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straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer insists a new Manchester United contract is not his priority at the moment as he approaches the halfway stage of his existing three-year deal.Solskjaer was appointed permanently in March 2019 and is approaching a season-and-a-half into the three-year contract he was given.But talk of a new deal is not something the Norwegian is entertaining at the moment, insisting his focus is on improving the fortunes of the club he has represented

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer is confident his Manchester United side are becoming a more consistent force after identifying that as a trait they need to get close to mounting a title challenge.United have been plagued with inconsistency under Solskjaer and that's continued at times this season, with the 6-1 defeat to Tottenham and the 2-1 reverse at Istanbul Basaksehir prime examples.Solskjaer accepts United will not mount a title challenge until that level of

straight to your inbox every day for freeThere will be a fair few Manchester United fans who have been forced to eat their words in recent weeks.Not because they're locked down in Tier 3 and have run out of all their essential sustenance; but because of the recruitment of a player who was himself widely deemed non-essential in the summer transfer window.Hindsight is a wonderful thing in football reporting, but there can be no disguising the fact United were widely mocked for their decision to

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.

From boutique boltholes like King Street Townhouse and Cow Hollow to the five-star luxury of the Stock Exchange, Manchester isn't short of options when it comes to hotels.And now another new name has joined them - this time at the budget end of the scale.The city's first Hampton by Hilton - a more affordable offshoot of the brand behind Beetham Tower's main Hilton hotel - is now open.Located in the regeneration hotspot of New Cross - on the edge of the NOMA neighbourhood, and a stone's throw

straight to your inbox every day for freeHere are the Manchester United evening headlines for Thursday, November 26.United release statement on return of fansManchester United have released a statement accepting the government’s decision to place the area in tier three restrictions and, as a result, delaying the return of fans to Old Trafford further.

From December 2 more than 20 million people face tougher tiered restrictions.When the national lockdown ends next Wednesday, England will revert back to the tiered system first introduced in October.However, it has been "strengthened" and Boris Johnson described it as "tougher" as the UK still battles the coronavirus pandemic.Health secretary Matt Hancock announced on Thursday (November 26) which areas would be placed in which tier.Greater Manchester will be placed in Tier 3, the 'Very High

Have your say in our survey below. If it does not load click here. When making the announcement, health secretary Matt Hancock said that the measures are necessary given the "scale of the threat" faced by the UK.He also said the tiers will be reviewed in a fortnight and kept "regularly under review after that".The government also published rationales for each area's tier decision.For Greater Manchester, the rationale stated: "While there has been continued improvement in Greater Manchester,

coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Greater Manchester's hospitals.

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

straight to your inbox every day, free Donny van de Beek is happy to continue in a deeper midfield role for Manchester United after producing his best performance for the club in the win over Istanbul Basaksehir.

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

straight to your inbox every day, freeHere are your Manchester United morning headlines for Sunday, November 22nd.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes that referee David Coote made three correct calls on different penalty shouts as United squeezed past West Bromwich Albion on Saturday evening.Coote first awarded West Brom a penalty for a foul by Bruno Fernandes on Conor Gallagher. However, upon considering VAR, he reversed his decision.

straight to your inbox every day, freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer believes that today's match against West Brom almost represents the start of the season for Manchester United, as a four-month period without the distractions of international football gets underway.United return from the November internationals still awaiting their first Premier League win at Old Trafford this season, having suffered defeats to Crystal Palace, Tottenham and Arsenal at home.

A Manchester NHS doctor has become the first person in the world to be recruited for the final stage trial of a coronavirus vaccine.By also receiving one of the first doses, Dr Claire Cole is at the vanguard of a 'phase 3' Covid-19 study testing the safety and effectiveness of a new two-dose vaccine.Dr Cole, Head of Research Delivery at Manchester University NHS Foundation, is one of 6,000 volunteers in the UK, and of 30,000 worldwide, being recruited for the study, taking place at 17 National

Bolton, on November 13. Despite the efforts of emergency services, she was pronounced dead at the scene.Timothy Brennand, senior coroner for Manchester West, heard that Mrs Wharton, of Kendal Road, Bolton, was crossing the road when she was hit.Police coroner's officer Benjamin Dobbs said: "On November 13, Mrs Wharton was crossing Chorley New Road at a pedestrian crossing showing green."The ATS was showing red.

Bugzy Malone has announced his latest album ‘The Resurrection’ and released new single ‘Don’t Cry’ – a collaboration with Dermot Kennedy.The powerful new track sees the Manchester rapper dissecting his near-fatal motorbike crash, which occurred earlier this year, for the first time.A video for the track, directed by Myles Whittingham, also depicts a tense boxing match to reflect Malone’s mental and physical journey since the accident.“I’m bleeding out, I’m bleeding out, my eyes are full of blood

If approved it will form one of seven new neighborhoods earmarked as part of the £1.bn Northern Gateway, the joint venture between Manchester council and the Far East Consortium to build 15,000 new homes will be built over the next two decades.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United fans have laughed off suggestions that Bruno Fernandes could leave for either Real Madrid or Barcelona.

have fallen by almost a fifth. In the seven days to November 13 the region-wide infection rate was 427.6 cases per 100,000 people.That's down by 19% on the previous week.Over the same period the infection rate across England rose by 10%.