patrice Evra leapt to the defence of David de Gea as he disagreed with Roy Keane's claims that the Spaniard is 'the most overrated goalkeeper'. Manchester United's number one has come under intense scrutiny since the Premier League restarted following a series of high-profile errors.

straight to your inbox Manchester United great Patrice Evra congratulated Liverpool on winning the Premier League title, but he couldn't help throwing a dig their way in the process.

ManchesterFA Cup final.The Manchester City boss is too focussed on the job in hand, which is the semi-final against Arsenal, to consider the possibility of a piece of football history.The nearest City and Manchester United have come to a final was when they met in the 2011 semi-final at Wembley, when Yaya Toure’s goal sent them into the final, where they ended a 35-year trophy drought with victory over Stoke.But United face Chelsea on Sunday, the day after the Blues take on the Gunners.Sadly, if

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

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straight to your inbox Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards has heaped praise on David Silva but stopped short of labelling him the best player in the club's history. Silva has starred for the Blues ever since arriving at the club back in 2010 from Valencia.

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

hereHe said: "I rarely get the opportunity to shoot anyone outside of fashion, sport, TV and film."So when Cheryl explained to me her Miss Manchester vision regarding empowering women and encouraging them to embrace their natural and inner beauty, I instantly knew I had to get involved."I wanted to show these girls through my images, just how beautiful they are.

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.

straight to your inbox Patrice Evra has hailed the difference shown by Anthony Martial since his time at Manchester United. The French striker has been in superb form since the Premier League’s return to action, and was the pick of the bunch as he hit a hat-trick in United’s last league outing against Sheffield United.

Ole Gunnar Solskajer was typically phlegmatic after the final whistle and will accept that he learned a fair amount about some of his fringe players. You wondered before the trip to Carrow Road how many changes Solskjaer would make, given his team had faced Sheffield United three days earlier and now travel to Brighton on Tuesday.