themanchestereveningnews--2020-12-10--Arena inquiry: CCTV shows Salman Abedi shopping for bomb components in Screwfix

Stood at the counter of a hardware store waiting to collect an order , this is terrorist Salman Abedi shopping for components to make his deadly bomb .
Abedi 's movements over five days before the Manchester Arena attack on May 22 , 2017 , were plotted by police through CCTV .
Meanwhile , the detective who led the criminal investigation into the bombing said it would 'always ' remain open .
Operation Manteline was one of the largest police investigations ever to be carried out in the UK , the public inquiry into the atrocity was told .
Police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 18 , when he arrived back in the country from Libya , up until May 22 , the night of the attack , the inquiry heard .
In total , he made six visits to Screwfix on Great Ancoats Street , Manchester , and placed an online collection order for 2,000 nylon thread nuts .
Abedi , whose attack on May 22 , 2017 , killed 22 people and left more than 1,000 injured , also visited B & Q , B & M Bargains and a private merchants .
in Cheetham Hill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to construct the bomb and as shrapnel .
Images and footage of Abedi in the stores was shown to the public inquiry on Thursday .
He was captured speaking with staff behind payment counters and on shop floors , looking at goods on shelves and waiting for orders to be processed .
Abedi was also shown buying the black Karrimor rucksack , which he carries the bomb in , from Sports Direct in the Arndale Centre on May 19 .
Abedi 's shopping trips , the inquiry heard , were interposed with 'hostile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Arena before May 22 .
On May 18 , he arrived back at Manchester Airport from Libya - at 11.13am - and was pictured queuing at passport control .
Later that day , he got a taxi to Devell House in Rusholme , where a Nissan Micra that was used to store explosives was parked .
The inquiry was told the Micra had remained in the car park of Devell House for five weeks before the attack , as Abedi was in Libya .
The footage shows Abedi buying hex nuts from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
On his forth trip to the store , he bought 1,600 metal nuts and a five-litre tin of paint , the inquiry was told .
He also bought a bin , duvet cover and nail clippers from B & M Bargains in Gorton and nuts , dowels , tape and glue from B & Q at Manchester Fort in Cheetham Hill .
On the day of the attack , Abedi dumped items in black bin bags in the basement of Granby House , a flat he rented in Manchester city centre and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arranged for money to be transferred to Libya .
He also dumped a Nike rucksack on land near Wyre Street .
It contained two passports and near the rucksack , a Samsung Galaxy phone was also found , the inquiry was told .
A CCTV image of Abedi leaving Granby House , with the bomb rucksack on , for the final time on May 22 was also shown .
Chapter eight of the inquiry , which will resume on Monday , is examining evidence relating to 'planning and preparation ' before the attack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Detective Chief Superintendent Simon Barraclough , who was the Senior Investigating Officer for Operation Manteline , was asked if there was any reason to believe Abedi 'needed any assistance in the last few days ' .
`` Despite our suspicions and investigating every line of inquiry we could , we have not found evidence that has happened , '' he replied .
He agreed he has 'made as many inquiries as he 's able to make so far ' .
Chairman of the inquiry , Sir John Saunders , asked : `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Abedi , 22 , detonated his device in a foyer area of the Arena , known as the City Room , at the end of an Ariana Grande concert .
His younger brother Hashem Abedi , now 23 , was convicted of 22 counts of murder , one count of attempted murder and one count of conspiracy to cause an explosion following a trial in March .
He was jailed for a minimum of 55 years in August .

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Stood at the counter of a hardware store waiting to collect an order, this is terrorist Salman Abedi shopping for components to make his deadly bomb.
Abedi's movements over five days before the Manchester Arena attack on May 22, 2017, were plotted by police through CCTV.
Meanwhile, the detective who led the criminal investigation into the bombing said it would 'always' remain open.
Operation Manteline was one of the largest police investigations ever to be carried out in the UK, the public inquiry into the atrocity was told.
Police pieced together Abedi's movements from May 18, when he arrived back in the country from Libya, up until May 22, the night of the attack, the inquiry heard.
(Image: Arena Inquiry)
In total, he made six visits to Screwfix on Great Ancoats Street, Manchester, and placed an online collection order for 2,000 nylon thread nuts.
Abedi, whose attack on May 22, 2017, killed 22 people and left more than 1,000 injured, also visited B&Q, B&M Bargains and a private merchants. in Cheetham Hill.
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The hardware he bought was used to construct the bomb and as shrapnel.
Images and footage of Abedi in the stores was shown to the public inquiry on Thursday.
(Image: Arena Inquiry)
He was captured speaking with staff behind payment counters and on shop floors, looking at goods on shelves and waiting for orders to be processed.
Abedi was also shown buying the black Karrimor rucksack, which he carries the bomb in, from Sports Direct in the Arndale Centre on May 19.
(Image: Arena Inquiry)
Abedi's shopping trips, the inquiry heard, were interposed with 'hostile reconnaissance' visits to Manchester Victoria and the Arena before May 22.
On May 18, he arrived back at Manchester Airport from Libya - at 11.13am - and was pictured queuing at passport control.
(Image: Arena Inquiry)
Later that day, he got a taxi to Devell House in Rusholme, where a Nissan Micra that was used to store explosives was parked.
The inquiry was told the Micra had remained in the car park of Devell House for five weeks before the attack, as Abedi was in Libya.
The footage shows Abedi buying hex nuts from Screwfix, as well as a battery.
On his forth trip to the store, he bought 1,600 metal nuts and a five-litre tin of paint, the inquiry was told.
He also bought a bin, duvet cover and nail clippers from B&M Bargains in Gorton and nuts, dowels, tape and glue from B&Q at Manchester Fort in Cheetham Hill.
(Image: PA)
On the day of the attack, Abedi dumped items in black bin bags in the basement of Granby House, a flat he rented in Manchester city centre and used to construct the bomb, and arranged for money to be transferred to Libya.
He also dumped a Nike rucksack on land near Wyre Street.
It contained two passports and near the rucksack, a Samsung Galaxy phone was also found, the inquiry was told.
A CCTV image of Abedi leaving Granby House, with the bomb rucksack on, for the final time on May 22 was also shown.
(Image: Arena Inquiry)
Chapter eight of the inquiry, which will resume on Monday, is examining evidence relating to 'planning and preparation' before the attack, as well as the police investigation.
Detective Chief Superintendent Simon Barraclough, who was the Senior Investigating Officer for Operation Manteline, was asked if there was any reason to believe Abedi 'needed any assistance in the last few days'.
"Despite our suspicions and investigating every line of inquiry we could, we have not found evidence that has happened," he replied.
(Image: Arena Inquiry)
He agreed he has 'made as many inquiries as he's able to make so far'.
Chairman of the inquiry, Sir John Saunders, asked: "And the case will remain open?"
"Always," said DCS Barraclough.
Abedi, 22, detonated his device in a foyer area of the Arena, known as the City Room, at the end of an Ariana Grande concert.
His younger brother Hashem Abedi, now 23, was convicted of 22 counts of murder, one count of attempted murder and one count of conspiracy to cause an explosion following a trial in March.
He was jailed for a minimum of 55 years in August.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-12-10--Man United consider Anthony Martial summer sale and more rumours

Manchester United are considering the possibility of Anthony Martial leaving the club in the summer transfer window - according to reports .
Martial was United 's top goalscorer across all competitions last season as he enjoyed the most prolific campaign of his career to date .
The Frenchman has struggled for form during the current campaign and drew criticism from United supporters following a costly miss against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League .
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has publicly backed the forward to rediscover his form in front of goal but Eurosport claim the Reds are weighing up how to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year .
The report claims United sources believe there is a growing possibility that Martial will leave the club in the summer window .
United have been linked with moves for Borussia Dortmund star Erling Haaland and Juventus ace Paulo Dybala in recent weeks .
It 's worth taking this report with a pinch of salt given Solskjaer has backed Martial on multiple occasions and there is no indication United would authorise his sale .
Elsewhere , United will demand £50million for Paul Pogba in the January transfer window , reports claim .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ bombshell on the eve of United 's game against RB Leipzig stating his client was unhappy at the club and urged United to allow the World Cup winner to leave .
United triggered the one-year extension clause in Pogba 's contract earlier in the year meaning he will have just 12 months remaining on his current deal in the summer .
The Sun believe the Reds would be willing to accept £50m for the midfielder in January which can be spent on a new signing .
Juventus and Real Madrid remain the favourites @ @ @ @ @

