themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-04--The agents from Netflix’s Million Dollar Beach House are selling in Manchester

Million Dollar Beach House landed on screens in late August , showcasing the day-to-day life of Nest Seekers ’ top agents , working in luxury real estate .
Overnight , it became the number one watched unscripted show on Netflix globally .
The international property brokerage has million-dollar mansions in the Hamptons , Miami , and now ... Manchester .
“ Manchester for us is the most vibrant city and completely and utterly on fire at the moment .
It seems to be the hottest piece of real estate in the UK , ” says Daniel McPeake , managing director @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It started to heat up about 12 months ago when everyone started talking about it , '' the 45-year-old Londoner said .
`` There ’ s so much happening , the town is crazy .
“ Over Covid , a lot of guys and girls I know in London have moved back to Manchester saying there ’ s £2m apartments in the centre .
It ’ s happening.
” Spencer McLeod , from Burnage , who started with the firm in February , is Nest Seekers first broker in the north , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the next few weeks .
Last week , he sold a Didsbury property - which was only on the market for five days - for £875,000 .
“ Personally I love Didsbury - I love the period houses , '' he said .
`` But it ’ s not a massive area and they ’ re typically terraced , so you have people paying massive premiums for gardens and parking .
“ We have property in the city centre obviously .
I have one in Knutsford at the £2m price point , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and we ’ re getting into Hale Barns . ''
“ I have friends in the south who are leaving university and are deciding whether to start a career in Manchester or London .
When that starts to become a topic of conversation , then you know Manchester is definitely on the map , '' Spencer adds .
“ A lot of industry has come over here in the past 12 months despite what ’ s going on .
It ’ s cheaper to run your business here than London or there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Developers in the city centre are constantly fighting over land .
If you look at Deansgate Towers , all that land has been bought and thousands and thousands of units are going up there , but people are still trying to buy land in that area .
`` It ’ s a massive risk as a developer because you have to think that the population is going to double in the next five years or else your investment isn ’ t going to work - but they have that faith.
” Spencer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ half of which are overseas .
He ’ s worked with investors in mainland China and in Singapore who have snapped up units in the city for around £300k .
He came across Nest Seekers ' European boss , Daniel McPeake , by chance through a mutual connection .
“ Spencer is like a stick of rock , ” Daniel said .
“ If you broke him in half he ’ d say ‘ Manchester forever ’ right down the middle .
When you ’ ve got someone completely passionate and with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his age , young , clever , switched on , you have to listen .
“ You have to listen to the young ; they ’ re the one ’ s renting , they ’ re driving the nightlife , the economy .
That moved my eyes firmly onto Manchester .
`` Investors we have in China are super interested in Manchester because they see it as the happening place , there ’ s a youth movement of young professionals of up to about 35-years-old - talent is sticking.
” Four more agents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ successful in Nest Seekers ' gruelling hiring process .
“ I ’ ve got guys and girls that have sent me six emails , missed calls , contacts on Linkedin , ” Daniel says .
“ Once you ’ re still hassling me two weeks later I 'll speak to you .
If you ca n't chase me , how are you going to chase someone who ’ s trying to sell their house ?
“ We ’ re not going to charge you to join us , '' he adds.
`` If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and we see it , we ’ re willing to bet on them and back them to deliver .
All we ask is when they ’ re successful , we share the profits.
” Newcomers have received expert training from the show ’ s Peggy Zabakolas over Zoom as well as tips from the company ’ s president Shawn Elliott .
Sales tactics go way beyond the usual .
“ We think ‘ what should we do to make sure everyone that needs to see this will see it ?
, '' Daniel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ luxury property .
`` At the top end of the market , properties don ’ t sell , they ’ re bought , '' he added .
`` You need to work out who the buyer is then personalise all the marketing material to that buyer .
“ If they ’ re into pink Ferraris , make sure there ’ s one on the drive in the video .
If Spencer wants to sell a property to one of the Manchester football players , then make sure we can book a seat behind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so Spencer can tap him on the shoulder and hand him a brochure .
“ Other estate agents may think it ’ s rude , it ’ s not , it ’ s exactly what he would want you to do .
`` We need to use laser accuracy to get to the buyers that one , can afford the homes , and two , complete on transaction .
`` Whether that means sending massive boxes of chocolate , with a brochure inside with £100 ; whether that ’ s sending a life-size @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a speech bubble saying ‘ we need to talk ’ .
It sounds crazy but if it ’ s done correctly , and laser driven to the people that can buy it , that ’ s a fantastic marketing campaign.
” Daniel says he expects house prices to double in Manchester over the next five to 10 years .
“ House prices can only increase in line with buyer demand , '' he said .
`` The demand has to be able to satisfy the prices being asked for .
`` Property @ @ @ @ @ @ @ micro effect of you moving into the house from the local corner shop you go to and the hairdressers , local services , to the plumber you ’ re getting round for a new bathroom .
“ In a global pandemic , prices are still going up .
It allows developers and councils the ability to build lots of social housing in really great areas to invigorate them .
`` When a developer comes in , there ’ s a certain amount of houses that it builds for social needs or keyworkers , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happen when there ’ s a spotlight on the city .
“ Maybe house prices will go up but access to housing has to then increase in line with that for developers to be able to get their planning applications through .
It shouldn ’ t be viewed as pricing everyone out.
” The property expert , who says there ’ s 'something definitely in the works ' for a UK reality property show , said Manchester will soon be showcased to buyers in the Hamptons , Brooklyn , Beverly Hills and Miami @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with all of them towns now .
We will take Manchester on tour and it will pop up in all the Nest Seekers store fronts across the US for two weeks .
It ’ s grown up , it ’ s matured , and has every bloody right to be there .
It ’ s not flat caps and whippets .
“ Manchester at the moment has just got some sort of attraction , Simon Cowell will probably say it ’ s got the X Factor .
It ’ s not wrong .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ It hasn ’ t even started on where it ’ s going to be .
It ’ s a sleeping giant and it has been for too long , it ’ s about to just shake everything off , and I think it ’ s going to become massive . ''
With 25 years experience , Daniel , who left school at 15 , is at the forefront of bridging the gap between the US and UK real estate industry .
After seeing one of Nest Seekers earlier shows in 2014 - Million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emailed founder Eddie Shapiro , who started the brokerage in 2001 .
Following a year of back and forth emails , Eddie asked to meet .
Daniel took the next flight out of London to be there on 5th Avenue in time for Eddie being there on his way into the office .
“ I was fed up with how the industry was portrayed in the UK and agents having a bad rep , '' Daniel said .
`` It really annoyed me .
If you bought a Rightmove subscription and wore a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agent - the barrier to entry was really low .
`` They ca n't pitch a service because they don ’ t offer one .
It took away the art of the sale and negotiation and what is at the beating heart of our industry .
“ But it needs to step forward as one .
It ’ s about time the industry is acknowledged for what it actually does and I ’ m all for bringing in more exams and regulation .
When you ’ re dealing with someone ’ s most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ big deal and needs to be handled correctly.
” Nest Seekers approach differs from the typical UK model - which sees agents make between £20k-£30k base salary , no matter how many houses they sell , with an average fee of one per cent .
Instead , agents at Nest Seekers are their own ‘ individual brand ’ , driven on performance with no basic salary , but charge a higher fee .
They also work with other agents to split commission in 'co-broking ' - with one representing the buyer and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their property is likely to be exposed to more potential buyers , they say , while buyers benefit as their interests are protected by their agent .
“ Who is going to work harder ?
” he asked .
“ Other industries have moved on , moved into freelance .
The term estate agent is dated - we ’ re one of the first brokerages here.
” “ The Nest Seekers model provides unmatched support , marketing , and technology to develop our agents as individual brands and create new , independent rock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ holistic service that is client focused , '' Daniel says .
Spencer , who was a competitive cyclist before he went into selling property , finds Nest Seekers ' way of doing business more exciting .
He started out as an 18-year-old at a local estate agent in Manchester on £18k a year , receiving £40 in commission whatever the property .
“ It was good experience for the first year-and-a-half because I didn ’ t know any better , '' he says .
`` There was no passion for the actual business @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , no one wanted to be there on a Saturday .
“ I thought , ‘ this could be an interesting job if you had the facilities and the people behind you to do it ’ .
There was no drive because no one was incentivised .
“ Properties would be in a right state and we ’ d list them , representing landlords , our clients .
We ’ d take pictures on our Samsung Galaxy phones and that would be it .
`` Upload to Rightmove then we ’ d sit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the demand was there but I thought ‘ are we marketing these properties or just doing something that actually anyone could do ?
’ ” Selling mid to high-end properties - the £875k Didsbury sale netted a £12,000 commission- suits his passion for architecture - and his belief that the industry needs shaking up .
“ I watched Million Dollar Listing NY .
I always saw that side of the industry and thought this is how it needs to be and as long as there 's a market here in Manchester , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing .
”

