Gareth Southgate’s 23-man squad to travel to Russia to play in the 2018 World Cup is now decided, but for the game against Tunisia on June 18 the England boss can only pick 11 men.

With Manchester City having strolled to the Premier League title and Liverpool through to the Champions League final, Manchester United’s season could end in disaster – unless they beat Chelsea in tomorrow’s FA Cup final.

Greater Manchester’s longest-serving council leader, Lord Peter Smith, has stepped down from his post as leader of Wigan Council.

England’s place in Russia is confirmed, but Gareth Southgate has several selection dilemmas to consider between now and June 18 when Tunisia lie in wait for the World Cup opener in Volgograd.

While midfielder Paul Pogba and defender Chris Smalling came up with the goods at the Etihad Stadium last weekend as Manchester United beat champions-elect Man City, Jose Mourinho spoke heavily about his attackers ahead of Sunday’s game against West Brom.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola referred to Tottenham Hotspur as the “Harry Kane team” in October, but six months on he is full of praise for the North Londoners.

Should City claim their third Premier League title, it would be the seventh league title of Guardiola’s managerial career, putting him one behind Jose Mourinho’s eight.

When Manchester City host Manchester United tomorrow evening, eyes will be fixated on the wealth of attacking talent both sides have – but little attention will be on the roles of Fernandinho and Nemanja Matic.

It’s the biggest fixture in English football and the 200th meeting between Manchester United and Liverpool.

This summer, Belgium and Brazil are two of the front runners to lift the FIFA World Cup in Russia – but before then two players who will be vying for a place as the main centre-forward in each team come face-to-face on opposite sides.

When goal-line technology was first introduced at the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil, it was happy days for football. But the trial of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) hasn’t proved as successful.