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Manchester United are considering the possibility of Anthony Martial leaving the club in the summer transfer window - according to reports.
Martial was United's top goalscorer across all competitions last season as he enjoyed the most prolific campaign of his career to date.
The Frenchman has struggled for form during the current campaign and drew criticism from United supporters following a costly miss against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has publicly backed the forward to rediscover his form in front of goal but Eurosport claim the Reds are weighing up how to shape their forward line over the coming year.
The report claims United sources believe there is a growing possibility that Martial will leave the club in the summer window.
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United have been linked with moves for Borussia Dortmund star Erling Haaland and Juventus ace Paulo Dybala in recent weeks.
It's worth taking this report with a pinch of salt given Solskjaer has backed Martial on multiple occasions and there is no indication United would authorise his sale.
Elsewhere, United will demand £50million for Paul Pogba in the January transfer window, reports claim.
Pogba's agent Mino Raiola dropped a bombshell on the eve of United's game against RB Leipzig stating his client was unhappy at the club and urged United to allow the World Cup winner to leave.
United triggered the one-year extension clause in Pogba's contract earlier in the year meaning he will have just 12 months remaining on his current deal in the summer.
The Sun believe the Reds would be willing to accept £50m for the midfielder in January which can be spent on a new signing.
Juventus and Real Madrid remain the favourites to secure his services.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-12-11--Manchester United unaffected by Mino Raiola comments about Paul Pogba

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists he is unaffected by what Mino Raiola said about Paul Pogba 's future at Manchester United .
Pogba , 27 , started United 's Champions League defeat to RB Leipzig on the bench a day after the emergence of an interview in which Raiola claimed the Frenchman was 'unhappy ' at the club and would not sign a new contract .
Raiola told Turin-based newspaper Tuttosport 'the best solution for all concerned is if he ( Pogba ) moves in the next window ' as the midfielder approaches the last 18 months of his contract .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Manchester derby , Solskjaer was asked if he had felt let down by Pogba over Raiola 's comments .
`` I speak to my players on a daily basis and Paul 's no different to anyone else , '' Solskaer said .
`` Sometimes you speak in small groups and , for me , what was disappointing this week was us going out of the Champions League .
Players want to go through in that .
`` And whatever anyone 's representatives say ca n't really affect me .
I 've said what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' After the disappointment of Champions League elimination , Manchester United have the perfect opportunity to lift themselves this weekend .
They welcome Manchester City to Old Trafford for the first derby of the season .
It 's the first encounter in several years where United find themselves ahead of their neighbours in the Premier League table , and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his team will be hoping to continue their recent good form against the Blues .
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Despite the disappointment of elimination from the Champions League , United have won their last four Premier League games and are just five points off the summit .
United entertain City on Saturday , having won both league derbies last season , and Solskjaer feels the United team is starting to play @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I feel we 're getting better and better and looking more like a Man United team that I want , '' he explained .
`` With fast attackers , with dynamic .
And we 've got good players and individual quality as well that can create magic out of nothing , that 's always been at Man United .
`` But we can see more and more of the penetration and consistency that everyone says we do n't have , we 've won the last four games in the league which has become @ @ @ @ @ @ @ carry that on . ''

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists he is unaffected by what Mino Raiola said about Paul Pogba's future at Manchester United.
Pogba, 27, started United's Champions League defeat to RB Leipzig on the bench a day after the emergence of an interview in which Raiola claimed the Frenchman was 'unhappy' at the club and would not sign a new contract.
Raiola told Turin-based newspaper Tuttosport 'the best solution for all concerned is if he (Pogba) moves in the next window' as the midfielder approaches the last 18 months of his contract.
On his pre-match call ahead of the Manchester derby, Solskjaer was asked if he had felt let down by Pogba over Raiola's comments.
"I speak to my players on a daily basis and Paul's no different to anyone else," Solskaer said. "Sometimes you speak in small groups and, for me, what was disappointing this week was us going out of the Champions League. Players want to go through in that.
"And whatever anyone's representatives say can't really affect me. I've said what I wanted to say about that."
Despite the disappointment of elimination from the Champions League, United have won their last four Premier League games and are just five points off the summit.
United entertain City on Saturday, having won both league derbies last season, and Solskjaer feels the United team is starting to play in his image.
"Yes, I feel we're getting better and better and looking more like a Man United team that I want," he explained. "With fast attackers, with dynamic. And we've got good players and individual quality as well that can create magic out of nothing, that's always been at Man United.
"But we can see more and more of the penetration and consistency that everyone says we don't have, we've won the last four games in the league which has become a good run and hopefully we can carry that on."


themanchestereveningnews--2020-12-11--Bolton boss Evatt on Walsall, Port Vale aftermath, Crawford form and Hickman

Bolton Wanderers return to League Two action this weekend when they head to the West Midlands to take on Walsall .
The Trotters are aiming to bounce back from a 6-3 defeat the last time out against Port Vale and get back to winning ways .
Before that encounter at the University of Bolton Stadium , Wanderers had been on a five match winning run in all competitions .
Prior to this weekend 's game in League Two , Wanderers head coach Ian Evatt spoke to the press and here 's the highlights on what he had to say in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Valiants , preparing for taking on the Saddlers , the form of Ali Crawford and Jak Hickman 's absence from the team after a bright start in a Bolton shirt .
What have you learned this week about your team after the Port Vale defeat ?
“ I learnt a lot on Saturday .
I learnt that I thought we went out with slightly the wrong attitude and were complacent , but I think we were that confident that it played to our downfall .
`` What I mean by that is we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as possible in possession and be open and expansive but to create space for us .
It also means there ’ s space for the opposition as well and we got hurt too many times on transition , our organisation was poor defensively and the defenders on the day just didn ’ t play very well .
`` As I was explaining to them , when you do n't play well , you make one mistake and you go one goal behind , you should never go two , three , four like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from that and sometimes understand when is the time to be more compact , to maybe just see through an opposition ’ s spell in a game and then go back to being expansive once confidence builds and we didn ’ t do that on Saturday .
`` We were the cause of our own downfall , but having said that , I thought with the ball and attacking was probably the best we ’ ve seen .
And that ’ s what was frustrating because the game could have been 12-12 and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thinking we can get this , we can get to 6-6 and how crazy is that , that we ’ re actually thinking that .
`` We created so many good opportunities that we should have taken them but obviously defensively it was an anomaly and we are treating it as a one-off .
We have to and move on to all the good work that we ’ ve done in November . ''
What ’ s your assessment of training been this week and the response to that performance ?
“ We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meeting where we spoke and I spoke about different things .
`` For me , to use an analogy , we went out in a boxing match with our chin in the air , hands behind our backs , didn ’ t respect the opponent ’ s punching power and got knocked out .
It ’ s as simple as that .
`` We got a bloody nose and we ’ re not exempt from that .
This isn ’ t because we ’ ve won five games in November , all of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be smooth and straight and seamless until the end of the season .
`` We were going to have bumps in the road and this is another bump .
If Liverpool can get beat by seven , City can beat by five , Man United can beat by six , we ’ re not exempt from it .
That ’ s part of football and we have to take it on the chin and move forwards . ''
Looking at the league overall and what you ’ ve got coming up , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the season ?
“ This is a key block , no doubt .
Christmas is always a key time for football .
If you can get a good run over Christmas , all of a sudden you find yourself flying up league tables and that ’ s what we want .
`` We have to give ourselves an opportunity where we are in there or in touch come January and then we ’ ve got the opportunity to strengthen , reset , reevaluate and kick on again .
`` We ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s still 30 games left and it ’ s mid-December .
We have to remember that normally at this stage of the season we ’ d be halfway through and we ’ re nowhere near .
`` We ’ re only 16 games in , we ’ ve got 30 left , lots of points to play for and we have to give ourselves an opportunity with this block of games .
We ’ ve got some good tests , some good challenges that I ’ m looking forward to and hopefully we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ November and not like we did on Saturday , especially defensively . ''
You ’ ve got Walsall at the weekend .
It seems as though anybody can beat anybody ?
Is that still a learning process for yourself and the players with the construction of the league ?
“ I think so , I think as you ’ ve seen across football we ’ ve had some really strange results .
Do I think those results would have happened if there was fans in stadiums ?
Definitely not .
`` As much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if you ’ ve got 12,000 Bolton Wanderers fans shouting at you and they go 1-0 down after three minutes , it ’ ll automatically switch the players on .
`` We haven ’ t had that , so you do get some strange results , but we have to adapt and overcome and that ’ s a lesson learned .
`` We hung our chin out in the air on Saturday and got knocked out but next time , we ’ ve got to make sure we ’ ve got our guard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ punches to the opposition .
We didn ’ t have our guard up on Saturday - we will have this Saturday . ''
Reaction to manager of the month nomination ?
“ I hope I get it as that will explain last Saturday with the curse of the manager of the month !
`` I think it just means that the team are functioning properly for that period of time and it ’ s only a period of time .
`` Trophies and awards are great for people to see that things are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most important things are trophies and awards at the end of the season , not just for a month ’ s worth .
`` A good month is great but we need six more of those for us to be able to be where we want to be .
It ’ s thank you very much and appreciated but let ’ s move on and with even harder . ''
How intense have the training sessions been and collectively have the players responded well ?
“ I had every intention of calling the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When I went back downstairs to the office for my debrief I was informed by staff that for us to do that , we would have to cancel the academy fixtures at Lostock on Sunday .
`` I decided that wasn ’ t right to punish our younger players because of our failure on the Saturday so I decided against that and give them Sunday to reflect and analyse their own performances and games and the first thing Monday morning , we had the meeting that I would have had on the Sunday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hard this week as we always do .
The players understand that wasn ’ t acceptable but we move on quickly to Saturday and try to put last Saturday right . ''
Ali Crawford appears to have garnered a lot of criticism ?
He was one of the first players signed when you became manager , how do you address fans ’ concerns about Crawford ?
“ Firstly I think if we ’ re all being honest here , Ali would be the first to admit that he thinks that he can be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` I also feel that because we both understand , myself and Ali , what a fantastic player he is and the attributes he has and the talents that he has .
He puts high demands on himself and I put high demands on him so he ’ s frustrated and I understand why he ’ s frustrated because he wants to do well , he wants to do better and we all want that for him and it isn ’ t through the lack of effort .
`` From my point of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too hard and he ’ s trying to affect things too much , but I have a massive amount of belief in Ali and in his ability , as I ’ m sure Bolton fans do and that ’ s probably why they ’ re frustrated slightly because they ’ ve seen what he can do last season .
`` He ’ s a very talented boy and it ’ s my job to make sure that he gets to the level that I believe he can play at because I think he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help us moving forwards . ''
Where does Peter Kioso 's place at right-wing back leave Jak Hickman ?
“ In terms of Jak , it ’ s competitive .
In that position alone you ’ ve got Peter , you ’ ve got Gethin , you ’ ve got Harry Brockbank and then Jak comes into the equation .
`` He ’ s a young player as well and as a young player , sometimes as much as you want to play every week , it ’ s just not possible and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and make sure on the training pitch you ’ re showing me and everyone else that you are ready to play and you are training better than other people in that position and if you are , come and knock on my door tell me that you ’ re ready to play and then when your get your opportunity show me that you take it .
`` That ’ s the same for all the players in every position and at the minute , Jak is out of it but , as I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what ’ s he going to do ?
`` Are you going to give up or are you going to roll your sleeves up and fight and I ’ m sure Jak will roll his sleeves up and fight for his spot in the squad and his spot in the team . ''
Thoughts on Walsall , who have drawn more than half of their matches ?
“ It ’ s not going to be the start of something bad because we ’ ve learned from it and we ’ ve adjusted our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ got hit on the chin , we got knocked out , we are down but we are not out .
`` We will get up and we will continue to improve and fight .
I ’ ve watched Walsall ’ s last few games and Saturday , in many ways , was very similar to ours where Tranmere completely dominated the ball for long spells , but Walsall caused them problems from set pieces and caused them problems on the counter attack , so we ’ ve learnt from that and learnt from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re quite direct , they play 4-3-3 , they play inverted wide men where the right sider plays on the left , the left sider plays on the right , they look to cut in and shoot , one of the goals from Saturday was one of those and they ’ ve not a big strong number nine who is physically dominant , similar to Devante Rodney for Port Vale so we have to make sure that we defend a lot better than we did on Saturday .
`` However , if we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ball like we did on Saturday but alongside better defensive structure and defending , we will cause problems for every team in this division and we will score goals .
If we can keep it tight at the back and keep clean sheets , I have every faith in my team that we can go and score at the opposite end and hopefully we ’ ll do that on Saturday . ''

