‘The North Will Rise Again’: Manchester and Liverpool artists to play special livestream gigs

Bury is on the rise again - with the borough now having the highest infection rate in Greater Manchester.

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes says Manchester United have shown that Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes can play together.Pogba has been in impressive form in December, which has reignited hopes from last season that he can form a good partnership with Fernandes.

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

straight to your inbox every day for freeDean HendersonRecalled to the side following his mishap at Sheffield United and was a bystander until he saved brilliantly from Gylfi Sigurdsson's free-kick. Didn't have to do much else.

direct to your inboxTwo men from Greater Manchester who won £20,000 on the hit BBC show Race Across the World have donated their prize money to charity.Emon Choudhury, 36, from Stockport, beat four other teams to win the race alongside his nephew Jamiul Choudhury, 25, from Oldham.The pair beat the odds to complete an epic 54-day journey from Mexico City to the south of Argentina for the second series of the BBC2 show.On their travels, the men were visibly moved by the number of homeless children

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.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has told his Machester United stars that 'nobody is bigger than this club' after praising Paul Pogba's performances since Mino Raiola's incendiary comments last week.Pogba's agent gave an interview in Italy in which he sounded the death knell for the midfielder's Old Trafford career, with the publication of the comments a day before United's crucial Champions League decider at RB Leipzig causing frustration inside the club.But while

Don't miss a thing that's happening in and around Bury by signing up to the free MyBury newsletterThe coronavirus infection rate has gone up in Greater Manchester for the first time in weeks.It currently sits at 161.4 per 100,000 people during the week ending December 15 - that's a 6.3 per cent increase on the previous week.It is the first week-on-week increase in Greater Manchester of more than 1 percent since October 31.The infection rate has remained fairly level across the region for the

straight to your inboxIt's safe to say Manchester City fans don't agree with the latest claim from their Liverpool counterparts when it comes to youngsters Phil Foden and Curtis Jones.Both exciting England midfield prospects are enjoying an increased role for their sides this year.

direct to your inboxTameside now has the most places with hardly any cases of Covid-19 in Greater Manchester.The borough’s council boss says the explanation is simple – everyone has ‘played their part’.The latest hyper-local neighbourhood data shows that there are five areas of the borough which saw two or fewer cases in the last week.Ashton North, Audenshaw, Hurst Cross, Denton East and Dukinfield West all saw either two, one or no new infections in the seven days to December 11 according to

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United defender Marcos Rojo has suffered another injury.The injury-prone Rojo, 30, has not played for United in over a year and appeared just once on loan for Estudiantes last season.

The Charlatans have been announced as headliners for an upcoming livestream festival called The North Will Rise Again.Set to take place across January 30 and 31 in Manchester and Liverpool, it’s the first in a series of gigs being put on by Louder Than War founder and Membranes frontman John Robb and Karl Connolly, founding director of Liverpool Music House.Taking place at the iconic Invisible Wind Factory in Liverpool and recently saved Gorilla in Manchester, other names on the bill

direct to your inboxManchester City midfielder Phil Foden has revealed how his household is always split on derby day.Foden, who is set to feature in City's short trip to Old Trafford on Saturday evening, has opened up on what it's like inside his house when the two Manchester clubs lock horns. The 20-year-old was speaking to The Times, where he spoke about him and his mother, Claire, supporting City, whilst his father, Phil Sr, and his older brother, Callum, rooting for United.

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Pogba will be considered for selection from the start for Manchester United against Manchester City despite his agent outlining his intention to transfer the midfielder next month.Pogba's agent Mino Raiola claimed the Frenchman was 'unhappy' in an interview with Turin-based outlet Tuttosport on Monday and 'the best solution for all concerned is if he (Pogba) moves in the next window'.The 27-year-old is about to enter the last 18 months of his United

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United legend Paul Scholes believes Paul Pogba has two options with his agent Mino Raiola: to tell him to shut up, or to sack him.The build-up to United's Champions League group-phase decider against RB Leipzig was dominated by Raiola's comments after he told Italian outlet Tuttosport that Pogba's United career was 'over'. Speaking prior to the game in the BT Sport studio, Scholes said Pogba needs to take action.

straight to your inbox every day for freeRio Ferdinand says Paul Pogba's performance against West Ham needs to be reproduced on a regular basis. The midfielder scored a superb goal to draw United level against West Ham before eventually helping them to a 3-1 victory in a fine display.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have held their last training session in England ahead of their massive Champions League clash with RB Leipzig. Tuesday will see United play in their final group game in Europe and know that a point will be enough to secure their spot in the knockout stages.

straight to your inbox every day for freeMino Raiola claimed that Paul Pogba is 'unhappy' and urged Manchester United to sell him in the January transfer window, as a new segment of his now eagerly awaited interview with Tuttosport emerged on Monday night.Raiola, Pogba's agent, caused a stir on Monday after he suggested his client's time at United was coming to an end.