Chance to impress: Pellegrini ends Joe Hart’s Manchester City exile with Champions League starting spot
Manchester City take on Viktoria Plzen at the Etihad
Manchester’s 12-year-old snowboarding sensation nominated for Young Sports Personality of the Year
Tomski Robinson is hoping to emulate likes of Wayne Rooney and Andy Murray
I was in charge! Mike Phelan claims he was Manchester United boss in ‘all but name’ under Sir Alex Ferguson
Phelan left the club when David Moyes took over
Nothing but the best: Oldham boss Lee Johnson believes only perfection will do against ‘tough’ Shrewsbury
Oldham face a physical Shrewsbury side tonight
‘Just another game’: Rochdale keeper Josh Lillis casts loyalty aside as former club Scunthorpe come to town
Lillis spent six seasons at Scunthorpe
Mr Motivator: Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure lauds Manuel Pellegrini’s ‘unbelievable’ team talk
City midfielder claims speech inspired City to victory
More than 1,700 troubled Manchester families’ lives turned around in scheme tackling anti-social behaviour
Troubled families programme has helped 4,500 families nationwide
James Gaskell hails ‘armchair ride’ as Sale Sharks put four tries past rock-bottom Worcester
Sale triumph 26-10 and secure bonus point
‘The ref was right’: Manchester United boss David Moyes defends Wayne Rooney after Cardiff kick
Rooney appeared to kick Cardiff midfielder Jordan Mutch
In pictures: Cast a panoramic eye across city from atop Manchester Town Hall’s iconic gothic clock tower
Clock tower tours offer spectacular views of Manchester
Drug seizures across Manchester fall by 16% while police chief declares war on ‘addiction and its causes’
Drug seizures by GMP fell by nearly 2,000 in the past year