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Million Dollar Beach House landed on screens in late August, showcasing the day-to-day life of Nest Seekers’ top agents, working in luxury real estate.
Overnight, it became the number one watched unscripted show on Netflix globally.
The international property brokerage has million-dollar mansions in the Hamptons, Miami, and now... Manchester.
“Manchester for us is the most vibrant city and completely and utterly on fire at the moment. It seems to be the hottest piece of real estate in the UK,” says Daniel McPeake, managing director of Nest Seekers in Europe.
“It started to heat up about 12 months ago when everyone started talking about it," the 45-year-old Londoner said. "There’s so much happening, the town is crazy.
“Over Covid, a lot of guys and girls I know in London have moved back to Manchester saying there’s £2m apartments in the centre. It’s happening.”
Spencer McLeod, from Burnage, who started with the firm in February, is Nest Seekers first broker in the north, and says they have 20 listings arriving in the next few weeks.
Last week, he sold a Didsbury property - which was only on the market for five days - for £875,000.
“Personally I love Didsbury - I love the period houses," he said. "But it’s not a massive area and they’re typically terraced, so you have people paying massive premiums for gardens and parking.
“We have property in the city centre obviously. I have one in Knutsford at the £2m price point, which we’re staging with interior designers, and we’re getting into Hale Barns."
“I have friends in the south who are leaving university and are deciding whether to start a career in Manchester or London. When that starts to become a topic of conversation, then you know Manchester is definitely on the map," Spencer added.
“A lot of industry has come over here in the past 12 months despite what’s going on. It’s cheaper to run your business here than London or there’s potential to expand here.
“Developers in the city centre are constantly fighting over land. If you look at Deansgate Towers, all that land has been bought and thousands and thousands of units are going up there, but people are still trying to buy land in that area.
"It’s a massive risk as a developer because you have to think that the population is going to double in the next five years or else your investment isn’t going to work - but they have that faith.”
Spencer meets buyers through referrals and developers - half of which are overseas. He’s worked with investors in mainland China and in Singapore who have snapped up units in the city for around £300k.
He came across Nest Seekers' European boss, Daniel McPeake, by chance through a mutual connection.
(Image: Mark Waugh Manchester Press Photography Ltd)
“Spencer is like a stick of rock,” Daniel said. “If you broke him in half he’d say ‘Manchester forever’ right down the middle. When you’ve got someone completely passionate and with a 360 view of the city and someone his age, young, clever, switched on, you have to listen.
“You have to listen to the young; they’re the one’s renting, they’re driving the nightlife, the economy. That moved my eyes firmly onto Manchester.
"Investors we have in China are super interested in Manchester because they see it as the happening place, there’s a youth movement of young professionals of up to about 35-years-old - talent is sticking.”
Four more agents are joining Spencer in Manchester after being successful in Nest Seekers' gruelling hiring process.
“I’ve got guys and girls that have sent me six emails, missed calls, contacts on Linkedin,” Daniel said. “Once you’re still hassling me two weeks later I'll speak to you. If you can't chase me, how are you going to chase someone who’s trying to sell their house?
(Image: Nest Seekers)
“We’re not going to charge you to join us.
"If someone is willing to bet on themselves and we see it, we’re willing to bet on them and back them to deliver. All we ask is when they’re successful, we share the profits.”
Newcomers have received expert training from the show’s Peggy Zabakolas over Zoom as well as tips from the company’s president Shawn Elliott.
And sales tactics go way beyond the usual.
“We think ‘what should we do to make sure everyone that needs to see this will see it?," Daniel said of Nest Seekers approach to selling luxury property.
"At the top end of the market, properties don’t sell, they’re bought," he added. "You need to work out who the buyer is then personalise all the marketing material to that buyer.
(Image: Nest Seekers)
“If they’re into pink Ferraris, make sure there’s one on the drive in the video. If Spencer wants to sell a property to one of the Manchester football players, then make sure we can book a seat behind where he sits in the stadium, so Spencer can tap him on the shoulder and hand him a brochure.
“Other estate agents may think it’s rude, it’s not, it’s exactly what he would want you to do.
"We need to use laser accuracy to get to the buyers that one, can afford the homes, and two, complete on transaction.
"Whether that means sending massive boxes of chocolate, with a brochure inside with £100; whether that’s sending a life-size cut out of Spencer though the door with a speech bubble saying ‘we need to talk’. It sounds crazy but if it’s done correctly, and laser driven to the people that can buy it, that’s a fantastic marketing campaign.”
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Daniel also says he expects house prices to double in Manchester over the next five to 10 years.
“House prices can only increase in line with buyer demand," he said. "The demand has to be able to satisfy the prices being asked for.
"Property runs everything. There’s a micro effect of you moving into the house from the local corner shop you go to and the hairdressers, local services, to the plumber you’re getting round for a new bathroom.
“In a global pandemic, prices are still going up. It allows developers and councils the ability to build lots of social housing in really great areas to invigorate them.
"When a developer comes in, there’s a certain amount of houses that it builds for social needs or keyworkers, cost effective housing, that can only happen when there’s a spotlight on the city.
“Maybe house prices will go up but access to housing has to then increase in line with that for developers to be able to get their planning applications through. It shouldn’t be viewed as pricing everyone out.”
The property expert, who says there’s 'something definitely in the works' for a UK reality property show, said Manchester will soon be showcased to buyers in the Hamptons, Brooklyn, Beverly Hills and Miami.
He said: “It sits with all of them towns now. We will take Manchester on tour and it will pop up in all the Nest Seekers store fronts across the US for two weeks. It’s grown up, it’s matured, and has every bloody right to be there. It’s not flat caps and whippets.
“Manchester at the moment has just got some sort of attraction, Simon Cowell will probably say it’s got the X Factor. It’s not wrong. It’s drawing people.
“It hasn’t even started on where it’s going to be. It’s a sleeping giant and it has been for too long, it’s about to just shake everything off, and I think it’s going to become massive."
With 25 years experience, Daniel, who left school at 15, is at the forefront of bridging the gap between the US and UK real estate industry.
(Image: Nest Seekers)
After seeing one of Nest Seekers earlier shows in 2014 - Million Dollar Listing New York -the property expert emailed founder Eddie Shapiro, who started the brokerage in 2001.
Following a year of back and forth emails, Eddie asked to meet. Daniel took the next flight out of London to be there on 5th Avenue in time for Eddie being there on his way into the office.
“I was fed up with how the industry was portrayed in the UK and agents having a bad rep," Daniel said.
"It really annoyed me. If you bought a Rightmove subscription and wore a tie, you could call yourself an agent - the barrier to entry was really low.
"They can't pitch a service because they don’t offer one. It took away the art of the sale and negotiation and what is at the beating heart of our industry.
“But it needs to step forward as one. It’s about time the industry is acknowledged for what it actually does and I’m all for bringing in more exams and regulation. When you’re dealing with someone’s most expensive asset, it’s a big deal and needs to be handled correctly.”
Nest Seekers' approach differs from the typical UK model - which sees agents make between £20k-£30k base salary, no matter how many houses they sell, with an average fee of one per cent.
Instead, agents at Nest Seekers are their own ‘individual brand’, driven on performance with no basic salary, but charge a higher fee. They also work with other agents to split commission in 'co-broking' - with one representing the buyer and the other the seller.
Sellers benefit because their property is likely to be exposed to more potential buyers, they say, while buyers benefit as their interests are protected by their agent.
“Who is going to work harder?” he asked. “Other industries have moved on, moved into freelance. The term estate agent is dated - we’re one of the first brokerages here.”
“The Nest Seekers model provides unmatched support, marketing, and technology to develop our agents as individual brands and create new, independent rock stars of real estate that offer a holistic service that is client focused," Daniel says.
Spencer, who was a competitive cyclist before he went into selling property, finds Nest Seekers' way of doing business more exciting.
He started out as an 18-year-old at a local estate agent in Manchester on £18k a year, receiving £40 in commission whatever the property.
“It was good experience for the first year-and-a-half because I didn’t know any better," he said. "There was no passion for the actual business and no one wanted to be there, no one wanted to be there on a Saturday.
“I thought, ‘this could be an interesting job if you had the facilities and the people behind you to do it’. There was no drive because no one was incentivised.
“Properties would be in a right state and we’d list them, representing landlords, our clients. We’d take pictures on our Samsung Galaxy phones and that would be it.
"Upload to Rightmove then we’d sit there. Most would go out because the demand was there but I thought ‘are we marketing these properties or just doing something that actually anyone could do?’”
(Image: Nest Seekers)
Selling mid to high-end properties - the £875k Didsbury sale netted a £12,000 commission- suits his passion for architecture - and his belief that the industry needs shaking up.
“I watched Million Dollar Listing NY. I always saw that side of the industry and thought this is how it needs to be and as long as there's a market here in Manchester, you can always do a similar kind of thing.”


themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-04--Manchester Arena Inquiry: The missed opportunities to stop a terrorist

