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straight to your inbox every day for freeRio Ferdinand believes "it's inevitable" Declan Rice will leave West Ham United and believes he would cost in the region of £50million.The English midfielder has attracted interest from the Premier League's biggest clubs after breaking through the academy ranks with the Hammers. MEN Sport understands that whilst Manchester United have shown a previous interest in the 21-year-old, that interest has cooled.

Gallery: Coronation Street Christmas 2020 in 24 pictures - from Shona and David's 'wedding' to Gary and Sarah's confrontation (Manchester Evening News)A different fan commented: 'I said since the first sentence spoke that sausage was Sheridan smith #TheMaskedSinger. ' Another follower noted: 'Wasn’t it ‘Two pints of lager and packet of crisps’ in VT therefore Sheridan Smith is sausage.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United will not extend the contracts of Sergio Romero and Marcos Rojo and are looking to sell the pair this month. Argentinians Romero, 33, and Rojo, 31, are out of contract at the end of the season and United will not trigger the one-year extensions in their deals.

straight to your inboxGary Neville and Gary Lineker were among those to heap praise upon John Stones after he opened the scoring for Manchester City in the Carabao Cup semi-final against Manchester United.City sealed a spot against Tottenham in April's final at Wembley as they aim for a fourth-consecutive campaign lifting the trophy, and took the lead through Stomnes early in the second half at Old Trafford.

direct to your inboxPolice have been trawling a street in north Manchester after a man was shot.Officers were called to Mansfield Avenue in Blackley at around 7.50pm last night (Tuesday) following reports a gunman had opened fired inside a house.A 22-year-old man was found with 'serious' leg injuries.He was taken to hospital. Cops have described the shooting as 'vicious'.The man's injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

Christmas, have been found dead at their home. James Acton, 41, Zoe Hamilton, 28, and Andrew Smith, 39, were pronounced dead at the house in Failsworth, Greater Manchester on Monday.

Manchester Evening News that Adele had two children and one grandchild, although she sadly lost her daughter Carrie in the last few years aged just 57. "She was a typical Jewish mum, she wanted to feed everyone and have everyone round at the house all the time," Peter said."Her son summed her up really well, he said if she's not got anything to worry about she gets worried.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United head into the Christmas week on a high following their recent run of results.United will be hoping to maintain their form going into the new year following three successive wins.Keeping players fit is often crucial at this time of the season - and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer does not have too many issues to deal with on that front as it stands.There are still a few injury concerns ahead of the Boxing Day trip to Leicester City.Here is the

direct to your inboxCCTV images of three men 'thought to be from Manchester' have been released by police after a man was viciously attacked in a city centre. As reported in the Manchester Evening News, thugs shouted 'Manchester, Manchester' at horrified onlookers after kicking and punching a man to the floor.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans believe Eric Bailly and Marcos Rojo could have blossomed into a top centre-back partnership for the club were it not for both players' fitness problems.Bailly and Rojo face uncertain futures at Old Trafford after slipping down the pecking order under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

direct to your inboxThugs shouted 'Manchester Manchester' at horrified onlookers after battering a man in a shop doorway in Liverpool city centre. Mobile phone footage shows two men kicking and punching the man on Basnett Street in front of Christmas shoppers on Sunday, the Liverpool Echo reports.