The days of free-flowing, attacking football at Manchester United look to be over as Louis van Gaal’s side continue with their possession-obsession style of play.

Despite the euphoria of Anthony Martial’s dazzling Old Trafford debut it was Manchester United’s Daley Blind who continues to impress.

The sight of Anthony Martial turning Martin Skrtel into human origami was a stark reminder of the magic that has been sadly lacking at Manchester United since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson.

With Manchester United set to line-up against Liverpool on Saturday without a locally-developed player in the side for the first time in Premier League history, the topic of home-grown talent is a contentious one.

Manchester United have been given a huge lift as they prepare for their heavyweight encounter against fierce rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford on Saturday.

United finished a relatively respectable 12th, whereas the Citizens fared much worse, ending up 67th, with several other clubs around them also having had recent large investments.

Ricky’s latest film Him Upstairs gets its Manchester debut this weekend as part of the Manchester International Film Festival.

Ex-Manchester City player James Milner, now a Liverpool player, turned down a £15,000 weekly salary increase to move to Anfield but doubts linger over what he will bring to a side in desperate need of real quality.

Former Manchester City striker Robbie Fowler has revealed his love for classic musicals helped him complete a gruelling 1200-mile drive across Europe as part of the Gumball Rally.

Manchester can be an example to the rest of the country according to the Chancellor George Osbourne who was speaking in the city yesterday.

We need to stop trying to ‘fix’ autism sufferers to make them think like us, and instead appreciate the condition for all its life-changing and beautiful characteristics.