After two weeks of gut-wrenching testimony from the families of the 22 who died in the Manchester Arena terror attack , this week the inquiry into the atrocity turned to its central task - to find out if it could have been stopped and if deaths could have been prevented .
Already , missed opportunities have been identified and the organisations and companies involved seem to be at loggerheads , to the dismay of some of the families .
One QC said the families were n't interested in a witch-hunt but had spotted an ugly 'carousel of blame ' developing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ area seems to be the role of MI5 , which admitted suicide bomber Salman Abedi had come across their radar 18 times since 2010 .
The Libyan-heritage Fallowfield-raised Salford University student was made a 'subject of interest ' in 2014 - but the file was dropped four months later .
The security services uncovered links to six other people of interest to them and , even a few months before the Arena atrocity , more information came to light which had flagged him up for further investigation , although the meeting to discuss @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nine days after the bombing .
MI5 admitted a 'missed opportunity ' to stop Abedi when he landed at Manchester Airport just a few days before he launched his attack .
The first information it received about him was on December 30 , 2010 .
The agency lodged a 'trace request ' with the North West Counter Terrorism Unit .
Abedi had been linked to an address connected to a 'subject of interest ' .
Abedi was stop-searched by the police but nothing suspicious was found and there was no indication at that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ security , the inquiry heard .
He was linked to another subject of interest in 2013 and he became a subject of interest himself in March 2014 , but the file was closed four months later .
Efforts were made to establish the nature of his relationship with a second subject of interest and whether he might pose a threat to national security , the inquiry was told .
But the investigation was closed when it was deemed he had 'not engaged ' with the subjects concerned and there was 'no intelligence indicating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ security ' .
To give an idea of the scale of MI5 's task , however , there are 40,000 closed 'subject of interest ' cases .
He came to the attention of the agency again on a series of occasions in 2015 , because of his contacts with others , but it was decided that none of these contacts suggested he posed a threat to national security .
MI5 was also aware that Salman Abedi had visited a known extremist prisoner 'on more than one occasion ' , the inquiry was told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ security services but 'this did not result in any intelligence which was assessed to justify opening Salman Abedi as a SOI ' , the inquiry heard .
The prisoner concerned was not named by MI5 but he was named by another family QC as Abdalraouf Abdallah .
The barrister criticised the 'obsessive secrecy ' of the agency for attempting to air-brush out of existence a notorious terrorist recruiter who has been the subject of many news stories , including in the M.E.N .
The inquiry heard that on two separate occasions 'in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was received by MI5 about Salman Abedi , which at the time was dismissed as innocent or merely criminal rather than terrorist .
On 3 March 2017 Salman Abedi hit a 'priority indicator ' which , although not indicating any attack , meant he met the threshold for further investigation .
MI5 admits now that 'in retrospect ' this information - which was not described - was highly relevant in the light of what happened in May 2017 .
The decision not to re-open Abedi as a 'person of interest ' was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be 'understandable in all the circumstances ' .
But while the agency admitted things could have been handled differently , they questioned how this could have helped to disrupt Abedi 's attack planning , which had started in earnest at the beginning of 2017 , when he and his brother started to source chemicals for a bomb .
On May 8 it was decided Abedi should be referred for a 'low-level investigation ' to establish whether he had 're-engaged in Islamist extremist activity ' .
An MI5 meeting to consider that was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after the bombing .
The inquiry heard there was an opportunity to place Salman Abedi on 'ports action ' following his travel to Libya on 15 April 2017 , which would have led to his being stopped when he flew back to Manchester to carry out the bombing .
He was at the time a closed 'subject of interest ' case but MI5 now admit this was a 'missed opportunity ' , the inquiry was told .
The inquiry heard many other revelations : that high level national terror cops had NO information @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his strike ; that British Transport Police only had four officers on duty at Victoria Station but none were stationed in the Arena foyer ; that North West Ambulance Service had NO ambulances stationed in the city centre ready to be dispatched , and only eight in the whole of Greater Manchester , although this was considered a normal state of affairs ; and that GMP 's force duty officer , Dale Sexton , decided NOT to tell other agencies that he had declared Operation Plato , when it is suspected there is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fear it would prompt those caring for casualties to abandon the task and cost lives .
It was a brave call which has been praised previously in the Kerslake report - but the inquiry heard that it was one his bosses thought was wrong .
Many of the injuries suffered that night are thought to have been unsurvivable - but the case of John Atkinson , 28 , from Radcliffe , may well be different : he was captured on CCTV , although this footage was referenced rather than played at the inquiry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the smoke cleared - but it was one hour and 15 minutes before he was loaded onto an ambulance trolley and CPR was commenced .
The inquiry heard how a complete stranger , Roger Blake , tended to him until expert help arrived , giving him water and applying bandages , one of countless acts of individual acts of courage or kindness being highlighted during the inquiry .
`` It felt like ages before anyone came to help , '' Mr Blake said .
The seriously injured Mr Atkinson said : `` I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ? ''
A paramedic is said to have replied 'not on my watch ' but he died later that night .
Mr Atkinson had been taken away from the City Room on a makeshift stretcher , a cardboard advertising hoarding , from which he fell when it broke .
The inquiry will consider whether it was the right call to move casualties from the City Room to the railway station concourse to be treated .
Only one paramedic was in the City Room , the name of the foyer which was the centre @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minutes after the detonation , and only two others went in later , the inquiry heard .
The desperate pleas of police officers at the scene , captured on their body-cameras , have been heard in the inquiry .
`` We need ambulances , mate , massively , '' said one .
`` We need paramedics like f***ing yesterday , '' said another .
`` I know it 's a daft question but are the ambulances coming ? ''
asked another .
On Wednesday Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service apologised for taking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but it pointed to the 'silence ' of GMP that night and a notorious training exercise which took place a year earlier at the Trafford Centre where there was alleged to have been a similar silence from the police .
Andrew Warnock QC , representing Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service ( GMFRS ) on behalf of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority , said : `` It is unacceptable that it took over two hours for the fire and rescue service to attend the Arena .
`` On behalf of GMFRS we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and victims that we are sorry that this happened .
`` The inquiry will hear evidence from many individual GMFRS witnesses who still have profound feelings of frustration and deep anguish that they were not there to help . ''
He conceded there had been 'failures in communication ' and 'an unforeseen gap in incident command ' .
Fire service bosses had not been able to reach GMP 's force duty officer and so they assumed it was a continuing terror attack , he said .
`` Silence from partner agencies as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the police were dealing with an on-going armed threat , '' he said .
The QC pointed to an infamous training drill at the Trafford Centre in May 2016 which replicated a marauding terrorist attack .
At the time police chiefs had to apologise when the man playing the suicide bomber shouted 'Allahu Akbar ' as he 'detonated ' his fake bomb at the beginning of the drill , which was filmed by the media .
Mr Warnock said said neither the fire service nor specialist ambulance crews received any contact from GMP @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contact the police commanders proved unsuccessful ' , an echo of what would happen at the Arena a year later .
The QC said : `` The result was a delay of at least one-and-a-half hours in both the fire and ambulance services being deployed to the Trafford Centre . ''
The inquiry has heard that Abedi made his final approach from the Metrolink platform to the Arena , via the Victoria railway station concourse , during a 22-minute period when no BTP officer was patrolling the station .
No BTP officer was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the bomb went off .
PC Jessica Bullough and PCSO Mark Renshaw left the station at 7.27pm to buy food and returned 45 minutes later , at 8.12pm , to eat in a room at the station .
The officers resumed their patrols at 9.37pm , some two hours and ten minutes after they had left to buy food , the inquiry has been told .
CCTV images showed PCSOs Lewis Brown and Jon Morrey conducting a routine check of the railway station toilets 59 seconds after Abedi had exited .
PCSOs Morrey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their hour-long break from 9.15pm , meaning no BTP officers were patrolling the station for 22 minutes until PC Bullough and PCSO Renshaw resumed their duties .
CCTV shown to the inquiry on Thursday showed the four officers in or near the City Room as excited concert-goers made their way into the gig but by the time of the detonation they were at the 'war memorial ' entry to the adjacent railway station .
Footage showed Abedi , carrying a large rucksack , walking past two Showsec stewards at at 8.50pm .
Later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by a dad who was there to pick up his daughter , known as Witness A , who asked him 'what have you got in your rucksack ? '
.
That was just a few minutes before the explosion .
The concerns were reported to Arena security but no action was taken .
One of those stewards is Kyle Lawler , aged 18 at the time , who has been granted legal aid so he can be represented at the inquiry because , the chairman has said , he may be subject to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ read a portion of a statement Mr Lawler had made in which he said : `` I did not think Salman Abedi was really a terrorist .
I did n't think I was going to be so unlucky to be in such a situation .
It seemed unreal .
If you could have given me any scenario what actually happened next would have been on the bottom of my list .
Nevertheless , I handed it over to control for them to decide what to do . ''
Mr Lawler , it emerged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ working that night .
He said he tried but could not get through to report his concerns about Abedi .
The families have no intention to apportion blame or be involved in a 'witch-hunt ' , said Duncan Atkinson QC , representing one group of families .
But they did want to identify anyone who 'failed to protect them ' .
They had noted , he said , that some of the 'public authorities and corporate bodies ' concerned with security arrangements 'have sought in a brief departure from the carousel of blame @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' .
The suggestion prompted a response the following day when Patrick Gibbs QC , acting for BTP , said : `` BTP believes that the overall response to the attack by its officers and staff was extremely good .
`` We believe that each of our officers did his or her best on the night and that they demonstrated a body of courage of which they should be proud .
And BTP believes the same is true of the officers of GMP and the staff and medics of the Arena and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Northern Rail staff and all those brave members of the public who joined in .
`` In fact , some of the most striking images from the night ... are of different combinations of men and women from each of those organisations and from no organisation at all rescuing the injured in gangs from the foyer to the concourse and then going back into the smoke again and again .
`` We at BTP have nothing negative to say about any of those organisations in this inquiry .
We ’ ve blamed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ date and I ’ m certainly not about to do so now . ''
The carousel had been 'set spinning ' but he insisted he was n't about to get on it .
Addressing the chairman of the inquiry Sir John Saunders , he said : `` We doubt you ’ ll find that game attractive and it ’ s certainly not a game that I ’ m going to play . ''
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After two weeks of gut-wrenching testimony from the families of the 22 who died in the Manchester Arena terror attack, this week the inquiry into the atrocity turned to its central task - to find out if it could have been stopped and if deaths could have been prevented.
Already, missed opportunities have been identified and the organisations and companies involved seem to be at loggerheads, to the dismay of some of the families.
One QC said the families weren't interested in a witch-hunt but had spotted an ugly 'carousel of blame' developing between those organisations.
The most contentious area seems to be the role of MI5, which admitted suicide bomber Salman Abedi had come across their radar 18 times since 2010.
The Libyan-heritage Fallowfield-raised Salford University student was made a 'subject of interest' in 2014 - but the file was dropped four months later.
The security services uncovered links to six other people of interest to them and, even a few months before the Arena atrocity, more information came to light which had flagged him up for further investigation, although the meeting to discuss his case was scheduled to take place nine days after the bombing.
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MI5 admitted a 'missed opportunity' to stop Abedi when he landed at Manchester Airport just a few days before he launched his attack.
The first information it received about him was on December 30, 2010. The agency lodged a 'trace request' with the North West Counter Terrorism Unit. Abedi had been linked to an address connected to a 'subject of interest'.
Abedi was stop-searched by the police but nothing suspicious was found and there was no indication at that stage he was a risk to national security, the inquiry heard.
He was linked to another subject of interest in 2013 and he became a subject of interest himself in March 2014, but the file was closed four months later.
Efforts were made to establish the nature of his relationship with a second subject of interest and whether he might pose a threat to national security, the inquiry was told.
But the investigation was closed when it was deemed he had 'not engaged' with the subjects concerned and there was 'no intelligence indicating that he posed a threat to national security'.
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To give an idea of the scale of MI5's task, however, there are 40,000 closed 'subject of interest' cases.
He came to the attention of the agency again on a series of occasions in 2015, because of his contacts with others, but it was decided that none of these contacts suggested he posed a threat to national security.
MI5 was also aware that Salman Abedi had visited a known extremist prisoner 'on more than one occasion', the inquiry was told.
More information was sought by the security services but 'this did not result in any intelligence which was assessed to justify opening Salman Abedi as a SOI', the inquiry heard.
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The prisoner concerned was not named by MI5 but he was named by another family QC as Abdalraouf Abdallah. The barrister criticised the 'obsessive secrecy' of the agency for attempting to air-brush out of existence a notorious terrorist recruiter who has been the subject of many news stories, including in the M.E.N.
The inquiry heard that on two separate occasions 'in the months prior to the attack' intelligence was received by MI5 about Salman Abedi, which at the time was dismissed as innocent or merely criminal rather than terrorist.
On 3 March 2017 Salman Abedi hit a 'priority indicator' which, although not indicating any attack, meant he met the threshold for further investigation.
MI5 admits now that 'in retrospect' this information - which was not described - was highly relevant in the light of what happened in May 2017. The decision not to re-open Abedi as a 'person of interest' was a 'finely balanced one' but one said to be 'understandable in all the circumstances'.
But while the agency admitted things could have been handled differently, they questioned how this could have helped to disrupt Abedi's attack planning, which had started in earnest at the beginning of 2017, when he and his brother started to source chemicals for a bomb.
On May 8 it was decided Abedi should be referred for a 'low-level investigation' to establish whether he had 're-engaged in Islamist extremist activity'.
An MI5 meeting to consider that was scheduled for May 31, nine days after the bombing.
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The inquiry heard there was an opportunity to place Salman Abedi on 'ports action' following his travel to Libya on 15 April 2017, which would have led to his being stopped when he flew back to Manchester to carry out the bombing.
He was at the time a closed 'subject of interest' case but MI5 now admit this was a 'missed opportunity', the inquiry was told.
The inquiry heard many other revelations: that high level national terror cops had NO information about Salman Abedi before he carried out his strike; that British Transport Police only had four officers on duty at Victoria Station but none were stationed in the Arena foyer; that North West Ambulance Service had NO ambulances stationed in the city centre ready to be dispatched, and only eight in the whole of Greater Manchester, although this was considered a normal state of affairs; and that GMP's force duty officer, Dale Sexton, decided NOT to tell other agencies that he had declared Operation Plato, when it is suspected there is a continuing marauding terror strike, for fear it would prompt those caring for casualties to abandon the task and cost lives.
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It was a brave call which has been praised previously in the Kerslake report - but the inquiry heard that it was one his bosses thought was wrong.
Many of the injuries suffered that night are thought to have been unsurvivable - but the case of John Atkinson, 28, from Radcliffe, may well be different: he was captured on CCTV, although this footage was referenced rather than played at the inquiry, crawling through the City Room after the smoke cleared - but it was one hour and 15 minutes before he was loaded onto an ambulance trolley and CPR was commenced.
The inquiry heard how a complete stranger, Roger Blake, tended to him until expert help arrived, giving him water and applying bandages, one of countless acts of individual acts of courage or kindness being highlighted during the inquiry.
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"It felt like ages before anyone came to help," Mr Blake said.
The seriously injured Mr Atkinson said: "I'm going to die aren't I?"
A paramedic is said to have replied 'not on my watch' but he died later that night.
Mr Atkinson had been taken away from the City Room on a makeshift stretcher, a cardboard advertising hoarding, from which he fell when it broke. The inquiry will consider whether it was the right call to move casualties from the City Room to the railway station concourse to be treated.
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Only one paramedic was in the City Room, the name of the foyer which was the centre of the blast, up until 40 minutes after the detonation, and only two others went in later, the inquiry heard.
The desperate pleas of police officers at the scene, captured on their body-cameras, have been heard in the inquiry.
"We need ambulances, mate, massively," said one.
"We need paramedics like f***ing yesterday," said another.
"I know it's a daft question but are the ambulances coming?" asked another.
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On Wednesday Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service apologised for taking two hours to respond to the attack, but it pointed to the 'silence' of GMP that night and a notorious training exercise which took place a year earlier at the Trafford Centre where there was alleged to have been a similar silence from the police.
Andrew Warnock QC, representing Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) on behalf of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, said: "It is unacceptable that it took over two hours for the fire and rescue service to attend the Arena.
"On behalf of GMFRS we would like to say to the families and victims that we are sorry that this happened.
"The inquiry will hear evidence from many individual GMFRS witnesses who still have profound feelings of frustration and deep anguish that they were not there to help."
He conceded there had been 'failures in communication' and 'an unforeseen gap in incident command'.
Fire service bosses had not been able to reach GMP's force duty officer and so they assumed it was a continuing terror attack, he said.
"Silence from partner agencies as the night went on fed the assumption that the police were dealing with an on-going armed threat," he said.
The QC pointed to an infamous training drill at the Trafford Centre in May 2016 which replicated a marauding terrorist attack.
At the time police chiefs had to apologise when the man playing the suicide bomber shouted 'Allahu Akbar' as he 'detonated' his fake bomb at the beginning of the drill, which was filmed by the media.
Mr Warnock said said neither the fire service nor specialist ambulance crews received any contact from GMP during the drill and that 'attempts to contact the police commanders proved unsuccessful', an echo of what would happen at the Arena a year later.
The QC said: "The result was a delay of at least one-and-a-half hours in both the fire and ambulance services being deployed to the Trafford Centre."
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The inquiry has heard that Abedi made his final approach from the Metrolink platform to the Arena, via the Victoria railway station concourse, during a 22-minute period when no BTP officer was patrolling the station. No BTP officer was in or near the City Room when the bomb went off.
PC Jessica Bullough and PCSO Mark Renshaw left the station at 7.27pm to buy food and returned 45 minutes later, at 8.12pm, to eat in a room at the station. The officers resumed their patrols at 9.37pm, some two hours and ten minutes after they had left to buy food, the inquiry has been told.
CCTV images showed PCSOs Lewis Brown and Jon Morrey conducting a routine check of the railway station toilets 59 seconds after Abedi had exited.
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PCSOs Morrey and Brown are said to have started their hour-long break from 9.15pm, meaning no BTP officers were patrolling the station for 22 minutes until PC Bullough and PCSO Renshaw resumed their duties.
CCTV shown to the inquiry on Thursday showed the four officers in or near the City Room as excited concert-goers made their way into the gig but by the time of the detonation they were at the 'war memorial' entry to the adjacent railway station.
Footage showed Abedi, carrying a large rucksack, walking past two Showsec stewards at at 8.50pm.
Later Abedi was said to have been challenged by a dad who was there to pick up his daughter, known as Witness A, who asked him 'what have you got in your rucksack?'.
That was just a few minutes before the explosion. The concerns were reported to Arena security but no action was taken.
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One of those stewards is Kyle Lawler, aged 18 at the time, who has been granted legal aid so he can be represented at the inquiry because, the chairman has said, he may be subject to criticism.
The inquiry was this week read a portion of a statement Mr Lawler had made in which he said: "I did not think Salman Abedi was really a terrorist. I didn't think I was going to be so unlucky to be in such a situation. It seemed unreal. If you could have given me any scenario what actually happened next would have been on the bottom of my list. Nevertheless, I handed it over to control for them to decide what to do."
Mr Lawler, it emerged, has said the radios weren't working that night. He said he tried but could not get through to report his concerns about Abedi.
The families have no intention to apportion blame or be involved in a 'witch-hunt', said Duncan Atkinson QC, representing one group of families.
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But they did want to identify anyone who 'failed to protect them'.
They had noted, he said, that some of the 'public authorities and corporate bodies' concerned with security arrangements 'have sought in a brief departure from the carousel of blame between themselves to deflect investigation of issues'.
The suggestion prompted a response the following day when Patrick Gibbs QC, acting for BTP, said: "BTP believes that the overall response to the attack by its officers and staff was extremely good.
"We believe that each of our officers did his or her best on the night and that they demonstrated a body of courage of which they should be proud. And BTP believes the same is true of the officers of GMP and the staff and medics of the Arena and the ambulance service and the TravelSafe officers and the Northern Rail staff and all those brave members of the public who joined in.
"In fact, some of the most striking images from the night... are of different combinations of men and women from each of those organisations and from no organisation at all rescuing the injured in gangs from the foyer to the concourse and then going back into the smoke again and again.
"We at BTP have nothing negative to say about any of those organisations in this inquiry . We’ve blamed none of them in our responses to date and I ’m certainly not about to do so now."
The carousel had been 'set spinning' but he insisted he wasn't about to get on it.
Addressing the chairman of the inquiry Sir John Saunders, he said: "We doubt you’ll find that game attractive and it’s certainly not a game that I’m going to play."
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themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-04--Man Utd fans say same thing about Roy Keane during hammering vs Tottenham

