‘The River’: Ed Cosens shares second part of short film for debut solo album ‘Fortunes Favour’

direct to your inboxBayern Munich board member Oliver Kahn has admitted that the club must 'accept' that it's a strong possibility David Alaba will leave the Allianz Arena in 2021.Manchester United and Manchester City have been linked with a move for Alaba who is now entering the last few months of his contract and as a result can start to negotiate a pre-contract agreement with  from January.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have made contact with the agent of David Alaba over a potential transfer, according to reports.United initially decided not to prioritise their defence in the previous transfer window after spending big on Harry Maguire and Aaron Wan-Bissaka the year prior, but that soon changed following the opening day defeat to Crystal Palace.Alex Telles was drafted in on deadline day to provide competition at left-back but the club were unable to

direct to your inboxTwo friends are facing a life sentence after being found guilty of murdering a man in Wythenshawe.Aiden Matthews, 30, and Joseph Stott, 33, were both unanimously convicted of murdering David Allan.Mr Allan, 23, was beaten to death in the street following a row over a bike, Manchester Crown Court has heard.He was pursued by Matthews, after he had pushed a 12-year-old boy off his bike.The boy's mother told Matthews, who later armed himself with a torch and repeatedly attacked

direct to your inboxLawyers made their closing arguments to the jury as the trial into the killing of David Allan in Wythenshawe reaches its final stages.Mr Allan, 23, died after being attacked in the street following a row over a bike.Aiden Matthews, 30, and Joseph Stott, 33, deny murder.Mr Matthews has admitted manslaughter.Jurors at Manchester Crown Court have heard that earlier on June 4, Mr Allan pushed a boy off his bike.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans have joked the club should make a move to sign Thomas Partey from Arsenal if the club suffer an unlikely relegation from the Premier League.The Gunners have struggled under Mikel Arteta this season, sitting 15th in the table after 12 games played, just five points ahead of Fulham in the bottom three.Arsenal were defeated by Burnley at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, their fourth home defeat of the season already, increasing pressure

straight to your inbox every day for free Ex Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini is selling his plush Worsley home. The Belgian star has relisted the £2 million mansion in the prestigious Roe Green village - knocking £200,000 off the original asking price.

straight to your inbox every day for free David de Gea insists Manchester United could still win the Premier League title in what has been a 'strange' season. United extended their unbeaten domestic run to five matches over the weekend as they drew 0-0 with City at Old Trafford.

direct to your inbox Manchester United have confirmed their starting XI for this afternoon's derby meeting with Manchester City.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made two changes from the side which lost to RB Leipzig in midweek as the United manager reverts to a team he can truly trust for the crucial league encounter.

Blossoms have unveiled a new, animated short film, Christmas Eve (Soul Purpose).

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer is confident David de Gea can recover from his error that led to Manchester United's Champions League elimination against RB Leipzig. De Gea was accused of 'bottling it' by United legend Paul Scholes for Justin Kluivert's winner that relegated United to the Europa League knockout stages.

direct to your inbox The Home Secretary has written to both Andy Burnham and Greater Manchester Police to express ‘deep’ concerns about the findings of a damning inspection report into the force - and to demand their plans for improvement.

straight to your inbox every day for free Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says it is Dean Henderson's 'dream' to become the Manchester United No.1 as pressure mounts on the incumbent David de Gea. De Gea, 30 was accused of 'bottling it' by United legend Paul Scholes for RB Leipzig striker Justin Kluivert's eventual winner in United's Champions League elimination and there is a growing clamour for Henderson to replace the Spaniard.

straight to your inbox every day for free Paul Scholes is still capable of executing one of his reducers from the pundit's chair and the last time Sir Alex Ferguson suffered a group stage ejection from the Champions League another midfielder went studs-up on Manchester United's younger players. "People have talked about the young players - you've had Jones, Smalling, Young coming in, everybody building them up but they’ve got a lot to do, it’s a reality check for some," Roy Keane said.

straight to your inbox every day for freeFormer Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes slammed David de Gea for a 'criminal' error in the 3-2 defeat by RB Leipzig in the Champions League.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side travelled to Germany knowing a point would be enough to seal a spot in the knockout stages of the competition.However, two early goals left United on the back foot and, they eventually succumbed to defeat, despite a late fightback.The third Leipzig goal did not cover De Gea in