Potential ‘catastrophic’ building failings at Manchester Velodrome could see the loss of prestigious cycling events

direct to your inboxEighteen more people have died from coronavirus in Greater Manchester's hospitals.The region's hospital death toll has now risen to 3,787, the latest NHS figures show.Thirteen new deaths were recorded at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, the organisation in charge of the Manchester Royal Infirmary, Wythenshawe Hospital, Saint Mary's and the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust confirmed four new deaths.

straight to your inbox every day for free It might sound rather cliché, but consistency is the one thing Manchester United want at the moment. While their trait of playing poorly, going behind but eventually winning might be somewhat predictable as of late, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer knows something drastically needs to change if his side are to make the most of a Premier League season which is there for the taking.

straight to your inbox every day for freeMarcus Rashford is set to travel with the Manchester United squad to West Ham despite aggravating his shoulder.Rashford came off in the second-half of United's Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night but trained with the squad on Friday morning.Luke Shaw has returned to training from a hamstring strain he sustained at Everton four weeks ago but is not fit enough to be available for selection."Marcus has been training this

straight to your inbox every day for freeAnthony Martial and Luke Shaw are both recovering well and should be available for Manchester United selection soon. That has been revealed by United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, after both players missed the 3-2 victory at Southampton on Sunday.

United will be without Eric Bailly and Luke Shaw for this weekend's game, with further injury concerns around the fitness of Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof, Paul Pogba and Scott McTominay, so Donny van de Beek could make his full Premier League debut.Danny Ings and Nathan Redmond will both be missing for Ralph Hasenhuttl's side, with Theo Walcott and Moussa Djenepo likely to start.* Click here to subscribe to Level up! The Esports and Gaming Show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts

straight to your inbox every day for freeGood morning, Manchester United fans. Here are your morning headlines for Saturday, November 28.Ferguson praises Rashford’s philanthropy Former Manchester United United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has praised Marcus Rashford following the striker’s campaigning during the coronavirus pandemic.

straight to your inboxLa Liga president Javier Tebas admits the Spanish league are working on provisional plans to account for any drop in revenue if Lionel Messi leaves Barcelona.Messi came close to ending his long association with Barcelona in the summer, but decided to stay to avoid a costly legal battle with the club he loves. Manchester City were strongly linked with Messi's signature at the time and view themselves as front-runners to land the Argentine were he to leave Catalonia.

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Manchester Evening News has seen an early internal planning document circulated within Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

The Borussia Dortmund forward has addressed his situation at the German club, after scoring just his third goal of the season in Tuesday night's 3-0 Champions League win over Club Brugge. Sancho is yet to find the net in the Bundesliga for Dortmund this term, with the club's sporting director Michael Zorc and manager Lucien Favre both expressing concerns over his form.

revised tier system, which will come into force on December 2 when the national lockdown ends, government ministers will impose the top level of restrictions on the highest risk areas.Previously, ministers had entered into discussions with local leaders over the what measures would be needed and how they would be funded.In Greater Manchester, mayor Andy Burnham led several days of intense talks as he tried to negotiate a more substantial financial package than the one the government had

United will again be without Luke Shaw and Jesse Lingard through injury, with additional injury concerns over the fitness of Paul Pogba and Eric Bailly ahead of the game.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United will definitely be without Luke Shaw, Eric Bailly, Phil Jones and Jesse Lingard for their Premier League encounter with West Brom.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer may have to take risks on Victor Lindelof and Marcus Rashford, though Mason Greenwood may not be in condition to start having been unwell for a number of days.United face a Champions League game against Istanbul Basaksehir just three days after the Baggies clash, so rotation and balancing the

straight to your inbox every day, freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer says Brandon Williams is nearing the standards he reached last season as he vies for his first Premier League appearance since July.Williams, 20, has played just once for United this term - in the League Cup win over Brighton on September 30 - and only made the bench in the league for the home defeat to Arsenal.Luke Shaw is sidelined until December with a hamstring injury and Solskjaer must decide whether to pick Williams or Alex Telles

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United are hopeful Marcus Rashford will be fit to face West Brom but Victor Lindelof faces a late fitness test.Rashford sustained an injury in the 3-1 win over Everton two weeks ago and missed all three of England's international games against the Republic of Ireland, Belgium and Iceland.

straight to your inbox every day, freeDenis Irwin believes Alex Telles could add another dimension to Manchester United's team with his attacking qualities and his ability from set-pieces.Telles has played just once since signing for United, for 67 minutes in the brilliant 2-1 victory over PSG in the Champions League, before testing positive for covid-19.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City evening headlines for Tuesday, November 17.La Liga president aims Man City digLa Liga president Javier Tebas has taken another dig at Manchester City, claiming the club do not compete within the rules of financial fair play amid a potential deal for Lionel Messi. The Argentine star is in the final year of his contract with Barcelona and was linked with a move to the Etihad in the summer transfer window.

coronavirus patients have died in the second wave of the pandemic in Greater Manchester, the MEN can reveal.