Police descend on a north Manchester estate following 'drive-by shooting' near a pub

straight to your inboxGuardiola's message to Van DijkManchester City boss Pep Guardiola has wished Virgil van Dijk well in his recovery from a serious knee injury. Van Dijk is set to undergo ACL surgery and could miss the remainder of the season."I cannot speak about how it will affect Liverpool.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola admitted he still feels "so bad for the players" more than two months after their Champions League quarter-final defeat to Lyon. Manchester City headed to Lisbon for the final three rounds of the competition on a high after beating the team dubbed the "kings of the competition" by their manager, dumping Real Madrid out to make the last eight.

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straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola played down an incident involving Sergio Aguero and official Sian Massey during Manchester City's 1-0 victory over Arsenal. City got back to winning ways on their return to Premier League action on Saturday night after losing to Leicester and drawing with Leeds in the previous two league matches.

The Government and Andy Burnham remain at loggerheads over tighter coronavirus restrictions in Greater Manchester.As of this evening, the Prime Minister and leaders in Greater Manchester still haven't reached an agreement on how to tackle the region's rising infection rate.But in contrast to Mayor Andy Burnham's fighting talk, people in north Manchester are fed up and confused.For some another lockdown seems inevitable.Phillip Jones, 57, runs a plant stall at Harpurhey Market."We've got to do

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola is hoping his Manchester City side can rediscover "who we are as a team" when they face Arsenal today.The Blues have been inconsistent so far in the Premier League, following an opening weekend win at Wolves with the 5-2 defeat to Leicester City and the 1-1 draw with Leeds before the international break.Guardiola has seen his side put together performances in patches so far, rather than over a full 90 minutes, and the challenge against the Gunners will be made

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola is expecting the Premier League to return to more normal levels of goals as teams 'take a little more care'. Manchester City are used to racking up scores in their matches but there have been more goals and shocks across the league in the opening four rounds of games than ever before with an average of nearly four goals a game plundered.

straight to your inboxManchester City will face Arsenal on the weekend as master meets apprentice; Pep Guardiola will have to overcome his former assistant in Mikel Arteta, who left Manchester to take over at the Emirates in December.Arteta has improved the Gunners since making the move, but one major problem still persists and it tends to drift under the radar.

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straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola says football matches behind closed doors leave him feeling empty. The Manchester City manager had said that playing without fans would be pointless when talk of games behind closed doors first emerged, but as the shocking impact of the pandemic swept the country there was an understanding that it would be a necessity to finish the 2019/20 campaign.

have been denied its grant.The National Football Museum said it is 'extremely grateful' to have been awarded £515,965 today. The funding will allow it to protect its collection of 40,000 objects and 100,000 images and build on its work with local communities over winter.

Hough Hall in Moston is thought to be more than 500-years-old. But the derelict timber-framed farm house has stood empty for a number of years and is in desperate need of repair.

Hopwood Hall College's upcoming virtual open events for Year 11's and their parents.The immersive online experience will include two interactive campus tours and will take place on two dates- one in October, and the other in November.

a drive-by shooting outside a pub in Monsall.The victim, a man in his 30s, was taken to hospital where he remained in a stable condition on Monday morning.A long stretch of Pinehurst Road and St Augustine Street was taped off around The Clarendon pub on Sunday night.Police descended on the north Manchester estate shortly after 6pm, after reports that a man had been shot.Local sources have confirmed to the M.E.N that the attack was a drive-by shooting which is understood to have been targeted.The

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola has indicated that Ruben Dias's character was an important factor in Manchester City deciding to make him their new club record signing. The Blues paid £65.2m for the centre-back from Benfica, although they did get £13.7m for Nicolas Otamendi to go the other way.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Sunday, October 4.Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola praised new signing Ruben Dias after the centre-back put in a fine performance on his debut against Leeds United.As he only joined the Blues last week for a club-record £65.2 million and they were facing an aggressive and attacking Leeds team, it seemed unlikely that he would be thrown straight in.But Guardiola explained that he had "no choice" but to play him as John

straight to your inbox Manchester City could be eight points behind Premier League leaders Everton and reigning champions Liverpool by tomorrow night. But Blues boss Pep Guardiola said he is not thinking about the gap at such an early stage of the season – and said he was “more than satisfied” after a 1-1 draw at Leeds.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has hailed Leeds boss as the person he admires most in world football. The Manchester City boss takes his team to Elland Road tomorrow for a clash which many think could be a classic between two teams who only know how to attack.