Plumes of smoke seen for miles after fire breaks out at derelict building

Alexis Sanchez has opened up on his decision to join Manchester United in 2018, picking the reds ahead of Manchester City, saying a phone call from Jose Mourinho and promise of the number seven shirt turned his head towards Old Trafford.

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has suggested Jadon Sancho would benefit from the Reds signing a 'better' right-back in the summer transfer window.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag admitted that he was pleased with Jadon Sancho's contributions from the attacking-midfield position during Sunday's goalless draw with Southampton at Old Trafford.

Here are your Manchester United morning headlines for Sunday, March 12.

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of terrorism offences after a woman was stabbed outside a leisure centre. The woman was seriously hurt following the incident in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, on Thursday night.

American music star Chris Brown is entertaining thousands of fans in Manchester this week at his three huge AO Arena gigs. And after the opening night show on Thursday, he decided to continue the party at one of the city's swankiest celeb haunts.

Manchester United's supporters have called on Erik ten Hag to name a strong starting line-up for the Europa League clash with Real Betis on Thursday night.

A woman has been arrested after specialist police officers smashed their way into a house in south Manchester and uncovered a suspected cannabis farm.

A man was cut from a car and taken to hospital following a horror crash in Rochdale. Emergency services rushed to Albert Royds Street just before midnight on Saturday (4 March.)

Graeme Souness has admitted he was wrong to think Lisandro Martinez's height would leave him exposed at Manchester United this season.

With tickets going on sale for Eurovision next week, thousands of people across Greater Manchester will already be plotting on how to get Liverpool and where to stay when the event comes to the North West for the first time ever in May.

Councillors for Wigan confirmed that tax will rise by 4.99 per cent after a majority vote came in following four hours of debate.

A Salford man has been fined £784 after overturning his car in a horror crash that ripped the vehicle apart.

Manchester United supporters have agreed with Kylian Mbappe's thoughts on Jadon Sancho after 'hijacking' his classy reply to the England forward on Instagram.

A 16-year-old girl has died after being hit by a car in Oldham. Emergency services rushed to the scene on Rochdale Road around 1.30pm on Thursday afternoon (February 23).

A rapper who stabbed a teenager to death had previously taken part in a 'knife crime prevention programme' and sung about 'extreme knife violence', a court heard. King Sibanda, 17, murdered Abdikarim Abdalla Ahmed on a Friday afternoon in Bury town centre near a busy shopping centre.

Leicester City midfielder James Maddison reaggravated an ongoing knee issue during the 3-0 defeat against Manchester United and need to assess the player's fitness ahead of the weekend's match against Arsenal.

A gang who used the encrypted platform EncroChat to move over £1 million worth of drugs have been jailed following a major police investigation. Twelve people will spend almost 100 years behind bars for various drugs offences.

A huge criminal counterfeit goods operation 'worth up to £65m a year' has been smashed. Investigations by Rochdale council trading standards led to the discovery of a trader at the heart of a huge distribution network of counterfeit goods across the UK.

Xavi has named four players his Barcelona side need to watch out for on Thursday night as he praised Erik ten Hag for the improvements he's made at Old Trafford this season.