Manchester United fans were missing Roy Keane in their team 's humiliation at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur .
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 's men were thrashed 6-1 by Spurs as Jose Mourinho enjoyed his return to Old Trafford .
It all started so well for United as Bruno Fernandes put them into an early lead from the penalty spot .
But it was downhill from there as the visitors came roaring back .
To make matters worse , the hosts had Anthony Martial sent off in the first half .
Tottenham took full advantage , leaving United fans fuming .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to mince his words but was not on duty in the Sky Sports studio to share his thoughts on this occasion - unfortunately or fortunately depending on your point of view .
Plenty of United fans would have liked to hear from him .
Here 's what some had to say on Twitter .
Rob Peters : Sky Sports need to get Roy Keane on a zoom call for the post-match analysis .
He 'd be box office talking about this United performance .
@ jackkutd : The worst thing about this game @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the studio .
@ siddkhastgir : Can we please unleash Roy Keane into the # MUFC dressing room after this match ... @ HeathJD_ : If Roy Keane was in that studio today you would ’ ve witnessed the most box office TV of all time .
@ TykieKyle : Need to see what Roy Keane is saying right now .
@ _zolutho : I remember when Roy Keane compared these players to leopards and how they wo n't change their spots .
Just like Mourinho they 'll throw Ole under the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was spot on !
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@ sadiqfarooq : Honeymoon period is over for Ole as stated by Roy Keane .
@ JonathanMortim9 : This is excruciating to watch # MUFC - I hope Roy Keane isn ’ t in the vicinity of OT , I ’ d fear for the safety of Maguire ... @ OffTheBallLive : Sky have missed a trick by not having Roy Keane in the studio .
Christ that would be carnage .
@ Doublewithice : I wish Roy Keane was in the Sky studio today .
Lol @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a taxi for Roy Keane and get him in the studio for the post match analysis .

