Robber threatens man filling cash machine with an axe during raid

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola says Manchester City need to take their Champions League dead rubber seriously if they want to consider themselves a big team. The Blues confirmed top spot in the group with a drab 0-0 draw at Porto, ensuring an easier draw on paper in the last-16 of the knockout competition next year.

straight to your inboxAlthough Manchester City have already qualified for the Champions League last-16, they'll be looking to finish top of Group C with a win against FC Porto on Tuesday.City's only two injury concerns ahead of the game against the Primeira Liga champions are Nathan Ake and Sergio Aguero, who both missed their 5-0 win against Burnley in the Premier League at the weekend.But with their place in the last-16 secure, Pep Guardiola could rotate his City line-up for this game, with

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester City evening headlines for Friday, November 27.Pep Guardiola has revealed that Manchester City have no new injury concerns ahead of tomorrow’s game against Burnley.Fernandinho, Benjamin Mendy and Aleks Zinchenko all returned to the squad as the Blues beat Olympiakos in the Champions League on Wednesday night.Nathan Ake is the only potential absentee with a knock sustained while on international duty with the Netherlands.In his pre-match press

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola singled out John Stones for praise after Manchester City's victory over Olympiacos in the Champions League. While the Blues never managed to kill the game off, it was another assured performance at the back that produced another clean sheet in the competition to lay the platform for a fourth consecutive win in Europe that confirms qualification to the knockout stage.

temporary Nightingale court at Salford's Lowry Theatre on Tuesday (November 24). Today (Wednesday), giving evidence at court, consultant forensic psychiatrist Dr Inti Qurashi said Bennett-Eko's mind was “disturbed” at the time of the killing. The court heard how all three psychiatrists who assessed him agreed on that factor. However, Dr Qurashi, who teaches at the University of Manchester, did not believe his psychosis was “so severe it prevented him from not knowing what he was doing”.Dr

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United legend Paul Scholes believes Mason Greenwood will become the club's best finisher as his game progresses over time, while Rio Ferdinand drew similarities between the teenager and Ruud van Nistelrooy.Greenwood impressed after coming on in United's 4-1 Champions League victory over Istanbul Basaksehir on Tuesday evening.The comfortable win against the Turkish champions - who won the reverse fixture 2-1 earlier this month - puts Ole Gunnar

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has confirmed the entire Manchester City squad is fit apart from Nathan Ake ahead of tomorrow's Champions League meeting with Olympiacos.City had been without Ake as well as Benjamin Mendy and Fernandinho in recent weeks while Sergio Aguero returned during the weekend's defeat against Tottenham.The Blues can all but secure passage to the knockout stages of the competition with a victory in Greece after winning all three of their group stage fixtures thus

hereAfter refusing to reveal the PIN number to his phone, another unidentified man sat in the back of the car headbutted him three times.The victim was pushed out of the car and watched on as it sped off.Minutes later, his bank cards were used by Daly to buy a bottle of vodka and cigarettes.The driver of the car hasn't been identified.Prosecuting, Andy Evans told how the Mercedes was driven around Manchester into the early hours.It twice stopped for petrol and made off without paying, and its

straight to your inbox every day, freeGary Neville has recalled the time that Sir Alex Ferguson lost his temper with Ruud van Nistelrooy after swapping shirts with a Manchester City player.The Dutchman spent five years at Old Trafford netting 150 goals in 219 appearances. He held a problematic relationship with the United boss, though, which eventually saw him leave the club in 2006 after a high-profile bust-up.

The 37-year-old was released from prison in October 2020 after being jailed in November 2015 for robbery. He has since breached the terms of his license and is now wanted on recall to prison, police say.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United legend Wayne Rooney has taken another step towards management after Derby County parted company with boss Phillip Cocu.United's all-time top scorer Rooney was player-coach under Cocu, who has left the Rams "by mutual consent" along with assistant manager Chris van der Weerden and specialist first-team coach Twan Scheepers. Derby are bottom of the Championship table, with only one win and six points from their opening 11 games.

straight to your inboxLeeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips has revealed his conversation with Pep Guardiola after his side's draw with Manchester City last month.The midfielder put in an impressive performance in the 1-1 draw, which saw Leeds come from behind to grab a deserved point against City, who led through Raheem Sterling's 17th-minute opener.Speaking to The Times, Phillips admitted he feared for the worst after conceding first due to how well Guardiola's side were playing.Yet he felt