"This is an attack on our class culture" - Sacha Lord issues direct plea to Matt Hancock to reopen pubs when lockdown lifts

straight to your inboxManchester City fans want to see Aymeric Laporte partner Ruben Dias at the back in the upcoming Manchester derby, rather than John Stones.City have finally started to gather some momentum, after an inconsistent start to the campaign, as Saturday's 2-0 victory over Fulham saw them win successive Premier League games for the first time this season following last weekend's 5-0 mauling of Burnley.Both victories saw Stones star in the heart of defence as the 'Barnsley

straight to your inbox every day for freeHere are the Manchester United evening headlines for Saturday, November 28.Paul Pogba is ‘misunderstood’, according to his Manchester United teammate Scott McTominay.The World Cup winner has had a difficult year under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer during which he has suffered reduced playing time.The former Juventus midfielder has just one year left on his current Man United contract and he made no secret of his admiration for Real Madrid, most recently during the

Bolton Tory MP has called on the government to provide evidence for placing Greater Manchester back under the toughest set of restrictions.

coronavirus lockdown ends.

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 inboxRuben Dias did not shy away from Manchester City's problems after Pep Guardiola's side suffered their second defeat of the season at the weekend. The Blues headed to the Tottenham Hostpur Stadium undefeated in all competitions since late-September but conceded early and ended up losing comfortably - even if they did have a first-half equaliser controversially ruled out.

straight to your inbox every day, freeRio Ferdinand has defended Paul Pogba over comments the Frenchman made during the recent international break.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for November 20.Pep Guardiola's 'addictive' approach and winning style was enough to convince Manchester City to agree a new two-year contract for the manager. That is according to  City's  director of football Txiki Begiristain, who predicted that the future is bright with  Guardiola  at the helm until 2023.

Burnage, played an active role in Manchester’s Labour movement throughout his lifetime.

Great Clowes Street, Salford: Party at a warehouse for 200 wedding guests including musicians and sound equipment on November 3rd. Morris Green Lane, Bolton: A house party with 40 revellers on November 2nd, Simpson Street, Angel Meadow, Manchester: A massive city centre party at a Airbnb with bouncers and DJs at a flat on October 24th.

Foden added some gloss to the scoreline by adding the third and fourth - first sweeping the ball home from inside the area before finding the net with a long-distance strike.  It was his first, arguably less eye-catching, goal that impressed Keane, who saw elements of Scholes in Foden as he arrived into the box to guide home Jadon Sancho's cut-back. "I love this first goal, we're talking about making runs in the box right at the end, a bit like Paul Scholes used to do.

night time economy recovery plan has been released by the region's night tsar Sacha Lord, mayor Andy Burnham, and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.

straight to your inbox every day, freePhil Neville believes Paul Pogba not being in the last two starting line-ups for Manchester United is "absolutely disgraceful".Pogba was not selected in either Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's last two teams from the start, making a cameo appearance in both games.United were beaten 2-1 by Istanbul Basaksehir in the Champions League last week, before they beat Everton 3-1 at Goodison Park just three days later.In Europe, Solskjaer picked Nemanja Matic and Donny van de