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Louis van Gaal is aware of the pressures at a club of Manchester United’s stature and agreed with West Brom boss Tony Pulis that more will be expected next season having been given a three-year contract in which he must win the league.

David Flitcroft insists that seeing Tranmere lose their league status after 94 years could lead to an unusual mixture of relegation despair and promotion delight when automatic promotion candidates Bury chase a spot in League One on Saturday.

Former Sale Sharks player and England international Jason Robinson, whose brother was a heroin addict for 15 years, is helping Manchester’s street kids hopefully choose the path he went down despite a harsh upbringing.

Pogba joined United as a 16-year-old from Le Havre in 2009, but joined Juventus for a nominal amount when his contract expired in 2012, having made just seven appearances at the Old Trafford side the same season Paul Scholes returned from retirement.

Despite the devastation of Tuesday’s relegation Wigan manager Gary Caldwell has insisted that the Latics must throw everything at Brentford to send out the message that they are going to win League One next season.

Amir Khan’s 2004 Olympics silver medal proved a catalyst and sparked a surge in the popularity of boxing in his hometown of Bolton, attracting young lads to the local gyms, all wishing to emulate their new found idol.

A report estimates that a run to the Champions League semi-finals is worth as much as £4million to a home city’s economy while the final generates more than £25million pounds in revenue for the city’s businesses and travel companies.

MCC Young Cricketers mentor and former England international Mark Alleyne says Ashton spinner Mohammad Abid is in the right place to develop as he looks to hone his skills and make his way to the professional game.

Former under-19 Lancashire representative Matt White, who currently plays for Loughborough MCCU and toured Abu Dhabi recently as part of the combined MCC Universities side, hopes to copy former England captain Andrew Strauss’ successful balancing of playing and studying simultaneously.

The Nine Lives Fund, a partnership between Forever Manchester and the Chambers of 9 St. John’s Street, made possible a tour for Denton Girls Football Club which involved a visit to the Hillsborough Memorial that displays the names of the 96 fans that died in the 1989 disaster.

The women-only programme was introduced in Manchester at Alexandra Park on Tuesday April 28 where girls took part in some sessions with Keothavong and CEO of Women in Sport Ruth Holdaway.