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Bolton Wanderers return to League Two action this weekend when they head to the West Midlands to take on Walsall.
The Trotters are aiming to bounce back from a 6-3 defeat the last time out against Port Vale and get back to winning ways.
Before that encounter at the University of Bolton Stadium, Wanderers had been on a five match winning run in all competitions.
Prior to this weekend's game in League Two, Wanderers head coach Ian Evatt spoke to the press and here's the highlights on what he had to say in the aftermath of the defeat to the Valiants, preparing for taking on the Saddlers, the form of Ali Crawford and Jak Hickman's absence from the team after a bright start in a Bolton shirt.
What have you learned this week about your team after the Port Vale defeat?
“I learnt a lot on Saturday. I learnt that I thought we went out with slightly the wrong attitude and were complacent, but I think we were that confident that it played to our downfall.
"What I mean by that is we try and make the pitch as big as possible in possession and be open and expansive but to create space for us. It also means there’s space for the opposition as well and we got hurt too many times on transition, our organisation was poor defensively and the defenders on the day just didn’t play very well.
"As I was explaining to them, when you don't play well, you make one mistake and you go one goal behind, you should never go two, three, four like it did and they have to learn from that and sometimes understand when is the time to be more compact, to maybe just see through an opposition’s spell in a game and then go back to being expansive once confidence builds and we didn’t do that on Saturday.
"We were the cause of our own downfall, but having said that, I thought with the ball and attacking was probably the best we’ve seen. And that’s what was frustrating because the game could have been 12-12 and even at 6-3, we’re thinking we can get this, we can get to 6-6 and how crazy is that, that we’re actually thinking that.
"We created so many good opportunities that we should have taken them but obviously defensively it was an anomaly and we are treating it as a one-off. We have to and move on to all the good work that we’ve done in November."
What’s your assessment of training been this week and the response to that performance?
“We obviously had quite a long, large meeting where we spoke and I spoke about different things.
"For me, to use an analogy, we went out in a boxing match with our chin in the air, hands behind our backs, didn’t respect the opponent’s punching power and got knocked out. It’s as simple as that.
"We got a bloody nose and we’re not exempt from that. This isn’t because we’ve won five games in November, all of a sudden the road’s going to be smooth and straight and seamless until the end of the season.
"We were going to have bumps in the road and this is another bump. If Liverpool can get beat by seven, City can beat by five, Man United can beat by six, we’re not exempt from it. That’s part of football and we have to take it on the chin and move forwards."
Looking at the league overall and what you’ve got coming up, are we now approaching another significant section of the season?
“This is a key block, no doubt. Christmas is always a key time for football. If you can get a good run over Christmas, all of a sudden you find yourself flying up league tables and that’s what we want.
"We have to give ourselves an opportunity where we are in there or in touch come January and then we’ve got the opportunity to strengthen, reset, reevaluate and kick on again.
"We’re in a strange circumstance where there’s still 30 games left and it’s mid-December. We have to remember that normally at this stage of the season we’d be halfway through and we’re nowhere near.
"We’re only 16 games in, we’ve got 30 left, lots of points to play for and we have to give ourselves an opportunity with this block of games. We’ve got some good tests, some good challenges that I’m looking forward to and hopefully we’ll play like we did in November and not like we did on Saturday, especially defensively."
You’ve got Walsall at the weekend. It seems as though anybody can beat anybody? Is that still a learning process for yourself and the players with the construction of the league?
“I think so, I think as you’ve seen across football we’ve had some really strange results. Do I think those results would have happened if there was fans in stadiums? Definitely not.
"As much as I was shouting on Saturday, if you’ve got 12,000 Bolton Wanderers fans shouting at you and they go 1-0 down after three minutes, it’ll automatically switch the players on.
"We haven’t had that, so you do get some strange results, but we have to adapt and overcome and that’s a lesson learned.
"We hung our chin out in the air on Saturday and got knocked out but next time, we’ve got to make sure we’ve got our guard up as well as trying to throw punches to the opposition. We didn’t have our guard up on Saturday - we will have this Saturday."
Reaction to manager of the month nomination?
“I hope I get it as that will explain last Saturday with the curse of the manager of the month!
"I think it just means that the team are functioning properly for that period of time and it’s only a period of time.
"Trophies and awards are great for people to see that things are working, but for me, the most important things are trophies and awards at the end of the season, not just for a month’s worth.
"A good month is great but we need six more of those for us to be able to be where we want to be. It’s thank you very much and appreciated but let’s move on and with even harder."
How intense have the training sessions been and collectively have the players responded well?
“I had every intention of calling the players in at 9am on Sunday. When I went back downstairs to the office for my debrief I was informed by staff that for us to do that, we would have to cancel the academy fixtures at Lostock on Sunday.
"I decided that wasn’t right to punish our younger players because of our failure on the Saturday so I decided against that and give them Sunday to reflect and analyse their own performances and games and the first thing Monday morning, we had the meeting that I would have had on the Sunday.
"We’ve worked extremely hard this week as we always do. The players understand that wasn’t acceptable but we move on quickly to Saturday and try to put last Saturday right."
Ali Crawford appears to have garnered a lot of criticism? He was one of the first players signed when you became manager, how do you address fans’ concerns about Crawford?
“Firstly I think if we’re all being honest here, Ali would be the first to admit that he thinks that he can be playing better than what he is.
"I also feel that because we both understand, myself and Ali, what a fantastic player he is and the attributes he has and the talents that he has. He puts high demands on himself and I put high demands on him so he’s frustrated and I understand why he’s frustrated because he wants to do well, he wants to do better and we all want that for him and it isn’t through the lack of effort.
"From my point of view, he’s probably trying too hard and he’s trying to affect things too much, but I have a massive amount of belief in Ali and in his ability, as I’m sure Bolton fans do and that’s probably why they’re frustrated slightly because they’ve seen what he can do last season.
"He’s a very talented boy and it’s my job to make sure that he gets to the level that I believe he can play at because I think he has many attributes that I think can help us moving forwards."
Where does Peter Kioso's place at right-wing back leave Jak Hickman?
“In terms of Jak, it’s competitive. In that position alone you’ve got Peter, you’ve got Gethin, you’ve got Harry Brockbank and then Jak comes into the equation.
"He’s a young player as well and as a young player, sometimes as much as you want to play every week, it’s just not possible and you have to have times of improvement and make sure on the training pitch you’re showing me and everyone else that you are ready to play and you are training better than other people in that position and if you are, come and knock on my door tell me that you’re ready to play and then when your get your opportunity show me that you take it.
"That’s the same for all the players in every position and at the minute, Jak is out of it but, as I said, it’s competitive so what’s he going to do?
"Are you going to give up or are you going to roll your sleeves up and fight and I’m sure Jak will roll his sleeves up and fight for his spot in the squad and his spot in the team."
Thoughts on Walsall, who have drawn more than half of their matches?
“It’s not going to be the start of something bad because we’ve learned from it and we’ve adjusted our mindsets, which is important. We got hit on the chin, we got knocked out, we are down but we are not out.
"We will get up and we will continue to improve and fight. I’ve watched Walsall’s last few games and Saturday, in many ways, was very similar to ours where Tranmere completely dominated the ball for long spells, but Walsall caused them problems from set pieces and caused them problems on the counter attack, so we’ve learnt from that and learnt from what they do.
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"They’re quite direct, they play 4-3-3, they play inverted wide men where the right sider plays on the left, the left sider plays on the right, they look to cut in and shoot, one of the goals from Saturday was one of those and they’ve not a big strong number nine who is physically dominant, similar to Devante Rodney for Port Vale so we have to make sure that we defend a lot better than we did on Saturday.
"However, if we can play the ball and attack with the ball like we did on Saturday but alongside better defensive structure and defending, we will cause problems for every team in this division and we will score goals. If we can keep it tight at the back and keep clean sheets, I have every faith in my team that we can go and score at the opposite end and hopefully we’ll do that on Saturday."


