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Friday 27 December 2013
Rodgers was left furious with a number of decisions made by referee Lee Mason and criticised the allowance of him to officiate the match given his Greater Manchester heritage
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Tuesday 17 December 2013
Manager knows the United's forwards goal return is what he will be judged on
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Monday 16 December 2013
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Friday 13 December 2013
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Wednesday 11 December 2013
She passed details to her boyfriend who shared it with killer's mother, court told
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Thursday 05 December 2013
Study into 'Language Variation and Change' conducted by the University of Manchester reveals spread of Southern words
Transfer news: Manchester City fend off Barcelona to sign 'the next Lionel Messi' Brahim Abdelkader Diaz - reports
Tuesday 03 December 2013
The youngster has attracted attention all over Europe but City are said to have won the race for his signature
999 caller admits failures in dealing with choking baby call
Friday 29 November 2013
A 999 call handler has admitted she made two “fundamental” errors in responding to a report of a choking baby who later died, an inquest has heard.
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