Scott McTominay has been ruled out of Manchester United's Europa League quarter-final first leg against Sevilla through injury.
25.03.2023 - 09:15 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
This time last week, I was sunning it up in Florida spending my birthday with Mickey Mouse. Now I'm writing this from my Trafford flat while I look out to the balcony being splatted with hail stones. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
During my time in the 'Sunshine State', I spoke with a number of Americans, who initially had a bit of difficulty figuring out where in the UK I was from. As I’ve previously discussed, I’m from Burnage, but do not possess the same thick south ‘Manchestoh’ accent that the Gallagher brothers have and that many people around the world now recognise.
Whether that’s a blessing or a curse, I’ll let you decide for yourselves.
The general consensus was that not many people knew much about Manchester - besides the obvious. One taxi driver asked me if Manchester was in Birmingham - as that’s where he said his sister now lives - while another local asked me when the best time of year to visit Buckingham Palace was so they could meet the King.
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A lot of people did, however, know about football clubs. There were people eager to discuss United's Marcus Rashford or former player Cristiano Ronaldo, but as someone with a very limited knowledge of football, those conversations dried up pretty quickly.
It made me realise that despite Manchester often feeling like the be all and end all to me, it’s not THAT big in the grander scheme of things. But that’s actually kind of exciting.
I tried to tell people about some of the great food we have on offer; the great actors and people who call Manchester home; and the great vibe the city - and the wider region - has. Three areas in Greater Manchester were recently named as some of the
Scott McTominay has been ruled out of Manchester United's Europa League quarter-final first leg against Sevilla through injury.
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Bids not received
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