themanchestereveningnews--2020-12-11--Solskjaer reacts to Man United legend Paul Scholes' criticism of David de Gea

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is confident David de Gea can recover from his error that led to Manchester United 's Champions League elimination against RB Leipzig .
De Gea was accused of 'bottling it ' by United legend Paul Scholes for Justin Kluivert 's winner that relegated United to the Europa League knockout stages .
Solskjaer has stayed loyal to De Gea , 30 , despite the return of Dean Henderson from a superb season on loan at Sheffield United and the 23-year-old made his full Premier League debut in last week 's win at West Ham .
Henderson , 23 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the January transfer window looms and could demand a mid-season loan move if he is not picked more regularly over the next month but Solskjaer has backed De Gea again .
`` I think David 's a top goalkeeper , of course I do , and rightly so he 's on the lists of being the best goalkeeper in Europe , '' Solskjaer said in reference to De Gea 's nomination for the World Goalkeeper of the Year .
`` He 's handled criticism before and setbacks before , he 's a man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he 's not affected by criticism and I do n't think he will be .
`` Every goal a goalkeeper concedes you 'll be disappointed with . ''
United have conceded first in 10 of their 18 matches this season but have come from behind to win all five of their away games in the league .
All three of United 's wins over Manchester City last season came after they scored first and Solskjaer says they need to regain that habit in Saturday 's Old Trafford derby .
After the disappointment of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the perfect opportunity to lift themselves this weekend .
They welcome Manchester City to Old Trafford for the first derby of the season .
It 's the first encounter in several years where United find themselves ahead of their neighbours in the Premier League table , and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his team will be hoping to continue their recent good form against the Blues .
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`` Start quickly is one thing but start good [ is another ] , '' Solskjaer added .
`` You can start quickly .
We want to get on the front-foot straightaway .
Goals do impact games and when you get the first goal in a game it 's easier , of course it is .
That 's something we want to get to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ done well against City in the last few games against them early on .
Then again it 's a 90-minute game but we want to get off to a good start .
`` There are loads of things we can do better , we can defend better from the front .
We scored quite a few goals in those 10 games as well , that 's in the nature of Man United over the years , that there have been many , many goals .
`` We want to defend maybe higher up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( against Leipzig ) and they scored from some crosses , which was disappointing . ''

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is confident David de Gea can recover from his error that led to Manchester United's Champions League elimination against RB Leipzig.
De Gea was accused of 'bottling it' by United legend Paul Scholes for Justin Kluivert's winner that relegated United to the Europa League knockout stages.
Solskjaer has stayed loyal to De Gea, 30, despite the return of Dean Henderson from a superb season on loan at Sheffield United and the 23-year-old made his full Premier League debut in last week's win at West Ham.
Henderson, 23, is desperate for a run as the January transfer window looms and could demand a mid-season loan move if he is not picked more regularly over the next month but Solskjaer has backed De Gea again.
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"I think David's a top goalkeeper, of course I do, and rightly so he's on the lists of being the best goalkeeper in Europe," Solskjaer said in reference to De Gea's nomination for the World Goalkeeper of the Year.
"He's handled criticism before and setbacks before, he's a man that we really rely on and hopefully he's not affected by criticism and I don't think he will be.
"Every goal a goalkeeper concedes you'll be disappointed with."
United have conceded first in 10 of their 18 matches this season but have come from behind to win all five of their away games in the league.
All three of United's wins over Manchester City last season came after they scored first and Solskjaer says they need to regain that habit in Saturday's Old Trafford derby.
"Start quickly is one thing but start good [is another]," Solskjaer added. "You can start quickly. We want to get on the front-foot straightaway. Goals do impact games and when you get the first goal in a game it's easier, of course it is. That's something we want to get to in this game.
"We've done well against City in the last few games against them early on. Then again it's a 90-minute game but we want to get off to a good start.
"There are loads of things we can do better, we can defend better from the front. We scored quite a few goals in those 10 games as well, that's in the nature of Man United over the years, that there have been many, many goals.
"We want to defend maybe higher up, we got pegged back in midweek (against Leipzig) and they scored from some crosses, which was disappointing."


themanchestereveningnews--2020-12-11--Man City issue injury update on three players ahead of Man United derby

Ilkay Gundogan is set to be fit for Manchester City 's trip to Old Trafford , but the Blues will be without Eric Garcia .
Both players limped out of the Champions League victory against Marseille on Wednesday night and while Gundogan has trained ahead of the derby , Garcia faces a longer spell on the sidelines .
Gundogan felt soreness on his ankle against the Ligue 1 side and came off at half-time , but Garcia was forced off in the first half and he wo n't be fit to face Manchester United .
`` Eric is not fit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be two or three weeks out .
Ilkay trained good , '' said Guardiola .
Gundogan could start his third game in a week having trained ahead of the derby , but Guardiola confirmed that Sergio Aguero would not start .
The striker made his return from injury with a cameo against Marseille and got himself on the scoresheet , but having suffered from a couple of different injuries this term he wo n't be rushed back .
Saturday 's game will be the first Manchester derby to be held without supporters and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Of course it is much better , being at Old Trafford and the stadium is much better playing with fans but the virus is still here , '' he said .
`` When we open the stadiums step by step as has already happened in some areas of England , the Premier League and government and scientists will decide when we can make the next step and when everything is settled the fans will be back . ''

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Ilkay Gundogan is set to be fit for Manchester City's trip to Old Trafford, but the Blues will be without Eric Garcia.
Both players limped out of the Champions League victory against Marseille on Wednesday night and while Gundogan has trained ahead of the derby, Garcia faces a longer spell on the sidelines.
Gundogan felt soreness on his ankle against the Ligue 1 side and came off at half-time, but Garcia was forced off in the first half and he won't be fit to face Manchester United.
"Eric is not fit, he was injured and it will be two or three weeks out. Ilkay trained good," said Guardiola.
Gundogan could start his third game in a week having trained ahead of the derby, but Guardiola confirmed that Sergio Aguero would not start.
The striker made his return from injury with a cameo against Marseille and got himself on the scoresheet, but having suffered from a couple of different injuries this term he won't be rushed back.
Saturday's game will be the first Manchester derby to be held without supporters and Guardiola is going to miss them.
"Of course it is much better, being at Old Trafford and the stadium is much better playing with fans but the virus is still here," he said.
"When we open the stadiums step by step as has already happened in some areas of England, the Premier League and government and scientists will decide when we can make the next step and when everything is settled the fans will be back."


themanchestereveningnews--2020-12-11--Councillors say home addresses should stay secret following Jo Cox murder

