-Credit:Getty Images Arne Slot will need to take the rare opportunity he has to rotate as Liverpool takes on Accrington Stanley in the FA Cup. With so many matches coming, the likes of Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch and Mohamed Salah should be given the day off. While Liverpool will still pick an experienced side … Read more
-Credit:Reach Publishing Services Limited James McAtee is part of a Salford sporting family that stretches back decades. His grandad John, from Little Hulton, played professional rugby; his dad John, from Walkden, played professional rugby; his mum’s side of the family, from Little Hulton and Farnworth, include World Cup winner and City manager Alan Ball; and … Read more
-Credit:Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty Images. With the January transfer window open for business, Ruben Amorim knows transfer-related questions will be a running theme for the next few weeks. The window is open until February 3, giving clubs just over three more weeks to add to their squads for the second half of the season. … Read more
(Bloomberg) — Keir Starmer’s allies spy a silver lining at the end of a week dominated by Elon Musk’s interventions in British politics and global market turmoil that endangers the UK prime minister’s economic plans. Most Read from Bloomberg While much of Westminster was preoccupied with the spectacle of Musk hurling insults at the premier, … Read more
Avanti passengers are being advised to avoid travelling on Sundays where possible.Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA Passengers on Great Britain’s west coast mainline have been warned of disruption to Avanti services on every Sunday from this weekend to the end of May. Train managers represented by the the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) … Read more
-Credit:Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images Liverpool begins its quest for FA Cup glory when it takes on Accrington Stanley at Anfield in the third round on Saturday. It has been an incredible start to the Arne Slot era but the Reds boss will want to end the season with silverware. His side sits at … Read more
Two people were arrested after a raid – with a police dog helping to find “numerous suspected stolen van keys” and weapons. A search warrant was carried out at a property in Heywood on Thursday in which police dog (PD) Wilf used his skills after a “purpose-built void” was found. As well as the keys, “numerous items linked … Read more
A “community gritting” service has been set up by two public-spirited maintenance workers during icy weather. Howard Heffernan and Dan Dickinson have spent the past week tirelessly filling grit bins, clearing the steps and drives of elderly and disabled people and assisting drivers in the towns of Bury, Ramsbottom and Radcliffe. Howard, 32, said the pair had … Read more
-Credit:Howard Harrison / Salford City FC The glory initially came in a rush for the Class of 92 when they invested in Salford City. They rose rapidly through the leagues and entered the EFL in 2019 after four promotions in five years. But throughout a decade in charge, one milestone remained tantalisingly out of reach. … Read more
-Credit:Reach Publishing Services Limited When Salford City captain Curtis Tilt was 20, a career in football wasn’t at the back of his mind – it wasn’t even in his mind. Tilt had stopped playing Sunday League when he was 16 and had since started working in a quarry, using JCBs to haul tonnes of sand … Read more