Timeline of terror: How Manchester Arena bomber's brother helped him plan mass murder - the key dates

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Manchester City are the most likely Premier League destination for Messi, who played under Pep Guardiola for four years between 2008 and 2012, with a deal to take him to Manchester United implausible. Neville still doubts Messi will actually leave Barcelona this summer but thinks a transfer to City will be the outcome if he decides to move to England.

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straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City evening headlines for Wednesday, August 26.Barcelona sporting director Ramon Planes has outlined that the club are doing everything they can to keep Lionel Messi at the club amid rumours of a move to Manchester City.City are believed to be the front-runners to sign the 33-year-old after he informed the club on Tuesday that he wants to leave.Speaking earlier today, Planes stated that the Catalan giants want to ensure his long-term future at the

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is aiming to make significant improvements to his squad to turn United into Premier League title contenders, but it has been a slow start to the summer.United missed out on target Jude Bellingham to Borussia Dortmund and the saga regarding the German club's Jadon Sancho looks set to rumble on throughout the summer.Sancho is United's priority target and the club were confident of finally signing their man, but Dortmund officials remain adamant that he will be staying at

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Hashem Abedi, 23, was found guilty of helping his younger sibling Salman commit the ISIS-inspired atrocity following a seven-week trial at the Old Bailey in London. A jury found Abedi guilty on 22 counts of murder; one count of attempted murder concerning those who were injured but survived the blast; and conspiring with his brother to cause an explosion.

Ariana Grande concert at the venue in May 2017.He died in the attack, blowing himself up in the arena foyer as many of Grande’s fans – including young children – left the venue to meet their parents.In March, Hashem Abedi was found guilty of 22 counts of murder, attempted murder and a charge of conspiracy to cause explosions.

minimum term of 55 years. Hashem Abedi, 23, was found guilty of helping his younger sibling Salman commit the ISIS-inspired atrocity following a seven-week trial at the Old Bailey in London.

Manchester Arena mass murderer Hashem Abedi has refused to enter court to be sentenced for his role in the bombing.The 23-year-old, the younger brother of homegrown suicide bomber Salman Abedi, was absent from the Old Bailey's courtroom number two on Wednesday, having effectively withdrawn from the trial part-way through, although he was said to be in the building.Family members of some of the 22 people killed in the atrocity were present as Mr Justice Jeremy Baker was informed of

Hashem Abedi was thousands of miles away - on another continent - when his older brother Salman calmly crossed the foyer outside the Manchester Arena at 10.30pm on Monday May 22, 2017 with a deadly bomb hidden in his large backpack. It may have been Salman Abedi who subsequently flicked the switch that detonated the homemade explosive, sending thousands of nails, screws and bits of shrapnel into the bodies of innocent men, women and children nearby.

straight to your inboxHere are the latest Manchester United evening headlines for Tuesday August 18.Borussia Dortmund boss Lucien Favre has reiterated his desire to keep Jadon Sancho at the club.Sancho has been the subject of heavy speculation linking him with a move to Manchester United.

Moss Side.The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared in the dock at Manchester Magistrates' Court this morning (August 17).He spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth.The boy is charged with one offence of murder of Mohamoud Mohamed and one offence of possession of a bladed article, namely a large knife.No pleas were entered.At around 7.15pm on July 26 this year, police were called to Henbury Street, Manchester after they received reports of a disturbance.Emergency

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer was reluctant to make any substitutions in Manchester United's Europa League defeat to Sevilla due to the goalscoring threat of his front four.United lost from a winning position against Sevilla, who took the lead in the 78th minute through Luuk de Jong's tap-in, yet Solskjaer did not make any substitutions until the 87th minute.Marcus Rashford, Brandon Williams, and Aaron Wan-Bissaka made way for Juan Mata, Daniel James, and Timothy Fosu-Mensah in a