Salford councillors say their address should not automatically be available for the public to see following the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox back in 2016 .
Since May , 14 councillors have requested their home address be redacted from the council 's register of interests – and all of the requests were granted .
It comes as Salford council 's top lawyer reminded elected members that failing to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests , such as who they work for and any land in the city which they own or occupy , is a criminal offence punishable by an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ five years .
City solicitor Sian Roxborough told the standards committee that there is an automatic assumption that their home addresses will be published online .
She said : `` There is a legal assumption that members will declare a home address under the Localism Act .
`` Legally you 'd have to follow Section 32 and apply to the monitoring officer under those circumstances of for example violence and intimidation to provide reasons as to why it should be redacted .
`` Going forward for next year , I will have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 've got any concerns .
And of course , nothing will be put online until I receive the updated form and the request .
`` I will check with members , but the assumption is to publish and I 'd make it clear that members would have to let me know if they do n't want their addresses published and the reasons for it . ''
Some councillors said members of public have started knocking on their doors in the absence of face-to-face 'advice bureaus ' this year due to coronavirus .
Chairing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jim Cammell said that elected members ' home addresses should be automatically redacted .
He said : `` I think it is worrying .
I 've always published my address and kept it open – I put it on my election leaflets and my cards – but it is a worrying time . ''
The city solicitor told councillors that the legal assumption is that their home addresses will be published , but told them that the Committee on Standards in Public Life is now recommending that the law be changed so elected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home address in their register of interests .
She added : `` I think this is off the back of the very tragic events with the MP Jo Cox . ''

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Salford councillors say their address should not automatically be available for the public to see following the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox back in 2016.
Since May, 14 councillors have requested their home address be redacted from the council's register of interests – and all of the requests were granted.
It comes as Salford council's top lawyer reminded elected members that failing to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests, such as who they work for and any land in the city which they own or occupy, is a criminal offence punishable by an unlimited fine and disqualification for up to five years.
City solicitor Sian Roxborough told the standards committee that there is an automatic assumption that their home addresses will be published online.
She said: "There is a legal assumption that members will declare a home address under the Localism Act.
"Legally you'd have to follow Section 32 and apply to the monitoring officer under those circumstances of for example violence and intimidation to provide reasons as to why it should be redacted.
"Going forward for next year, I will have to ask members to contact me if they've got any concerns. And of course, nothing will be put online until I receive the updated form and the request.
"I will check with members, but the assumption is to publish and I'd make it clear that members would have to let me know if they don't want their addresses published and the reasons for it."
Some councillors said members of public have started knocking on their doors in the absence of face-to-face 'advice bureaus' this year due to coronavirus.
Chairing the standards committee on Thursday, councillor Jim Cammell said that elected members' home addresses should be automatically redacted.
Salford's ruling group chief whip, Labour councillor Jim Dawson agreed.
He said: "I think it is worrying. I've always published my address and kept it open – I put it on my election leaflets and my cards – but it is a worrying time."
The city solicitor told councillors that the legal assumption is that their home addresses will be published, but told them that the Committee on Standards in Public Life is now recommending that the law be changed so elected member do not need to register their home address in their register of interests.
She added: "I think this is off the back of the very tragic events with the MP Jo Cox."


themanchestereveningnews--2020-12-11--Manchester United give team news and injury update vs Man City

Manchester United striker Anthony Martial is fit for the derby this weekend but Edinson Cavani faces a late fitness test .
Cavani and Martial did not travel to Leipzig for United 's Champions League defeat on Tuesday due to injuries they sustained in the 3-1 win at West Ham last week .
United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed Martial will be back in the squad at Old Trafford and Cavani has returned to training but Solskjaer is yet to decide on whether the Uruguayan will return .
`` Anthony will definitely be involved , '' Solskjaer said .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I 'll make a decision later . ''
United were ejected from the Champions League in a 3-2 defeat at RB Leipzig on Tuesday and if they lose to City it will be the first time they have lost four home league games before Christmas since 1972 .
After the disappointment of Champions League elimination , Manchester United have the perfect opportunity to lift themselves this weekend .
They welcome Manchester City to Old Trafford for the first derby of the season .
It 's the first encounter in several years where United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Premier League table , and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his team will be hoping to continue their recent good form against the Blues .
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However , Solskjaer presided over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last season - including United 's first derby double since 2010 .
`` Of course , we were disappointed on Tuesday night , it 's natural , '' Solskjaer added .
`` We really wanted to go through in that tournament , the reality is we 're not and we 've just got to move on .
`` It was a tight group decided by fine margins , I think you can see that in most of the games .
Long travel back , so we had a day of recovery on Wednesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good .
`` The focus has just been on this game , the Manchester derby , which is what you want the players to get on to straight away , probably the best game you can ask for after such a disappointment , because it does stick in your system . ''

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Manchester United striker Anthony Martial is fit for the derby this weekend but Edinson Cavani faces a late fitness test.
Cavani and Martial did not travel to Leipzig for United's Champions League defeat on Tuesday due to injuries they sustained in the 3-1 win at West Ham last week.
United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed Martial will be back in the squad at Old Trafford and Cavani has returned to training but Solskjaer is yet to decide on whether the Uruguayan will return.
"Anthony will definitely be involved," Solskjaer said. "Edinson has been on the grass but I'll make a decision later."
United were ejected from the Champions League in a 3-2 defeat at RB Leipzig on Tuesday and if they lose to City it will be the first time they have lost four home league games before Christmas since 1972.
However, Solskjaer presided over three wins out of four against City last season - including United's first derby double since 2010.
"Of course, we were disappointed on Tuesday night, it's natural," Solskjaer added. "We really wanted to go through in that tournament, the reality is we're not and we've just got to move on.
"It was a tight group decided by fine margins, I think you can see that in most of the games. Long travel back, so we had a day of recovery on Wednesday and after that the focus has been good.
"The focus has just been on this game, the Manchester derby, which is what you want the players to get on to straight away, probably the best game you can ask for after such a disappointment, because it does stick in your system."


themanchestereveningnews--2020-12-11--Henderson moment vs West Ham shows why Man United made wrong decision

Although the Manchester derby is looming this weekend , the past few days have been dominated by the post-mortem following Manchester United ’ s 3-2 defeat to RB Leipzig .
One of the players highlighted as a contributor to the defeat was goalkeeper David de Gea .
On the night , the Spanish international only faced four shots on his goal , yet he conceded on three occasions .
It ’ s difficult to truly hold him accountable for the first two goals United conceded , however , for the calamitous third , he played a starring role along with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of anticipation and conviction in closing down Justin Kluivert presented the forward with an easy opportunity to dink his effort over the legs of the United keeper and score the goal that ultimately sealed the visitors ' fate .
It ’ s not the first time De Gea ’ s role has come into question following a number of high-profile errors over the previous two years .
But Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has to take some of the blame given that it was his decision to reinstate the 30-year-old to the starting line-up after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and West Ham .
Henderson turned down another loan move in the summer , instead signing a new five-year contract with United worth in excess of £100,000-a-week , making his intentions clear in terms of wanting to solidify himself as the club 's No.1 this year .
His first Premier League minutes arrived after he replaced the injured De Gea in United 's 3-2 comeback win at Southampton two weeks ago and a full league debut followed at the London Stadium .
Henderson conceded just one goal across those two appearances , despite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of those efforts brought about fairly standard saves from the 23-year-old , there were a couple that forced him to illustrate his impressive shot-stopping capabilities .
One of his better saves came from an Aaron Cresswell free-kick at the London Stadium , as he dived the length of his goal to tip the effort around the post .
However , it was another save in that game that was perhaps more impressive , particularly when it is compared with the goal De Gea conceded on Tuesday .
Early in the game , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ham attempted a shot that was deflected into the six-yard box .
Hammers attacker Pablo Fornals anticipated where the ball was dropping and was already on the move as Maguire and Victor Lindelof were caught napping .
Note in the image below how Henderson was already on the move to close the angle down .
At the time of Fornals hitting the shot , Henderson had dramatically closed the angle down and was spread wide , with his face facing the ball .
He blocked the shot well and the danger was cleared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what we saw from De Gea on Tuesday night .
There ’ s no doubt that the Spaniard faced a more difficult situation given that the chance fell to the attacker in the middle of the goal , whereas the above example was on an angle making it easier for Henderson to save .
However , as we see below , the Spanish international opts to lead with his feet while turning his body away from the shot , making himself small and easier for Kluivert to chip over .
In terms of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will rank amongst one of the best to play in the division .
However , it ’ s been some time since he ’ s consistently performed at a level associated with one of the league ’ s top keepers .
We can capture this point in this season alone by looking at his Post-shot Expected Goals ( PSxG ) numbers compared to goals conceded .
A reminder that PSxG uses traditional xG which takes into account aspects such as shot location , but then also considers facets of the shot execution such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not an exact science we can get an indication of how many goals roughly De Gea would have been expected to concede based on the shots he has faced .
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So far De Gea ’ s combined PSxG @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 16 league goals .
For top keepers , you 'd usually find that their PSxG is higher than the actual number of goals they have conceded .
Obviously , the sample size is small given the infancy of this season and the 30-year-old may well improve on that negative difference across the course of the campaign .
Yet , these numbers could also be an indication of a keeper regressing .
With a more than able deputy in the form of Henderson waiting in the wings and a big game looming this weekend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be time that he ’ s given an extended run in the side and provided with a platform in order to prove his worth .

