Woman taken to hospital after being 'violently attacked' by group of people outside pub

straight to your inbox Injury updates on Sergio Aguero were seen as being of key importance as Manchester City prepared to take on Real Madrid. But Pep Guardiola hinted that the Blues legend might not have played even if he had recovered from a knee injury he picked up shortly after the Premier League re-start.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola said that beating Real Madrid twice is an important step in preparing Manchester City to win the Champions League. But if beating the 13-times winners home and away has strengthened the Blues’ mentality and self-belief, the Blues boss says they quickly have to put it into perspective.

straight to your inboxFormer England striker and Match of the Day host Gary Lineker has responded after Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola's comment about Jordan Henderson winning the FWA Player of the Year award.The Liverpool captain was named this morning as the Football Writer's Association Player of the Year for the 2020/21 season after leading the Reds to their first league title in 30 years.That led to some supporters on social media suggesting there was a bias towards Liverpool players,

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straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola backed Rodri for a big future with the club after the midfielder earned praise during Manchester City's 4-0 win at Watford. It has been a promising debut season from the 24-year-old faced with the daunting task of filling Fernandinho's role in what has been a challenging campaign where the team collectively have simply not been able to perform as consistently as is required to win the Premier League.

herePolice arrested a 26-year-old woman on suspicion of section 18 assault.She has been released from police custody, under investigation.Another 20-year-old woman arrested in connection with the incident has also been released under investigation.A police cordon could be seen outside the pub on Sunday morning and the street was taped off.Several police vehicles were also at the scene.A Greater Manchester Police statement said: "Two women have now been released from police custody under

Bolton. Emergency services were called to reports of a stabbing on Rishton Avenue in Great Lever at around 5.40pm on Friday, July 17.The victim - a 38-year-old man - was taken to hospital following the incident.He remains there in a stable condition this morning, Greater Manchester Police said.No arrests have been made.Police said the man was found on Rishton Avenue, but enquiries are taking place to establish whether the stabbing took place elsewhere.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola could not resist a poke at his critics after being asked why Manchester City always show respect to the cup competitions.The Blues have consistently fielded strong teams in both the Carabao Cup and FA Cup since the Catalan took charge in 2016 – and have been rewarded with three wins in the former and one in the latter.But after getting used to previous managers playing a mixture of fringe squad players and academy prospects in domestic cup competitions, City

Elbow singer Guy Garvey has called on the government to protect the future of music venues in law, after two of Manchester’s most influential venues announced their permanent closure.Gorilla on Whitworth Street and the Deaf Institute on Grosvenor Street announced yesterday that they have been unable to weather the storm of the coronavirus crisis, despite the government’s recent £1.57billion bailout for venues and arts spaces.Garvey, who has been a leading face of Manchester’s music scene for

in Tameside.Police are now investigating if the two incidents on neighbouring streets in Droylsden on Saturday night are linked.A 16 year-old was assaulted with a machete close to Brierfield House, a block of flats on Lancaster Road at around 9:40pm Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.Emergency services were called and he was rushed to hospital where he remains in a stable condition.Around the same time police also received reports of what appeared to be gunshots on neighbouring York Road,

here A spokesman for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: "At just after 10am on Thursday, July 9, two fire engines from Marple and Offerton and specialist appliances from Ashton-under-Lyne assisted North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) at an incident near Lakes Road, Marple, involving a man and a woman who had been thrown from startled horses. “Crews used stretchers to assist the pair before handing over to colleagues from NWAS.

straight to your inbox Rio Ferdinand claims that Man City boss Pep Guardiola has lost faith in defender John Stones. The Manchester United great was speaking ahead of City 's clash with Newcastle United when he analysed what has gone wrong for Stones.