Icons of Manchester

Wheatley’s most recent goal for Northampton came against league leaders Cardiff City, before his last appearance came in their final game of 2025, a 2-0 defeat at Lee Grant’s Huddersfield Town. The forward spent time with Walsall last term and became our 250th Academy graduate in 2024, as one of his four senior outings for…

Manchester City’s hopes of signing Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen this summer appear to have taken a hit. The 21-year-old has been earmarked as a potential replacement for Kevin De Bruyne, who is leaving the club in the summer at the end of his contract. Wirtz played an instrumental role in Leverkusen’s maiden Bundesliga title…

The Manchester-born forward has come through our successful Academy and will spend his second loan move away from the club in Scotland, with Falkirk. Last term, he did well with Cheltenham Town in League Two, scoring his first goals in senior football. A new experience awaits him north of the border, after a deal was…

The final switch involvees our game against crosstown rivals Manchester City, with the fixture now taking place on Saturday 15 November, instead of the following day. Kick-off will be 13:30 GMT at the Etihad Stadium and the game will be shown on BBC1. United Women, of course, famously beat City 4-2 in last season’s WSL fixture…

Joao Felix and Kyle Walker both left the Premier League on loan to join AC Milan in the winter transfer window but the Serie A giants have decided to only keep one of their recruits, according to a report in Italy. Walker abruptly left the defending Premier League champions, telling Pep Guardiola about his surprise…

“But he’s always there in every meeting. In training, he sometimes finishes his and stays to watch the training. We need Licha in this team.” Despite his injury, Martinez has clearly remained an important part of the group, regularly seen in the dressing room before games and travelling with the Reds on tour to the…