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straight to your inbox every day for free Axel Tuanzebe insists his future still lies at centre-back despite impressing in midfield during Manchester United's goalless draw with Real Sociedad on Thursday night. The 23-year-old came on for Fred at half-time and played alongside Nemanja Matic as United secured their place in the last 16 of the Europa League.

direct to your inboxA man who spent six weeks in critical condition with coronavirus has said he's 'incredibly grateful' for the nurses that looked after him in his time of need. Gary McCann, 60, from Wythenshawe, was rushed into hospital on November 11 after he had difficulty breathing.

direct to your inboxCoronavirus has brought heartache to thousands of families across Greater Manchester.More than 5,200 people have died in our region's hospitals alone. And tragically, this number is continuing to rise.

direct to your inboxA new surge testing site will open in north Manchester as part of ongoing efforts to identify and isolate cases of a new Covid-19 variant. Thousands of people have been tested since four cases of E484K, a mutation of the Kent strain which has spread across the country, were found in Moss Side earlier this month.

straight to your inbox every day for freeJuan Mata joked with Manchester United defender Eric Bailly after the latter claimed to have provided an assist for the Reds in their 4-0 Europa League win against Real Sociedad on Thursday.United are in full control of their Europa League last-32 tie against Sociedad after Bruno Fernandes' double and goals from Marcus Rashford and Daniel James sealed a comprehensive victory in Turin.

direct to your inboxHundreds of people have called a helpline for crime victims unhappy with how Greater Manchester Police has handled their cases.The crime support line was established by mayor Andy Burnham after the force failed to record 80,000 crimes in a year - including one in four violent crimes.But the helpline will be closed down from tomorrow (Friday February 19) due to a ‘very low number’ of new callers in recent weeks.There have been 240 calls to the helpline since it launched in

direct to your inboxThe NHS has confirmed the deaths of 18 more patients in hospitals in Greater Manchester who had tested positive for coronavirus.Nationally, a further 309 hospital deaths were reported on Thursday.Of those, 42 were in hospitals in the north west region.Six further deaths have been recorded at Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, with five more at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.Three further deaths were recorded at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh

direct to your inboxResidents in parts of Harpurhey and Moston are being invited for immediate Covid tests after a mutant strain was discovered in the area. Thousands of people will be invited for testing in the coming days as health chiefs work out how the E484K mutation has developed and spread.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United striker Mason Greenwood has today signed a new contract at Old Trafford, with 19-year-old agreeing a new four-year until June 2025, with the option of a further year.Greenwood, who has been at United since he was seven, has scored 21 goals for the club in 82 appearances in all competitions and is still holds the record for being United's youngest goalscorer in European competition.On Greenwood's new contract at United, manager Ole Gunnar

direct to your inboxManchester Airport has been criticised after people were packed onto a bus 'like cattle'.

direct to your inboxThese are the first images of hundreds of new homes to be built in Collyhurst - including many that will be for council tenants.The north Manchester neighbourhood is at the heart of the Northern Gateway regeneration project, now said to be worth £4billion in the coming decades.Manchester City Council has entered into a joint venture with Hong Kong-based developer Far East Consortium (FEC) with the aim of delivering thousands of new houses.After years of false dawns, a

straight to your inbox every day for freeSir Alex Ferguson is keeping a keen eye on Jesse Lingard following his Manchester United exit.Lingard left Old Trafford in the January transfer window to join West Ham on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 campaign. The England international is now working with former United manager David Moyes as he bids to kickstart his career with the Hammers.

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straight to your inbox every day for freeMason Greenwood was substituted in the second-half against West Ham because Manchester United are managing his game-time.Greenwood, 19, has started in six of United's last seven matches but was replaced by Edinson Cavani in the 86th minute, much to the surprise of many observers who felt he had performed better than fellow forwards Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial.Martial was starting for the first time in four games but failed to score while

straight to your inbox every day for free Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has hinted he might look to use Scott McTominay in a more advanced role for Manchester United following his winner against West Ham in the FA Cup.

straight to your inbox every day for freeRio Ferdinand namechecked Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Axel Tuanzebe and David de Gea as players that made errors during Everton's late equaliser against Manchester United.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 's side dropped crucial points at home after conceding a 95th-minute goal from Dominic Calvert-Lewin to dent their title hopes.

straight to your inbox every day for free Bruno Fernandes admits there is much room for improvement from Manchester United's defence following their draw with Everton at the weekend.