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Two guns have been recovered after a dawn raid on a house in Salford.As reported in the Manchester Evening News four men were arrested on suspicion of firearms offences during a planned strike on Tuesday.Armed police were involved when a search warrant was executed at the property in Goulden Street, Langworthy, based on intelligence.More than 25 officers plus staff from other agencies were involved in the operation.The house was sealed off as a crime scene and the investigation is ongoing.Now

straight to your inbox Micah Richards accepts his biggest regret in football was leaving Manchester City, having failed to appreciate the position he was in at the time. Richards emerged through the club's academy and made his first-team debut in 2005 under Stuart Pearce and was part of the side that won their first Premier League title in 2012 under Roberto Mancini.

straight to your inboxLionel Messi could remain at Barcelona for another season, his father has admitted, after holding talks with the club to attempt to resolve his contract dispute. Jorge Messi, who is his son's agent, yesterday told reporters that it would be 'difficult' for Lionel to remain at Barcelona, saying he had not spoken to Manchester City or Pep Guardiola about a potential move.

in Oldham.Police said they were called to Elm Road near Lime Green Parade in the Lime Side area of the town shortly after 4.45pm today (Sunday August 30). Few details have been released but a Greater Manchester Police (GMP) spokesman said officers responded to reports of a 'disturbance'.

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straight to your inbox Lionel Messi to Manchester City has never felt more likely... yet there are enough hurdles still in the way of any deal to temper expectations.

straight to your inboxNapoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has warned Manchester City that defender Kalidou Koulibaly will only leave this summer if the Italian club’s asking price is met. Koulibaly is City’s top defensive target despite the club having already signed Bournemouth’s Nathan Ake. However, it is understood that City’s valuation of Koulibaly, 29, is lower than De Laurentiis’ price-tag.

Messi has officially told Barcelona that he wishes to leave the club.“Announce Messi” immediately started trending on Twitter, as fans from pretty much every club in the world started getting their hopes up.But while we’d all like to see arguably the greatest player of all time play for the team we support, the cold hard finances of it all mean that it’s not going to happen for most of us.Only the richest of the rich, the one per cent of the one per cent can realistically afford Messi.

straight to your inbox Manchester City's hierarchy have always believed Lionel Messi would stay at Barcelona for the rest of his career... but that might have just changed.