This man says he organised the Piccadilly Gardens anti-lockdown protest attended by hundreds - he's now been given a £10,000 fine

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola singled out John Stones for praise after Manchester City's victory over Olympiacos in the Champions League. While the Blues never managed to kill the game off, it was another assured performance at the back that produced another clean sheet in the competition to lay the platform for a fourth consecutive win in Europe that confirms qualification to the knockout stage.

ITV reality show.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereHer McFly musician husband Tom Fletcher has confirmed this is the case as he shared a photo of Buzz making the same signal on Instagram."I find it funny how people get triggered over a mother giving it a little wave to her three kids, clearly you’re no fun at parties," said another viewer."Imagine not realising

straight to your inboxGary Neville believes Manchester City have been second best to Liverpool in the transfer market in the past couple of years.City finished runners-up to champions Liverpool - by some distance - in the Premier League last season.

hereA chunk of the wall however has been preserved.

mounting tensions between Greater Manchester leaders and the government over lockdown measures.

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Manchester's Finest showed a huge pile of rubble on the floor the next morning. Council bosses say it's a 'new beginning' for the Gardens.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola says Manchester City's response to the coronavirus pandemic was a key factor in convincing him that he was at the right club. Speaking to the media for the first time since signing a new two-year contract extension, Guardiola explained how a conversation with chairman Khaldoon Al-Mubarak was the key factor in convincing him to sign the new deal that will keep him at the club until 2023.

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.

A luxury £27m four-star hotel backed by former Manchester United player Cristiano Ronaldo has been given the go ahead by city planners.The 151-room hotel near Piccadilly Gardens is a joint venture between the footballer and Portuguese hoteliers Pestana, and will be part of the CR7 brand when it opens in 2023.A ground floor bar, cafe, basement gym and roof terrace are proposed over 11 floors, while the area outside the hotel will also be improved with widened pavements and new trees.It will take

straight to your inboxTaylor Harwood-Bellis has made a big claim about Manchester City's training matches after declaring they are the toughest games he has faced.The 18-year-old has been training with Pep Guardiola's first-team side this season, having featured in the EFL Cup, Champions League and FA Cup last season.Despite those challenges in official matches, Harwood-Bellis has stated that his toughest encounters have come from games involving his own teammates.“The speed is hard to get used

Manchester Evening News readers found  three out of four people 'hated' the gardens  , listing a string of gripes about the wall, crime levels and general dreariness. Two years later more than 20,000 people signed an M.E.N.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola is reportedly closing in on a new contract at Manchester City. The 49-year-old's current deal runs out at the end of the season and he has strongly been linked with a return to Barcelona.

straight to your inboxLeeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips has revealed his conversation with Pep Guardiola after his side's draw with Manchester City last month.The midfielder put in an impressive performance in the 1-1 draw, which saw Leeds come from behind to grab a deserved point against City, who led through Raheem Sterling's 17th-minute opener.Speaking to The Times, Phillips admitted he feared for the worst after conceding first due to how well Guardiola's side were playing.Yet he felt

straight to your inboxNathan Ake has described his injury as 'frustrating' after the Manchester City defender lasted just six minutes of the Netherlands' friendly against Spain on Wednesday.Ake, starting in the left centre-back role for Holland, picked up an early hamstring injury and had to be replaced in the opening stages, giving City another injury concern.Now, Ake has pledged to be back in action soon, taking to social media after the game to say: "Frustrating night! Hope to be back