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Although the Manchester derby is looming this weekend, the past few days have been dominated by the post-mortem following Manchester United’s 3-2 defeat to RB Leipzig.
One of the players highlighted as a contributor to the defeat was goalkeeper David de Gea. On the night, the Spanish international only faced four shots on his goal, yet he conceded on three occasions.
It’s difficult to truly hold him accountable for the first two goals United conceded, however, for the calamitous third, he played a starring role along with Harry Maguire.
De Gea's lack of anticipation and conviction in closing down Justin Kluivert presented the forward with an easy opportunity to dink his effort over the legs of the United keeper and score the goal that ultimately sealed the visitors' fate.
It’s not the first time De Gea’s role has come into question following a number of high-profile errors over the previous two years. But Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has to take some of the blame given that it was his decision to reinstate the 30-year-old to the starting line-up after Dean Henderson's solid showings against Southampton and West Ham.
Henderson turned down another loan move in the summer, instead signing a new five-year contract with United worth in excess of £100,000-a-week, making his intentions clear in terms of wanting to solidify himself as the club's No.1 this year.
His first Premier League minutes arrived after he replaced the injured De Gea in United's 3-2 comeback win at Southampton two weeks ago and a full league debut followed at the London Stadium.
Henderson conceded just one goal across those two appearances, despite facing eight shots. Although the majority of those efforts brought about fairly standard saves from the 23-year-old, there were a couple that forced him to illustrate his impressive shot-stopping capabilities.
One of his better saves came from an Aaron Cresswell free-kick at the London Stadium, as he dived the length of his goal to tip the effort around the post.
However, it was another save in that game that was perhaps more impressive, particularly when it is compared with the goal De Gea conceded on Tuesday.
Early in the game, with the scores level at 0-0, West Ham attempted a shot that was deflected into the six-yard box. Hammers attacker Pablo Fornals anticipated where the ball was dropping and was already on the move as Maguire and Victor Lindelof were caught napping.
Note in the image below how Henderson was already on the move to close the angle down.
At the time of Fornals hitting the shot, Henderson had dramatically closed the angle down and was spread wide, with his face facing the ball. He blocked the shot well and the danger was cleared.
This is a contrasting action to what we saw from De Gea on Tuesday night. There’s no doubt that the Spaniard faced a more difficult situation given that the chance fell to the attacker in the middle of the goal, whereas the above example was on an angle making it easier for Henderson to save.
However, as we see below, the Spanish international opts to lead with his feet while turning his body away from the shot, making himself small and easier for Kluivert to chip over.
In terms of the Premier League era, De Gea will rank amongst one of the best to play in the division. However, it’s been some time since he’s consistently performed at a level associated with one of the league’s top keepers.
We can capture this point in this season alone by looking at his Post-shot Expected Goals (PSxG) numbers compared to goals conceded. A reminder that PSxG uses traditional xG which takes into account aspects such as shot location, but then also considers facets of the shot execution such as power and placement. Whilst it’s not an exact science we can get an indication of how many goals roughly De Gea would have been expected to concede based on the shots he has faced.
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So far De Gea’s combined PSxG is 14, yet he has conceded 16 league goals. For top keepers, you'd usually find that their PSxG is higher than the actual number of goals they have conceded. Obviously, the sample size is small given the infancy of this season and the 30-year-old may well improve on that negative difference across the course of the campaign.
Yet, these numbers could also be an indication of a keeper regressing. With a more than able deputy in the form of Henderson waiting in the wings and a big game looming this weekend, it could and maybe even should be time that he’s given an extended run in the side and provided with a platform in order to prove his worth.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-12-11--Where the vaccination hubs are set to be in Trafford

The sites where vaccines are set to be distributed to the most vulnerable across Trafford have been approved .
The locations will be evenly dotted throughout the borough and health workers are now collaborating to confirm the logistics of the vaccine ’ s distribution .
They ’ re working to establish what all of the different centres will need , how best to manage patient flow and if any sites need any extra administrative support .
The sites where vaccines are expected to be administered are The Life Centre in Hale , Delamere Medical Centre in Stretford , Davyhulme Medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Centre and the Altrincham Health and Wellbeing Hub .
The focus for all of the sites will be to administer vaccines to Trafford ’ s most vulnerable residents , who will be contacted individually and called to attend for their doses , rather than the public attending en masse .
These sites are not going to be like the mass vaccination areas planned for elsewhere in Greater Manchester , where anti-vaccination protests have been seen already .
But , as a precaution , Greater Manchester Police have been made aware of the Trafford @ @ @ @ @ @ @ security needs .
Rebecca Demaine from Trafford Clinical Commissioning Group explained : “ The likelihood is that the Pfizer vaccine , the one that has characteristics which make it more difficult to store and transport , is likely to be offered first to the hospital sites for the vaccination of staff .
“ And for the wider population , the at risk groups , it ’ s more likely to be the Oxford/Astra Zeneca vaccine which is easier to store and transport .
“ It will probably be care homes and hospital staff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ housebound , then over-80s.
” Coun Andrew Western labelled the sites ’ approval and confirmation from Ms Demaine ‘ a welcome update ’ .

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The sites where vaccines are set to be distributed to the most vulnerable across Trafford have been approved.
The locations will be evenly dotted throughout the borough and health workers are now collaborating to confirm the logistics of the vaccine’s distribution.
They’re working to establish what all of the different centres will need, how best to manage patient flow and if any sites need any extra administrative support.
The sites where vaccines are expected to be administered are The Life Centre in Hale, Delamere Medical Centre in Stretford, Davyhulme Medical Centre in Urmston, the Partington Health Centre and the Altrincham Health and Wellbeing Hub.
The focus for all of the sites will be to administer vaccines to Trafford’s most vulnerable residents, who will be contacted individually and called to attend for their doses, rather than the public attending en masse.
These sites are not going to be like the mass vaccination areas planned for elsewhere in Greater Manchester, where anti-vaccination protests have been seen already.
But, as a precaution, Greater Manchester Police have been made aware of the Trafford sites’ locations for any potential additional security needs.
Rebecca Demaine from Trafford Clinical Commissioning Group explained: “The likelihood is that the Pfizer vaccine, the one that has characteristics which make it more difficult to store and transport, is likely to be offered first to the hospital sites for the vaccination of staff.
“And for the wider population, the at risk groups, it’s more likely to be the Oxford/Astra Zeneca vaccine which is easier to store and transport.
“It will probably be care homes and hospital staff that are the first cohort, then housebound, then over-80s.”
Coun Andrew Western labelled the sites’ approval and confirmation from Ms Demaine ‘a welcome update’.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-12-11--Wales' NHS 'won't be able to cope' if Covid admissions continue to rise

The NHS in Wales will not be able to cope if coronavirus hospital admissions continue to rise at the rate they currently are at , First Minister Mark Drakeford has said .
The NHS in Wales “ will not be able to cope as it is today ” if the current levels of coronavirus-related admissions continue in the coming weeks , First Minister Mark Drakeford has warned .
He told a press conference in Cardiff on Friday that outdoor attractions across Wales , such as winter wonderlands , would be closed to limit the spread of coronavirus .
An updated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Welsh government next week to help people , businesses and public services “ plan in these rapidly changing circumstances , ” he told a press conference .
The Welsh government ’ s traffic light plan was first launched in May as the country prepared to come out of lockdown but this has now been revised .
Mr Drakeford said : “ The revised plan sets out four alert levels .
Today in Wales , we are at alert level 3 , the traffic light is red , the level of risk is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ measures of last week and the extra action of this week – together with the efforts each and every one of us need to make – if those measures do not succeed in turning the tide of the virus then it is inevitable that we will have to consider a move to alert level 4 immediately after Christmas . ''
Mr Drakeford has described the coronavirus situation in Wales as “ very serious ” .
Although the country ’ s 17-day firebreak lockdown had successfully brought down rates of coronavirus these had now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ predicted ” , adding that it was “ firmly entrenched in so many parts of Wales ” .
“ In some parts of Wales , such as Neath Port Talbot , Blaenau Gwent and Rhondda Cynon Taf , the rates are now incredibly high , ” Mr Drakeford told the briefing .
“ These very high levels of coronavirus are translating inevitably into significant and sustained pressure on our NHS .
“ This week the number of coronavirus related patients in hospital passed 1,900 for the very first time and continues to rise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this rate , we could see 2,500 people with coronavirus in hospital by Christmas Day .
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The NHS in Wales will not be able to cope if coronavirus hospital admissions continue to rise at the rate they currently are at, First Minister Mark Drakeford has said.
The NHS in Wales “will not be able to cope as it is today” if the current levels of coronavirus-related admissions continue in the coming weeks, First Minister Mark Drakeford has warned.
He told a press conference in Cardiff on Friday that outdoor attractions across Wales, such as winter wonderlands, would be closed to limit the spread of coronavirus.
An updated coronavirus control plan will be published by the Welsh government next week to help people, businesses and public services “plan in these rapidly changing circumstances,” he told a press conference.
The Welsh government’s traffic light plan was first launched in May as the country prepared to come out of lockdown but this has now been revised.
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Mr Drakeford said: “The revised plan sets out four alert levels. Today in Wales, we are at alert level 3, the traffic light is red, the level of risk is very high.
“If the strengthened measures of last week and the extra action of this week – together with the efforts each and every one of us need to make – if those measures do not succeed in turning the tide of the virus then it is inevitable that we will have to consider a move to alert level 4 immediately after Christmas."
Mr Drakeford has described the coronavirus situation in Wales as “very serious”.
(Image: BPM MEDIA WALES)
Although the country’s 17-day firebreak lockdown had successfully brought down rates of coronavirus these had now risen “faster than our models have predicted”, adding that it was “firmly entrenched in so many parts of Wales”.
“In some parts of Wales, such as Neath Port Talbot, Blaenau Gwent and Rhondda Cynon Taf, the rates are now incredibly high,” Mr Drakeford told the briefing.
“These very high levels of coronavirus are translating inevitably into significant and sustained pressure on our NHS.
“This week the number of coronavirus related patients in hospital passed 1,900 for the very first time and continues to rise.
“If this increase continues at this rate, we could see 2,500 people with coronavirus in hospital by Christmas Day.”


