More than 25% of the cost of policing Manchester City in the 2017/18 season came from just two games, Mancunian Matters can reveal.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia is just around the corner, meaning so too is the prospect of the dreaded penalty shootout.

With Manchester City having strolled to the Premier League title and Liverpool through to the Champions League final, Manchester United’s season could end in disaster – unless they beat Chelsea in tomorrow’s FA Cup final.

Great British two-time taekwondo World Champion Bianca Walkden says she would “die for the sport” ahead of the May 10-13 European Championships in Kazan, Russia.

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City have all but tied up the Premier League title and with a League Cup already in their possession, they are moving in on a glittering treble.

It’s the biggest fixture in English football and the 200th meeting between Manchester United and Liverpool.

This season is likely to be Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s last in the colours of Manchester United.

Vincent Kompany has played down talk of a quadruple as Manchester City face FC Basel in the Champions League last 16 tonight, the Swiss side with previous for upsetting other illustrious visitors.

Between them Premier League table toppers Manchester City and Serie A pacesetters Napoli have scored a phenomenal 47 goals in a combined 14 league outings this season – 59 in all competitions.

The four-time Champions League winner was given a tour of Oldham’s Boundary Park facilities and dined with the club’s Chairman at Manchester’s Australasia restaurant on Thursday night.

Top-flight European football returns to the Etihad Stadium next Tuesday as Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk travel to England to face Manchester City.