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Giants have the chance to redeem themselves following last week’s losses when they face Sheffield Sharks and struggling Surrey United

Failed Manchester United manager David Moyes has slammed the Old Trafford board for sacking him less than a year after handing him the job

Following an international break which saw all three of Dutch manager Louis van Gaal’s star strikers score for their countries, United enter a crucial spell in their season

Manchester’s Tom Robinson won the under 16s category and it was the first time he had competed since recovering from a dislocated elbow and a broken growth plate almost a year ago

Bury’s league form has been indifferent of late after two losses in their last three, but David Flitcroft’s promotion candidates still sit third in the table

Rochdale’s fixture against Gillingham on Saturday gives Keith Hill’s men an opportunity to kick-start their season again, coming at the end of a positive week with the BBC’s Price of Football study reporting they offer the least-expensive day out in the bottom two football league divisions

City put 11 goals past Spurs in their two meetings last season and have managed 21 goals in their last six encounters in reply to their opponents’ eight.

Despite finishing mid-table in the league City’s highlight was reaching the Continental Cup final, where they beat three-times champions Arsenal to claim their first silverware as a club

Phoenix turned around a losing streak to win both their games last weekend, and now travel to last year’s play-off champions Basingstoke Bison before returning for a cup clash with Blackburn Hawks

The duo both arrived at Old Trafford in the summer as part of Louis van Gaal’s rebuild and have settled seamlessly into the high-octane style of Premier League football

Oldham face sixth-placed Chesterfield on Saturday where the Latics will aim to extend their unbeaten run to 11 games in all competitions