themanchestereveningnews--2020-12-11--This Morning's Panto branded 'so bad it was good' by viewers

It 's been a very challenging time for all this year .
But in a bid to cheer up the nation this Christmas , earlier this year the crew at ITV 's This Morning promised viewers a show to remember .
For the first time in the programmes ' history , the team - led by day-time telly royalty Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby - vowed to hold the 'Nation 's Panto ' based on the story of Cinderella .
Sat on the couch with Holly during the first part of the show , Phil admitted : `` Parts of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have n't ! ''
The idea followed on from the news that pantomimes were to be cancelled up and down the country this season due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic .
So to support the UK 's talented theatre and arts industry , Phil and Holly announced that they worked alongside top choreographers , scriptwriters and dancers who have all had their shows cancelled this year .
As well as the usual faces - including Allison Hammond playing 'key worker Fairy Godmother ' - the line-up would see actress Joanna Lumley as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the heart-breaking news that national treasure and EastEnders legend Barbara Windsor passed away last night , aged 83 , Phil and Holly announced that the show will be dedicated to her .
Opening This Morning with a festive song was Britain 's Got Talent winner John Courtney who sang the show 's Christmas song on a grand piano outside the studios - with subtitles so viewers at home could sing along too .
When the panto officially began a 11.15am , viewers watched as our bubbly Fairy Godmother visited Aladdin 's Gene of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) to try and secure some costumes for Cinderella ( Holly ) and sidekick Buttons ( Phil ) .
The first section was filled with painfully 'cringey ' one-liners - a Christmas panto essential - followed by one drum sting after the next .
But viewers were n't amused and took to Twitter to share some rather harsh feedback .
One viewer tweeted : `` # ThisMorning OMG !
Even the pain from my collapsed lungs isn ’ t as painful as this Panto !
Embarrassing !
Switching off @ thismorning .
Oh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Another added : `` @ thismorning who gave that the green light ?
?
shockingly bad .
Panto of the year ?
That is 2020 summed up - absolute drivel .
Urgh # spoilingmyfriday . ''
And one Twitter user who tuned in advised others to avoid the panto more than Covid , writing : `` Please please please Stop .
This is painfully cringe worthy and very crass .
`` Sometime things that seem a good idea on paper , really do turn out to be the worst thing in reality .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1st impression of panto .
They will avoid it more than Covid 19 . ''
Fortunately , the classic 'bad ' jokes began to win over viewers as the show continued in the kitchen with Christopher Biggins playing a panto chef .
And they got rather rude , indeed .
Edging on the cheeky side , jokes ranged from vegetable puns and German sausage gags to the whole cast shouting for Dick ... Whittington .
Twitter users - who provided social media commentary throughout the performance - eventually felt the spirit of Christmas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through .
One viewer Tweeted : `` @ thismorning .
Well done on the panto !
Great fun .
Shame it was in the morning though , would 've loved a few beers watching that ! ''
Another commented : `` # ThisMorningPanto woke up feeling low this morning , but thanks to you all i now feel great .
What a laugh , thank you Face with tears of joy !
! ''
One Twitter user wrote : `` Well done this Morning .
It was so bad it was kinda good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
And adding a final comment , another person who tuned into the panto Tweeted : `` @ Schofe @ hollywills @ thismorning absolutely loved the Panto today .
It was brilliant and a perfect tonic for this gloomy year .
What a great belly laugh !
@ EamonnHolmes @ RuthieeL @ AlisonHammond Merry Christmas to you all . ''
Martin Lewis made an appearance of the The Magic Mirror and Josie Gibson followed him on screen playing Snow White .
Agony aunts Dear Deidre and Vanessa Phelps were transformed into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as Peter Pan with Eamonn and Ruth as Father Christmas and Mary Christmas aka Mrs Claus .
And Shane Richie came in at the end as Holly 's Prince Charming .
If you missed it , you can catch up on This Morning 's Panto on ITV Player .

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It's been a very challenging time for all this year.
But in a bid to cheer up the nation this Christmas, earlier this year the crew at ITV's This Morning promised viewers a show to remember.
For the first time in the programmes' history, the team - led by day-time telly royalty Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby - vowed to hold the 'Nation's Panto' based on the story of Cinderella.
Sat on the couch with Holly during the first part of the show, Phil admitted: "Parts of it have been reversed half of it haven't!"
The idea followed on from the news that pantomimes were to be cancelled up and down the country this season due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
So to support the UK's talented theatre and arts industry, Phil and Holly announced that they worked alongside top choreographers, scriptwriters and dancers who have all had their shows cancelled this year.
As well as the usual faces - including Allison Hammond playing 'key worker Fairy Godmother' - the line-up would see actress Joanna Lumley as the wicked Step Mother,
Following on from the heart-breaking news that national treasure and EastEnders legend Barbara Windsor passed away last night, aged 83, Phil and Holly announced that the show will be dedicated to her.
Opening This Morning with a festive song was Britain's Got Talent winner John Courtney who sang the show's Christmas song on a grand piano outside the studios - with subtitles so viewers at home could sing along too.
When the panto officially began a 11.15am, viewers watched as our bubbly Fairy Godmother visited Aladdin's Gene of the Lamp (played by Dr. Ranj) to try and secure some costumes for Cinderella (Holly) and sidekick Buttons (Phil).
The first section was filled with painfully 'cringey' one-liners - a Christmas panto essential - followed by one drum sting after the next.
But viewers weren't amused and took to Twitter to share some rather harsh feedback.
One viewer tweeted: "#ThisMorning OMG! Even the pain from my collapsed lungs isn’t as painful as this Panto! Embarrassing! Switching off @thismorning. Oh Yes I Am!!!"
Another added: "@thismorning who gave that the green light?? shockingly bad. Panto of the year? That is 2020 summed up - absolute drivel. Urgh #spoilingmyfriday."
And one Twitter user who tuned in advised others to avoid the panto more than Covid, writing: "Please please please Stop. This is painfully cringe worthy and very crass.
"Sometime things that seem a good idea on paper, really do turn out to be the worst thing in reality.
"If this show is someone's 1st impression of panto. They will avoid it more than Covid 19."
Fortunately, the classic 'bad' jokes began to win over viewers as the show continued in the kitchen with Christopher Biggins playing a panto chef.
And they got rather rude, indeed.
Edging on the cheeky side, jokes ranged from vegetable puns and German sausage gags to the whole cast shouting for Dick... Whittington.
Twitter users - who provided social media commentary throughout the performance - eventually felt the spirit of Christmas with plenty of more positive feedback coming through.
One viewer Tweeted: "@thismorning. Well done on the panto! Great fun. Shame it was in the morning though, would've loved a few beers watching that!"
Another commented: "#ThisMorningPanto woke up feeling low this morning, but thanks to you all i now feel great. What a laugh, thank you Face with tears of joy!!"
One Twitter user wrote: "Well done this Morning. It was so bad it was kinda good. We couldn’t look away."
And adding a final comment, another person who tuned into the panto Tweeted: "@Schofe @hollywills @thismorning absolutely loved the Panto today. It was brilliant and a perfect tonic for this gloomy year. What a great belly laugh! @EamonnHolmes @RuthieeL @AlisonHammond Merry Christmas to you all."
Martin Lewis made an appearance of the The Magic Mirror and Josie Gibson followed him on screen playing Snow White.
Agony aunts Dear Deidre and Vanessa Phelps were transformed into the ugly step sisters.
Sheridan Smith starred as Peter Pan with Eamonn and Ruth as Father Christmas and Mary Christmas aka Mrs Claus.
And Shane Richie came in at the end as Holly's Prince Charming.
If you missed it, you can catch up on This Morning's Panto on ITV Player.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-12-11--Community-based Covid-19 vaccinations to begin in Rochdale next week