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Manchester United fans were missing Roy Keane in their team's humiliation at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men were thrashed 6-1 by Spurs as Jose Mourinho enjoyed his return to Old Trafford.
It all started so well for United as Bruno Fernandes put them into an early lead from the penalty spot. But it was downhill from there as the visitors came roaring back.
To make matters worse, the hosts had Anthony Martial sent off in the first half. Tottenham took full advantage, leaving United fans fuming.
Outspoken club legend Keane is never one to mince his words but was not on duty in the Sky Sports studio to share his thoughts on this occasion - unfortunately or fortunately depending on your point of view.
Plenty of United fans would have liked to hear from him. Here's what some had to say on Twitter.
Rob Peters: Sky Sports need to get Roy Keane on a zoom call for the post-match analysis. He'd be box office talking about this United performance.
@jackkutd: The worst thing about this game is that Roy Keane isn’t in the studio.
@siddkhastgir: Can we please unleash Roy Keane into the #MUFC dressing room after this match...
@HeathJD_: If Roy Keane was in that studio today you would’ve witnessed the most box office TV of all time.
@TykieKyle: Need to see what Roy Keane is saying right now.
@Priskilla1807: Get me Roy Keane ASAP!
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@_zolutho: I remember when Roy Keane compared these players to leopards and how they won't change their spots. Just like Mourinho they'll throw Ole under the bus with performances like today. He was spot on!!!
@sadiqfarooq: Honeymoon period is over for Ole as stated by Roy Keane.
@JonathanMortim9: This is excruciating to watch #MUFC - I hope Roy Keane isn’t in the vicinity of OT, I’d fear for the safety of Maguire...
@OffTheBallLive: Sky have missed a trick by not having Roy Keane in the studio. Christ that would be carnage.
@Doublewithice: I wish Roy Keane was in the Sky studio today. Lol.
@iamaffiya: FUMING MORE THAN ROY KEANE TODAY!!!
@Enigmahimovic: They should send a taxi for Roy Keane and get him in the studio for the post match analysis.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-04--Jose Mourinho exploits Manchester United's weaknesses he had warned them about

Manchester United supporters used to chant 'Jose 's at the wheel ' before it was changed to 'Ole ' and Solskjaer is taking them towards the precipice .
At 4-1 , the broadcasters homed in on Ed Woodward , grateful for the mask to conceal his embarrassment at another home thumping , United 's result immediately entered the pantheon of modern meltdowns with Arsenal 's 8-2 destruction at Old Trafford , Brazil 's 7-1 evisceration by Germany , Barcelona 's 8-2 annihilation by Bayern Munich in August .
At 6-1 , Woodward was on his phone , possibly tendering his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mourinho finally got his five-goal victory at Old Trafford and then some .
This was a worse United performance than the 6-1 capitulation in the 2011 derby and Sir Alex Ferguson 's most succinct team talk of 'lads , it 's Tottenham ' now has a more haunting meaning .
The final score did not do justice to the humiliation .
Whatever the mitigation of a lack of pre-season and the swift , inevitable onset of fatigue felt by some players , United are the makers of their downfall .
Another dilatory transfer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrival of an over-the-hill 30-something striker and key areas not reinforced .
United will announce two signings before Monday 's 11pm transfer deadline and neither are a centre half .
Nobody - not even Solskjaer - demanded one more than Mourinho and United 's most successful manager in these fallow years returned to trample over a defence that is regressing .
United shipped four goals in a Premier League first-half for the first time with a back four that cost £191million and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is responsible for signing two of them .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ most expensive defender and appointed him captain and Tottenham 's triumph signalled his nadir .
The irony is Maguire was shortlisted by Mourinho a year before United spent £80m on him .
Edinson Cavani touched down in Manchester on Sunday and is all but certain to start at Newcastle on October 17 , with Anthony Martial suspended for petulantly reacting to Erik Lamela 's aggressive shove with United 2-1 down .
Lamela dubiously avoided expulsion by the Video Assistant Referee and Martial waited around for a review that was not forthcoming .
Cavani @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also unavailable for the visits of Chelsea and Arsenal .
Spurs were threatening a third before Martial departed in the 28th minute and , just like in the simmering summer of 2018 , the defence has left United paralysed in the market .
Alex Telles , the Brazilian left-back , checked in at Carrington for his medical with United 4-1 down at half-time but , at 27 , is unlikely to plug the gaps while United are devoid of a world-class centre half .
The peaks and troughs of a window are partly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ game , it emerged United had scheduled medicals for Cavani and Telles .
Then Maguire flattened the curve with his haphazard heading and cumbersome calamities .
Maguire played United into trouble twice in as many seconds to gift Tanguy Ndombele a swift equaliser and fouled Harry Kane , alert enough to send the slick Son through to motor past Eric Bailly and nervelessly dink the ball over De Gea .
This was the first Premier League pairing of Bailly and Maguire and it was a minor miracle it lasted beyond the interval , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fernandes .
Bailly 's stock has soared through one league start in 17 months and Lindelof 's has headed in the opposite direction amid Solskjaer 's Scandinavian solidarity .
Lindelof 's demotion was overdue but Bailly has form for clangers and he duly delivered with the errant pass that led to Tottenham 's third .
Axel Tuanzebe , nearing match fitness , is overdue a run if he stays free of injury .
`` Talk .
Talk , Eric , '' Maguire commanded .
He needed to give himself a talking to .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ through Steven Bergwijn in June and United paid £80million to ensure there would not be a repeat of their porous 2018-19 campaign ; their worst in the top flight in 40 years .
United have already sieved four more goals than they did in their first three matches two seasons ago but an undisputed world-class centre half is going to have to wait until next year .
Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Luke Shaw , full-backs who cost £81m between them , needed telling when to venture forward and when to hold the fort , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United .
A cruise liner could have occupied the space down Shaw 's side as he repeatedly abandoned his station and Spurs scored twice through moving the ball down their right .
Mourinho predicted as a pundit on Maguire 's United debut he would soon discover he has to cover for Shaw going AWOL and Spurs exploited it with alarming ease .
David de Gea has not looked as animated as he has in United 's first three league games and they have already shipped more home league goals than they did in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world-class defenders occupied almost every role in their back five .
One of them , Patrice Evra , was on punditry duty and demanded all XI starters be dropped .
Evra had already lacerated Maguire and his leadership credentials .
Evra 's one-time prodigy , Paul Pogba , was abject against his renascent compatriot Ndombele and gifted Kane a spotkick for the sixth .
The midfield trident of Pogba , Matic and Fernandes were powerless to mollify Tottenham , devoid of the influential Giovani Lo Celso and Son and Kane were impressible , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so auspiciously for United .
Martial clumsily upended by Davinson Sanchez inside 24 seconds and Fernandes converted his 10th successive penalty for United .
Then Maguire misjudged a header and the dam burst .

