'Suspicious' man with 'bulging' rucksack followed at Manchester Arena on same night bomber carried out 'hostile reconnaissance'

straight to your inbox every day, free Manchester United have left Sergio Romero and Phil Jones out of their 25-man squad submitted to the Premier League, but Marcos Rojo is included. Goalkeeper Romero wanted to join Everton on deadline day and his wife accused the club of showing him 'no respect' by denying him the loan move.

straight to your inbox every day, freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has refused to say whether Sergio Romero, Marcos Rojo and Phil Jones still have futures at Manchester United. The trio were excluded from United's 25-man Champions League squad and Romero's wife, Eliana Guercio, accused United of showing her husband 'no respect' by denying him a deadline day transfer.

straight to your inboxBernardo Silva says this season's Premier League champions will not need as many points as in the last three seasons, but will have to work much harder to win the title.Manchester City and Liverpool have won the league with 100, 98 and 99 points respectively over the last three years, with Chelsea racking up 93 points the year before.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United are planning to bid for Villarreal defender Pau Torres in the January transfer window, according to reports.United were linked with a host of defenders during the recently closed summer window but did not add a new centre-back to their ranks.

straight to your inbox every day, freeEngland captain Harry Kane and midfielder Declan Rice have leapt to the defence of Manchester United's Harry Maguire after he was sent off against Denmark. The United skipper picked up two yellow cards in the opening 30 minutes, with England then going on to lose 1-0 after a Christian Eriksen penalty.

straight to your inboxPhil Foden is into his fourth full season with Pep Guardiola, but the knock-on effect of him being the first Manchester City academy player in the Sheikh Mansour era to successfully graduate to the first team are still being felt. After joining the Blues' set-up at Platt Lane seven years ago, the players James McAtee looked up to and saw shining in a similar position as his own game developed were Foden and Brahim Diaz.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United are planning a move for Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane next summer - according to reports in Spain.United were linked with a host of defenders during the summer transfer window but did not sign a central defender.

straight to your inboxManchester City are interested in signing Borussia Dortmund star Erling Haaland next summer - according to reports.Haaland joined Dortmund in January on the back of a blistering run of form for RB Salzburg and his extraordinary performances have continued in the Bundesliga.Despite only recently moving to the German side, rumours continue to circulate that he could make an early exit, with Manchester United and Real Madrid mentioned as potential suitors.However, Spanish

straight to your inbox every day, freeHere are the latest Manchester United evening headlines for Thursday, October 8.Manchester United squad for Champions League group phase confirmedManchester United have revealed their squad for the Champions League group stages with new signings Alex Telles, Edinson Cavani and Facundo Pellistri all included.Unfortunately, there was less good news for a trio of first-team players with Sergio Romero, Phil Jones and Marcos Rojo all omitted from the 25-man

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United and Liverpool are leading the race to sign RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano, according to reports.United sold Chris Smalling to Roma on deadline day but failed to offload Marcos Rojo and Phil Jones.

straight to your inbox every day, freeFormer Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has praised the 'important' Edinson Cavani following his transfer to Manchester United on Deadline Day.The Uruguay international moves to United on a free transfer following the expiration of his contract with Paris Saint-Germain and will wear the number seven shirt.However, the experienced forward will not represent the South American side during the international break as he has not played since March.Suarez believes

Stockport mum will go on trial next year.Thomas McCann, 48, appeared before a judge at Manchester Crown Court on Wednesday morning (October 7). He is accused of murdering Yvonne McCann.

Sandbar said that the curfew 'would inevitably destroy us'.

public inquiry began its 15th day in Manchester on Monday.

straight to your inboxBournemouth have slashed their asking price for striker Josh King, according to reports.Manchester United have just four days left to salvage their transfer window after only making the single signing of Donny van de Beek so far this summer.It's understood that the club remain in talks to bring more recruits to Old Trafford before the October 5 deadline.

straight to your inbox Manchester City have just days left to complete two left-back deals before the transfer window closes. Having completed the signing of Ruben Dias in what they hope will end their struggles at centre-back, the Blues could yet bring in a new left-back in an effort to end their issues there.