Community-based Covid-19 vaccinations are to begin in Rochdale next week .
Care home workers and those aged over 80 will receive the jab at the council ’ s Number One Riverside offices , from Wednesday ( December 16 ) .
It is understood letters inviting people in these priority groups have already been sent out , and care workers will also be advised by their managers .
This is a separate rollout to the vaccinations happening at local hospitals across the country for admitted patients and outpatients in their care .
Bosses are stressing that it is not a walk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expecting to be immunised .
Those in other high-risk groups will be contacted in due course .
Preparation work is due to be completed over the weekend , including the installation of new storage and IT facilities at the town centre office , in Smith Street .
Rochdale council chief executive Steve Rumbelow has welcomed the news - but also sounded a note of caution .
He said : “ This is an important milestone , a small step forward and the start of our path back to normal life .
“ However @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to go and it ’ s important to remember that the first dose of the vaccine does not give protection , that anyone vaccinated next week will not get their second dose until early January and the vaccination will not be fully effective until a few days after that .
“ In the meantime , we must continue to urge caution and follow the Covid-19 guidance , to avoid the risk of infection and protect the elderly and vulnerable.
” Infection rates in Rochdale are continuing to fall significantly , and currently stand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people .
However , this is still the second highest figure in Greater Manchester .
Mr Rumbelow added : “ We have a long way to go , as the work to immunise thousands of people across the borough begins , but we are heading in the right direction.
” The Riverside offices are well served by public transport links , with a Metrolink stop just yards from the building .
There is also free parking available at the town hall car park .
It is understood arrangements will be made for people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are housebound .
A secondary booster jab will be given 21 days after people receive their first injection .
Nationwide , vaccinations will be distributed based on a priority system with older people , NHS and care staff being vaccinated first .
This will be followed by at-risk medical groups and then the population at large .

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Community-based Covid-19 vaccinations are to begin in Rochdale next week.
Care home workers and those aged over 80 will receive the jab at the council’s Number One Riverside offices, from Wednesday (December 16).
It is understood letters inviting people in these priority groups have already been sent out, and care workers will also be advised by their managers.
This is a separate rollout to the vaccinations happening at local hospitals across the country for admitted patients and outpatients in their care.
Bosses are stressing that it is not a walk in-service and people should not turn up expecting to be immunised. Those in other high-risk groups will be contacted in due course.
Preparation work is due to be completed over the weekend, including the installation of new storage and IT facilities at the town centre office, in Smith Street.
Rochdale council chief executive Steve Rumbelow has welcomed the news - but also sounded a note of caution.
He said: “This is an important milestone, a small step forward and the start of our path back to normal life.
“However, there is still a long way to go and it’s important to remember that the first dose of the vaccine does not give protection, that anyone vaccinated next week will not get their second dose until early January and the vaccination will not be fully effective until a few days after that.
“In the meantime, we must continue to urge caution and follow the Covid-19 guidance, to avoid the risk of infection and protect the elderly and vulnerable.”
Infection rates in Rochdale are continuing to fall significantly, and currently stand at just over 200 cases per 100,000 people. However, this is still the second highest figure in Greater Manchester.
Mr Rumbelow added: “We have a long way to go, as the work to immunise thousands of people across the borough begins, but we are heading in the right direction.”
The Riverside offices are well served by public transport links, with a Metrolink stop just yards from the building. There is also free parking available at the town hall car park.
It is understood arrangements will be made for people who may have difficulty travelling or who are housebound.
A secondary booster jab will be given 21 days after people receive their first injection.
Nationwide, vaccinations will be distributed based on a priority system with older people, NHS and care staff being vaccinated first.
This will be followed by at-risk medical groups and then the population at large.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-12-11--Huge plans to transform popular gig venue Victoria Warehouse approved

Huge plans for the site of the popular gig venue Victoria Warehouse have been approved – including a new top floor terrace and a running track on the roof .
The plans centre around building a new seven storey car park , making changes to the existing gig venue warehouse and reconfiguring the existing hotel on site , of which only 40 rooms are currently in use .
The Victoria Warehouse site on Wharf Road in Stretford , Trafford is made up of three early 20th century warehouses with a detached , six-storey building that is currently home to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two levels of the western warehouse form the well-known music and exhibition space .
The site ’ s owners asked Trafford council for permission to reconfigure the buildings on site to provide 200 ‘ high quality ’ rooms in the hotel , build a seven storey car park with 183 spaces and build a roof extension on top of the hotel for a roof terrace and function room .
They also wanted to put a new roof on the western warehouse as well as convert the second and third floors of the building @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into office space and install two new lifts and a staircase in the building .
There ’ s also set to be a new running track and clubhouse on the roof of the building next to the events centre .
Council officers had recommended that councillors on the committee approve the application and the committee supported that recommendation and approved the application unanimously .
At the same meeting , plans to demolish an old hotel in Stretford and replace it with apartments , right next to three Grade II listed heritage sites , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the Greatstone Hotel on Chester Road – the council had received a number of letters from nearby residents in support of the application due to its provision of ‘ much needed ’ new housing for the community .
But local Gorse Hill ward councillor Coun Mike Cordingley was not of the same opinion – along with the rest of the planning committee .
While councillors praised the fact that the plans made use of a brownfield site and were set to provide the required number of affordable homes , members were very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 56 flats planned for the site .
Coun Aidan Williams , chairing the meeting , raised his concerns that the flats fell ‘ significantly below ’ nationally required minimum space requirements and that a number of the balconies for some flats were so small that they would be unusable .
The plans were rejected unanimously by Trafford council ’ s planning committee due to the layout , scale , massing and ‘ poor design ’ of the plans .

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Huge plans for the site of the popular gig venue Victoria Warehouse have been approved – including a new top floor terrace and a running track on the roof.
The plans centre around building a new seven storey car park, making changes to the existing gig venue warehouse and reconfiguring the existing hotel on site, of which only 40 rooms are currently in use.
The Victoria Warehouse site on Wharf Road in Stretford, Trafford is made up of three early 20th century warehouses with a detached, six-storey building that is currently home to a hotel at the east.
The first two levels of the western warehouse form the well-known music and exhibition space.
(Image: Trafford Council)
The site’s owners asked Trafford council for permission to reconfigure the buildings on site to provide 200 ‘high quality’ rooms in the hotel, build a seven storey car park with 183 spaces and build a roof extension on top of the hotel for a roof terrace and function room.
They also wanted to put a new roof on the western warehouse as well as convert the second and third floors of the building, above the O2 Victoria Warehouse, into office space and install two new lifts and a staircase in the building.
(Image: Trafford Council)
There’s also set to be a new running track and clubhouse on the roof of the building next to the events centre.
Council officers had recommended that councillors on the committee approve the application and the committee supported that recommendation and approved the application unanimously.
At the same meeting, plans to demolish an old hotel in Stretford and replace it with apartments, right next to three Grade II listed heritage sites, was refused.
(Image: Trafford Council)
Councillors debated the designs for the Greatstone Hotel on Chester Road – the council had received a number of letters from nearby residents in support of the application due to its provision of ‘much needed’ new housing for the community.
But local Gorse Hill ward councillor Coun Mike Cordingley was not of the same opinion – along with the rest of the planning committee.
While councillors praised the fact that the plans made use of a brownfield site and were set to provide the required number of affordable homes, members were very concerned about the small size of the 56 flats planned for the site.
(Image: Trafford Council)
Coun Aidan Williams, chairing the meeting, raised his concerns that the flats fell ‘significantly below’ nationally required minimum space requirements and that a number of the balconies for some flats were so small that they would be unusable.
The plans were rejected unanimously by Trafford council’s planning committee due to the layout, scale, massing and ‘poor design’ of the plans.


themanchestereveningnews--2020-12-11--Fire service called to fire at a commercial unit in the city centre

The fire service was called to the city centre on Friday morning to a fire in a lighting unit at @ @ @ @ @ from Moss Side and Salford were called to Lloyd Street and spent just under an @ @ @ @ @ A spokesperson for GMFRS said : “ On Friday , 11 December , at 8.37am @ @ @ @ @ a fire on Lloyd Street in Manchester .
Sign up to the free MEN email @ @ @ @ @ from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletter You can @ @ @ @ @ following the instructions here “ Three fire engines from Moss Side and Salford quickly attended @ @ @ @ @ fire involved an electrical lighting unit in a commercial property .
“ Firefighters used four @ @ @ @ @ powder extinguishers and a thermal imaging camera to extinguish the fire .
“ Fire crews @ @ @ @ @ 50 minutes .
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The fire service was called to the city centre on Friday morning to a fire in a lighting unit at a commercial property.
Crews from Moss Side and Salford were called to Lloyd Street and spent just under an hour at the scene.
A spokesperson for GMFRS said: “On Friday, 11 December, at 8.37am, firefighters were called to a fire on Lloyd Street in Manchester.
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“Three fire engines from Moss Side and Salford quickly attended the scene.
"The fire involved an electrical lighting unit in a commercial property.
“Firefighters used four breathing apparatus, four dry powder extinguishers and a thermal imaging camera to extinguish the fire.
“Fire crews were at the scene for 50 minutes.”