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Manchester United supporters used to chant 'Jose's at the wheel' before it was changed to 'Ole' and Solskjaer is taking them towards the precipice.
At 4-1, the broadcasters homed in on Ed Woodward, grateful for the mask to conceal his embarrassment at another home thumping, United's result immediately entered the pantheon of modern meltdowns with Arsenal's 8-2 destruction at Old Trafford, Brazil's 7-1 evisceration by Germany, Barcelona's 8-2 annihilation by Bayern Munich in August. At 6-1, Woodward was on his phone, possibly tendering his resignation or suggesting Solskjaer's sacking.
Mourinho finally got his five-goal victory at Old Trafford and then some. This was a worse United performance than the 6-1 capitulation in the 2011 derby and Sir Alex Ferguson's most succinct team talk of 'lads, it's Tottenham' now has a more haunting meaning.
The final score did not do justice to the humiliation. Whatever the mitigation of a lack of pre-season and the swift, inevitable onset of fatigue felt by some players, United are the makers of their downfall. Another dilatory transfer window is about to end with the arrival of an over-the-hill 30-something striker and key areas not reinforced.
United will announce two signings before Monday's 11pm transfer deadline and neither are a centre half. Nobody - not even Solskjaer - demanded one more than Mourinho and United's most successful manager in these fallow years returned to trample over a defence that is regressing.
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United shipped four goals in a Premier League first-half for the first time with a back four that cost £191million and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is responsible for signing two of them. He made Harry Maguire the world's most expensive defender and appointed him captain and Tottenham's triumph signalled his nadir. The irony is Maguire was shortlisted by Mourinho a year before United spent £80m on him.
Edinson Cavani touched down in Manchester on Sunday and is all but certain to start at Newcastle on October 17, with Anthony Martial suspended for petulantly reacting to Erik Lamela's aggressive shove with United 2-1 down. Lamela dubiously avoided expulsion by the Video Assistant Referee and Martial waited around for a review that was not forthcoming. Cavani's arrival is especially timing with Martial also unavailable for the visits of Chelsea and Arsenal.
Spurs were threatening a third before Martial departed in the 28th minute and, just like in the simmering summer of 2018, the defence has left United paralysed in the market. Alex Telles, the Brazilian left-back, checked in at Carrington for his medical with United 4-1 down at half-time but, at 27, is unlikely to plug the gaps while United are devoid of a world-class centre half.
The peaks and troughs of a window are partly dictated by the matches. Before the game, it emerged United had scheduled medicals for Cavani and Telles. Then Maguire flattened the curve with his haphazard heading and cumbersome calamities.
Maguire played United into trouble twice in as many seconds to gift Tanguy Ndombele a swift equaliser and fouled Harry Kane, alert enough to send the slick Son through to motor past Eric Bailly and nervelessly dink the ball over De Gea.
This was the first Premier League pairing of Bailly and Maguire and it was a minor miracle it lasted beyond the interval, when Solskjaer hooked Nemanja Matic and Bruno Fernandes. Bailly's stock has soared through one league start in 17 months and Lindelof's has headed in the opposite direction amid Solskjaer's Scandinavian solidarity. Lindelof's demotion was overdue but Bailly has form for clangers and he duly delivered with the errant pass that led to Tottenham's third. Axel Tuanzebe, nearing match fitness, is overdue a run if he stays free of injury.
"Talk. Talk, Eric," Maguire commanded. He needed to give himself a talking to. Spurs exposed Maguire on their own patch through Steven Bergwijn in June and United paid £80million to ensure there would not be a repeat of their porous 2018-19 campaign; their worst in the top flight in 40 years. United have already sieved four more goals than they did in their first three matches two seasons ago but an undisputed world-class centre half is going to have to wait until next year.
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Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Luke Shaw, full-backs who cost £81m between them, needed telling when to venture forward and when to hold the fort, not that Spurs had any trouble breaching United. A cruise liner could have occupied the space down Shaw's side as he repeatedly abandoned his station and Spurs scored twice through moving the ball down their right. Mourinho predicted as a pundit on Maguire's United debut he would soon discover he has to cover for Shaw going AWOL and Spurs exploited it with alarming ease.
David de Gea has not looked as animated as he has in United's first three league games and they have already shipped more home league goals than they did in the entirety of 2007-08, back when world-class defenders occupied almost every role in their back five. One of them, Patrice Evra, was on punditry duty and demanded all XI starters be dropped. Evra had already lacerated Maguire and his leadership credentials.
Evra's one-time prodigy, Paul Pogba, was abject against his renascent compatriot Ndombele and gifted Kane a spotkick for the sixth. The midfield trident of Pogba, Matic and Fernandes were powerless to mollify Tottenham, devoid of the influential Giovani Lo Celso and Son and Kane were impressible, both registering twice.
It had started so auspiciously for United. Martial clumsily upended by Davinson Sanchez inside 24 seconds and Fernandes converted his 10th successive penalty for United. Then Maguire misjudged a header and the dam burst.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-04--Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur highlights and reaction

Manchester United suffered their joint-worst Premier League defeat on Sunday as they were beaten 6-1 by Tottenham at Old Trafford @ @ @ @ @ to kick-off that the club has lined up medicals for Alex Telles and Edinson Cavani @ @ @ @ @ pre-match optimism was soon quelled as United surrendered an early lead to trail 2-1 in @ @ @ @ @ Martial was sent off in the 29th minute after an off-the-ball incident involving Erik Lamela @ @ @ @ @ player drop to the deck despite having instigated the altercation himself .
United capitulated following @ @ @ @ @ conceding twice more before the break and twice after it .
United have two weeks @ @ @ @ @ , with an international break coming up .
International transfer deadline day is tomorrow and @ @ @ @ @ whether the Reds will look to add to the additions of Telles and Cavani .
@ @ @ @ @ reaction to the loss .

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Manchester United suffered their joint-worst Premier League defeat on Sunday as they were beaten 6-1 by Tottenham at Old Trafford.
MEN Sport revealed prior to kick-off that the club has lined up medicals for Alex Telles and Edinson Cavani on Sunday evening but any pre-match optimism was soon quelled as United surrendered an early lead to trail 2-1 in the seventh minute.
Anthony Martial was sent off in the 29th minute after an off-the-ball incident involving Erik Lamela, which saw the Spurs player drop to the deck despite having instigated the altercation himself.
United capitulated following the Frenchman's dismissal, conceding twice more before the break and twice after it.
United have two weeks to stew over the loss, with an international break coming up. International transfer deadline day is tomorrow and it remains to be seen whether the Reds will look to add to the additions of Telles and Cavani.
Follow our blog below for reaction to the loss.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-04--Manchester United player ratings: Luke Shaw and Paul Pogba awful

A lamb to the slaughter .
Not visibly at fault for any of the goals and had the misfortune of playing behind William Prunier impressionists .
4 Had to be told when to go forward again and Son Heung-min rode roughshod over him .
Been out of form since he came back .
2 Bailly 's return , though deserved , went as badly as one could have predicted .
All over the place for some of the goals and could not neuter Son or Harry Kane .
2 The nadir of his United career .
Haphazard defending , clumsy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Son , Kane and Tanguy Ndombele .
1 Abandoned his station time and again and Tottenham scored a couple of goals down his side .
Utterly humiliated and should have been sent off .
0 Tottenham preyed on Matic 's immobility and he just could not keep up with their fast breaks .
Hooked at the interval .
2 Bulldozed by compatriot Ndombele and so casual at times .
Conceded a penalty and did not vindicate his starting role after performing midweek at Brighton .
1 Scored the opener but ceded possession @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quick-witted for Fernandes .
Substituted at half-time .
3 Could not get into the game whatsoever amid Tottenham 's quick counter-attacking .
Just as well he has got a two-week rest .
3 Hit the post , although he was eventually flagged offside .
Out of sorts yet again and could not reinvigorate United .
3 Stupidly sent off for reacting to Erik Lamela at 2-1 and United folded like cards .
Suspended for three league games .
2 Did not excel in the damage limitation exercise .
4 Came on late enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brush .
5 The team Solskjaer selected was logical enough and he was let down by individual errors .
But he did nothing as Spurs ran riot in the first-half and by then the game was over .
2

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David de Gea
A lamb to the slaughter. Not visibly at fault for any of the goals and had the misfortune of playing behind William Prunier impressionists. 4
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Had to be told when to go forward again and Son Heung-min rode roughshod over him. Been out of form since he came back. 2
Eric Bailly
Bailly's return, though deserved, went as badly as one could have predicted. All over the place for some of the goals and could not neuter Son or Harry Kane. 2
Harry Maguire
The nadir of his United career. Haphazard defending, clumsy tackling and too cumbersome to keep up with Son, Kane and Tanguy Ndombele. 1
Luke Shaw
Abandoned his station time and again and Tottenham scored a couple of goals down his side. Utterly humiliated and should have been sent off. 0
Nemanja Matic
Tottenham preyed on Matic's immobility and he just could not keep up with their fast breaks. Hooked at the interval. 2
Paul Pogba
Bulldozed by compatriot Ndombele and so casual at times. Conceded a penalty and did not vindicate his starting role after performing midweek at Brighton. 1
Bruno Fernandes
Scored the opener but ceded possession time and again and Tottenham were too quick-witted for Fernandes. Substituted at half-time. 3
Mason Greenwood
Could not get into the game whatsoever amid Tottenham's quick counter-attacking. Just as well he has got a two-week rest. 3
Marcus Rashford
Hit the post, although he was eventually flagged offside. Out of sorts yet again and could not reinvigorate United. 3
Anthony Martial
Stupidly sent off for reacting to Erik Lamela at 2-1 and United folded like cards. Suspended for three league games. 2
Subs
Fred
Did not excel in the damage limitation exercise. 4
Scott McTominay
Same as Fred. 4
Donny van de Beek
Came on late enough not to be tarred with the same brush. 5
Manager
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
The team Solskjaer selected was logical enough and he was let down by individual errors. But he did nothing as Spurs ran riot in the first-half and by then the game was over. 2


themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-04--The Manchester United games Anthony Martial will miss after Tottenham red card

