Stepping out of the shadows and into the limelight can make or break a player but Alex Scott believes Manchester City striker Nikita Parris is on her way to becoming England’s star performer.

Wigan Athletic beat Man City in the 2013 FA Cup Final, but both teams have gone their opposite ways since. MM looks at the journey of the two Greater Manchester clubs over the past four-and-a-half years ahead of Monday’s FA Cup fifth-round clash.

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.

The biggest deal of the window came when Barcelona’s forked out £142m to capture the Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho – the second most expensive transfer ever and the biggest deal to go through in a January window.

The Old Trafford club are thought to be close to signing the Chilean forward, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan heading in the other direction in a swap deal.

Reigning women’s FA Cup champions Manchester City will begin their title defence against Brighton and Hove Albion as they set their sights on a record four trophies this season.

Two lucky teenagers at Cedar Mount Academy had the opportunity of drawing the women’s FA Cup fourth round draw alongside Manchester City Women’s Keira Walsh and Georgia Stanway on a very special day they will “never forget.”

Most football fans assumed that his career was over when he suffered a season-ending ACL injury against Anderlecht back in April but the iconic Swede has bounced back stronger than ever, recording a cameo outing in United’s 4-1 win over Newcastle in November.

MM looks at the connection between Manchester City and Girona FC, a partnership which runs deep.

Former Manchester United and England right-back Gary Neville has 85 international caps to his name – and MM takes a look at the pretender to his England throne…

The Premier League’s top two face off at Old Trafford this afternoon, and we are expecting a cracker two weeks before Christmas Day.