Manchester United blocked Ralf Rangnick's attempt to sign a striker on transfer deadline day in January because the scouting department claimed no one was available on the market.
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It's officially part of Rochdale but most of those who live there identify as proud Mancunians.
Middleton has been part of the wider Rochdale borough since the local government shake up of 1974. Residents pay their council tax to Rochdale council but live in homes with Manchester post codes and telephone numbers.
The town is equidistant between Rochdale town centre and central Manchester and is actually closer to Oldham. Yet ultimately it is those at Rochdale Town Hall who decide Middleton's fate.
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However, many of those who live here work in the city or have made the move north along the A664. Mary Gamlin was born in Manchester but has lived in Middleton since she was a child.
She has always seen herself as a Manc. "I don't spend much time in Rochdale," the 70-year-old said. "There's nothing there that I want.
"We pay our rates to Rochdale but they seem to have more things than we do. At Christmas, we get a tree that looks half dead and they have all sorts."
At next month's council elections, a political group called Middleton Independents Party (MIP) is fielding candidates in all five of the town’s wards - including Hopwood Hall. The group says it is ‘fed-up’ of Middleton playing second fiddle to Rochdale and wants to do something to redress the balance.
Ms Gamlin said she would welcome Middletonians having more control of their town or even forming their own council. Prior to 1974, residents paid their council tax to Middleton Borough Council, and decisions about the area were made locally.
"That would be fine with me," said Ms Gamlin. "At least we might be able to put a few ideas forward.
"There's not much going on around here. We
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