Manchester United striker Anthony Martial saw red in a disastrous first half against Tottenham Hotspur .
Martial was sent off in the 28th minute of Sunday 's Premier League showdown at Old Trafford following an off-the-ball clash with Erik Lamela .
Replays showed that Martial had retaliated to a push from Lamela , who escaped without punishment .
Having ruled that Martial caught Lamela in the face , referee Anthony Taylor gave the Frenchman his marching orders .
With the offence classed as violent conduct , that means the United forward now faces a three-match Premier League ban .
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United have two Champions League matches during that period - against Paris Saint-Germain and RB Leipzig - but the suspension only applies to domestic games .
Assuming the red card is not overturned , Martial will next be available for a Premier League fixture away at Everton on November 7 @

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Manchester United striker Anthony Martial saw red in a disastrous first half against Tottenham Hotspur.
Martial was sent off in the 28th minute of Sunday's Premier League showdown at Old Trafford following an off-the-ball clash with Erik Lamela.
Replays showed that Martial had retaliated to a push from Lamela, who escaped without punishment.
Having ruled that Martial caught Lamela in the face, referee Anthony Taylor gave the Frenchman his marching orders.
With the offence classed as violent conduct, that means the United forward now faces a three-match Premier League ban.
So, here are the games he is set to miss:
Sat Oct 17 Newcastle United (a)
Sat Oct 24 Chelsea (h)
Sun Nov 1 Arsenal (h)
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United have two Champions League matches during that period - against Paris Saint-Germain and RB Leipzig - but the suspension only applies to domestic games.
Assuming the red card is not overturned, Martial will next be available for a Premier League fixture away at Everton on November 7.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-04--Neville gives verdict on Martial red card for Man United vs Tottenham

Gary Neville was in two minds over Anthony Martial 's controversial red card for Manchester United against Tottenham Hotspur .
The United attacker saw red after a clash with Erik Lamela , which saw the Spurs attacker catch Martial with an elbow as the two tussled prior to a corner .
Martial subsequently palmed Lamela in the neck and the Spurs star dramatically fell to the ground .
Referee Anthony Taylor gave Martial a red card and Lamela off , leaving plenty of United fans fuming .
Speaking on Sky Sports , Neville said that Martial was petulant but , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's should have been too .
He said : `` Martial does n't have a leg to stand on in the sense that he ’ s petulant , he ’ s raised his hand to the face .
`` He ’ s reacted to what Lamela ’ s done to him .
I don ’ t think there ’ s much difference in what Lamela does and what Martial does .
`` The forearm into the face or chin could have got Lamela in trouble , but Martial doesn ’ t . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ at half-time , with Spurs 4-1 up .
Neville pointed to his escape of a red card as the reason Jose Mourinho opted to take the player off .
He said : `` There 's no doubt that Lamela is lucky to be on the pitch .
`` Jose is smart enough to know that one more challenge and he 's done , so he 's brought Lucas Moura on . ''

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Gary Neville was in two minds over Anthony Martial's controversial red card for Manchester United against Tottenham Hotspur.
The United attacker saw red after a clash with Erik Lamela, which saw the Spurs attacker catch Martial with an elbow as the two tussled prior to a corner.
Martial subsequently palmed Lamela in the neck and the Spurs star dramatically fell to the ground.
Referee Anthony Taylor gave Martial a red card and Lamela off, leaving plenty of United fans fuming.
Speaking on Sky Sports, Neville said that Martial was petulant but, if his was a red, Lamela's should have been too.
He said: "Martial doesn't have a leg to stand on in the sense that he’s petulant, he’s raised his hand to the face.
"He’s reacted to what Lamela’s done to him. I don’t think there’s much difference in what Lamela does and what Martial does.
"The forearm into the face or chin could have got Lamela in trouble, but Martial doesn’t."
Lamela was subsequently replaced by Lucas Moura at half-time, with Spurs 4-1 up.
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Neville pointed to his escape of a red card as the reason Jose Mourinho opted to take the player off.
He said: "There's no doubt that Lamela is lucky to be on the pitch.
"Jose is smart enough to know that one more challenge and he's done, so he's brought Lucas Moura on."


themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-04--Police crackdown on off-road bikes and quads 'eroding moorland'

Police have launched a crackdown on off-road vehicles causing misery on moorland above Rochdale .
A van , three bikes and one quad bike were seized today , while two other bikes were escorted away and offence reports issued to all riders , police said .
In a Facebook post , GMP Rochdale said it followed a 'constant stream ' of complaints about vehicles on the moor .
Operation Dragster - a partnership between GMP , Lancashire Police and United Utilities - has been targeting illegal and damaging use of off-road vehicles for more than a decade .
Officers said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , list of issues .
`` The moorland is being eroded away by the use of off road vehicles , '' police said .
`` Huge ruts being carved into the landscape that will never recover .
Once the vegetation has been removed and the peat exposed , it will not grow back.
`` `` The exposed peat then washes away and into the nearby reservoirs which contaminates the water and is therefore more costly to treat .
`` The moorland has historic grazing rights – Farmers have been rearing cattle on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ causing their livestock to be placed at risk .
There have been reports of dead livestock .
`` Numerous complaints have been received about near-misses with horses , pedestrians , cyclists and there is a constant stream of reported incidents being made via 101 and other channels to report the problem . ''
Police say they believe their 'high-visibility presence ' has deterred 'countless others ' from using the moors .
Section 34 of the Road Traffic Act creates an offence of using motor vehicles on the moorland without permission .
Vehicles can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Police reform act or Section 165a of the Road Traffic Act .
Cowm Leisure in Whitworth provides a facility for legal off roading .
Police said other operations will take place to address the problem in the future .

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Police have launched a crackdown on off-road vehicles causing misery on moorland above Rochdale.
A van, three bikes and one quad bike were seized today, while two other bikes were escorted away and offence reports issued to all riders, police said.
In a Facebook post, GMP Rochdale said it followed a 'constant stream' of complaints about vehicles on the moor.
Operation Dragster - a partnership between GMP, Lancashire Police and United Utilities - has been targeting illegal and damaging use of off-road vehicles for more than a decade.
Officers said they cause a long, and varied, list of issues.
"The moorland is being eroded away by the use of off road vehicles," police said.
"Huge ruts being carved into the landscape that will never recover. Once the vegetation has been removed and the peat exposed, it will not grow back. "
"The exposed peat then washes away and into the nearby reservoirs which contaminates the water and is therefore more costly to treat.
"United Utilities also spend millions repairing damage and replacing vegetation.
"The moorland has historic grazing rights – Farmers have been rearing cattle on the moor for centuries and the disruption is causing their livestock to be placed at risk. There have been reports of dead livestock.
"Numerous complaints have been received about near-misses with horses, pedestrians, cyclists and there is a constant stream of reported incidents being made via 101 and other channels to report the problem."
Police say they believe their 'high-visibility presence' has deterred 'countless others' from using the moors.
Section 34 of the Road Traffic Act creates an offence of using motor vehicles on the moorland without permission.
Vehicles can be seized under Section 59 of the Police reform act or Section 165a of the Road Traffic Act.
Cowm Leisure in Whitworth provides a facility for legal off roading.
Police said other operations will take place to address the problem in the future.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-04--Man United fans slam VAR after Anthony Martial red card vs Tottenham

Manchester United fans were left furious after Anthony Martial was sent off for violent conduct against Tottenham but the instigator , Eric Lamela , avoided punishment .
Despite an ideal start following Bruno Fernandes ' penalty to put United ahead after just 30 seconds , things have gone from bad to worse for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 's side .
A catalogue of errors from defenders led to Spurs quickly bringing the game level and then going ahead through goals from Tanguy Ndombele and Son Heung-min , but that would n't be the end of United 's plight .
While awaiting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clashed in the six yard box and it resulted in referee Antony Taylor brandishing a red card to the Frenchman .
However , replays would then reveal that Lamela actually appeared to lash out at Martial first before the United striker retaliated , sending the Argentine to the ground clutching his face .
Despite the use of VAR , Lamela did n't receive his marching orders and Martial was forced to leave the pitch , which infuriated supporters .
Things did n't get any better for United following the red card , either @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this time a sloppy pass from Eric Bailly , saw Harry Kane steal the ball and eventually fire it into the bottom corner .
Spurs added a fourth before the half-time whistle to cap off a miserable half , with Son getting his second of the game after yet more dreadful defending .

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Manchester United fans were left furious after Anthony Martial was sent off for violent conduct against Tottenham but the instigator, Eric Lamela, avoided punishment.
Despite an ideal start following Bruno Fernandes' penalty to put United ahead after just 30 seconds, things have gone from bad to worse for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side.
A catalogue of errors from defenders led to Spurs quickly bringing the game level and then going ahead through goals from Tanguy Ndombele and Son Heung-min, but that wouldn't be the end of United's plight.
While awaiting a Tottenham corner, Martial and Lamela clashed in the six yard box and it resulted in referee Antony Taylor brandishing a red card to the Frenchman.
However, replays would then reveal that Lamela actually appeared to lash out at Martial first before the United striker retaliated, sending the Argentine to the ground clutching his face.
Despite the use of VAR, Lamela didn't receive his marching orders and Martial was forced to leave the pitch, which infuriated supporters.
Things didn't get any better for United following the red card, either. Another mistake at the back, this time a sloppy pass from Eric Bailly, saw Harry Kane steal the ball and eventually fire it into the bottom corner.
Spurs added a fourth before the half-time whistle to cap off a miserable half, with Son getting his second of the game after yet more dreadful defending.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-04--Gary Neville counters criticism of Edinson Cavani to Manchester United transfer

Gary Neville says Edinson Cavani will be coming to Manchester United looking to prove himself .
The Reds are expected to complete a deal for Cavani , who is available on a free transfer after leaving Paris Saint-Germain this summer .
MEN Sport understands that the 33-year-old is having a medical this evening but some fans have questioned the move .
Speaking on Sky Sports , Neville said Cavani looks to be a last-minute change in strategy , but said that the player will not be coming to Old Trafford solely for the money .
He said : `` They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forward .
My emotion yesterday when I heard about it was similar to what I had when Falcao signed , when Ibrahimovic signed , Ighalo signed .
`` It ’ s very last minute , it ’ s come from nowhere .
There ’ s an element of thrill to it , an element of intrigue , excitement , because he ’ s one of the world ’ s great strikers over the last five to 10 years and you ’ re hoping he can come here and set the Premier League on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ element also of how have we ended up here ?
Manchester United two or three months ago had a great coronavirus period , the club had acted with great class , Marcus Rashford ’ s work , finished third in the league and you just thought , right , that ’ s as close as they can get to City with the team they ’ ve currently got .
`` If you go and get three or four signings , you can potentially go and close the gap this season .
We ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deadline day , and nothing ’ s been done apart from Donny van de Beek , who at this moment in time , can ’ t break into a packed midfield .
`` Cavani will be welcome - he ’ s different to the other strikers , I hope he comes fit , firing , he ’ s always worked hard , had a great attitude and work ethic , there ’ s no doubt about that .
`` He ’ s not the type to come for a swansong or a payoff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more about him .
We had great tussles against him with England , and obviously I ’ ve seen him many times for Paris Saint-Germain .
`` I don ’ t think he ’ ll come with anything other than trying to prove himself .
It ’ s just the case that I don ’ t think it was in the strategy , I don ’ t think it was the plan .
Something like this couldn ’ t have been kept quiet . ''

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Gary Neville says Edinson Cavani will be coming to Manchester United looking to prove himself.
The Reds are expected to complete a deal for Cavani, who is available on a free transfer after leaving Paris Saint-Germain this summer.
MEN Sport understands that the 33-year-old is having a medical this evening but some fans have questioned the move.
Speaking on Sky Sports, Neville said Cavani looks to be a last-minute change in strategy, but said that the player will not be coming to Old Trafford solely for the money.
He said: "They need a striker, they need a forward. My emotion yesterday when I heard about it was similar to what I had when Falcao signed, when Ibrahimovic signed, Ighalo signed.
"It’s very last minute, it’s come from nowhere. There’s an element of thrill to it, an element of intrigue, excitement, because he’s one of the world’s great strikers over the last five to 10 years and you’re hoping he can come here and set the Premier League on fire.
"There’s an element also of how have we ended up here? Manchester United two or three months ago had a great coronavirus period, the club had acted with great class, Marcus Rashford’s work, finished third in the league and you just thought, right, that’s as close as they can get to City with the team they’ve currently got.
"If you go and get three or four signings, you can potentially go and close the gap this season. We’re here on the eve of transfer deadline day, and nothing’s been done apart from Donny van de Beek, who at this moment in time, can’t break into a packed midfield.
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"Cavani will be welcome - he’s different to the other strikers, I hope he comes fit, firing, he’s always worked hard, had a great attitude and work ethic, there’s no doubt about that.
"He’s not the type to come for a swansong or a payoff, I think he’s got more about him. We had great tussles against him with England, and obviously I’ve seen him many times for Paris Saint-Germain.
"I don’t think he’ll come with anything other than trying to prove himself. It’s just the case that I don’t think it was in the strategy, I don’t think it was the plan. Something like this couldn’t have been kept quiet."


themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-05--You can win the new Oldham Athletic home shirt

Oldham Athletic 's latest home kit seems to have gone down well with fans .
And if you 're one of the supporters who 's also a big fan of the new top , you 're in luck .
We 've teamed up with the makers of the Latics ' new strip , hummel , so you can win one for yourself .
Founded in 1923 , hummel is a Danish footwear and sportswear brand with deep roots in football and handball .
The company say it 's `` one of the oldest , most dedicated team sport brands in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ always worked as a symbol of how we like to do things a little differently '' .
And now , the Manchester Evening News has teamed up with hummel to give away two Oldham Athletic FC home shirts - one adult 's size and one child 's size - to one lucky winner .
The competition is running until Friday , October 9 .
To be in with a chance of winning , simply answer the question below and enter your details for your chance to win .
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Oldham Athletic's latest home kit seems to have gone down well with fans.
And if you're one of the supporters who's also a big fan of the new top, you're in luck. We've teamed up with the makers of the Latics' new strip, hummel, so you can win one for yourself.
Founded in 1923, hummel is a Danish footwear and sportswear brand with deep roots in football and handball. The company say it's "one of the oldest, most dedicated team sport brands in the business and our iconic chevrons have always worked as a symbol of how we like to do things a little differently".
And now, the Manchester Evening News has teamed up with hummel to give away two Oldham Athletic FC home shirts - one adult's size and one child's size - to one lucky winner.
The competition is running until Friday, October 9.
To be in with a chance of winning, simply answer the question below and enter your details for your chance to win.
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themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-05--Your Manchester United questions answered on transfer deadline day

Manchester United are still working on new signings ahead of the closure of the transfer window at 11pm this evening @ @ @ @ @ the announce the signings of left-back Alex Telles from Porto and free agent Edinson Cavani @ @ @ @ @ their medicals yesterday and signing their contracts today .
But a right-winger has been United @ @ @ @ @ window and they are running out of time to secure a deal , with top @ @ @ @ @ almost certain to remain at Borussia Dortmund .
United had identified France international Ousmane Dembele @ @ @ @ @ Sancho , but they 've so far been unable to agree a deal with Barcelona @ @ @ @ @ in a loan move .
Players could also leave Old Trafford today , with Chris @ @ @ @ @ , although his move to Roma has still not been completed .
Our senior football @ @ @ @ @ here to answer your questions below from 3pm .
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Manchester United are still working on new signings ahead of the closure of the transfer window at 11pm this evening.
United are set to the announce the signings of left-back Alex Telles from Porto and free agent Edinson Cavani, with both players completing their medicals yesterday and signing their contracts today.
But a right-winger has been United's priority throughout this transfer window and they are running out of time to secure a deal, with top target Jadon Sancho now looking almost certain to remain at Borussia Dortmund.
United had identified France international Ousmane Dembele as a realistic alternative to Sancho, but they've so far been unable to agree a deal with Barcelona, with United only interested in a loan move.
Players could also leave Old Trafford today, with Chris Smalling the most likely departure, although his move to Roma has still not been completed.
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themanchestereveningnews--2020-10-05--MTV's Catfish looking for people from UK to take part in new series

It is one of MTV 's biggest , most jaw-dropping shows and now it 's heading to the UK .
Producers of hit show Catfish are looking for local people to take part in the first ever series outside of America .
If you 're not familiar with the show , it sees hosts Nev Schulman and Max Joseph help an individual who is trying to meet up with their online loves - all while they have suspicions of their true identity .
So with the help of Nev and Max , the aim is to discover whether or not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is real .
And let 's just say there 's all kinds of drama .
With the UK series in the works , MTV is now casting .
The ad says : `` Have you matched with someone online ?
But you 've never met in person ?
`` Do you want our help to reveal their true identity ?
If so , then we can help ! ''
All applicants must be aged 18 years and over .
If you want to be considered for the show contact the Catfish Casting Team @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or fill in an application form on the website here .

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It is one of MTV's biggest, most jaw-dropping shows and now it's heading to the UK.
Producers of hit show Catfish are looking for local people to take part in the first ever series outside of America.
If you're not familiar with the show, it sees hosts Nev Schulman and Max Joseph help an individual who is trying to meet up with their online loves - all while they have suspicions of their true identity.
So with the help of Nev and Max, the aim is to discover whether or not the person they have been speaking to is real.
And let's just say there's all kinds of drama.
With the UK series in the works, MTV is now casting.
The ad says: "Have you matched with someone online? But you've never met in person?
"Do you want our help to reveal their true identity? If so, then we can help!"
All applicants must be aged 18 years and over.
If you want to be considered for the show contact the Catfish Casting Team on 07743 001261, Catfishuk@viacomstudiosuk.com or fill in an application form on the website here.