On Tuesday night some of our local sides were in league and cup action.
It was a great night for Stalybridge Celtic who put in a five star performance at Bower Fold, thrashing Grantham Town 5-0. Jake Burton was the star man on the evening with a brace, whilst the other goals came from Justin Johnson, Keenan Quansah and a Scott Bakkor penalty.
Elsewhere, Hyde United fell to a 4-2 defeat at Witton Albion. The damage was already done by the half-time whistle with the Tigers 3-1 behind, and the hosts made it 4-1 in the 89th minute, before Tom Pratt pulled one back in the dying embers to make the final score 4-2.
In the Manchester Premier Cup first round, Ashton United cruised to a 4-1 victory at Chadderton. Harry Coates, Tom Bentham, Ben Hardcastle and Casian Anghel notched for the Robins.
After squandering a two-goal lead at home to Prescot Cables on Saturday, Hyde United spared their FA Cup blushes with a 1-0 win in Tuesday’s First Qualifying Round replay.
Glossop motorsport sensation Alisha Palmowski picked up her fourth podium of the F1 Academy season over the weekend, racing to a second-place finish in Race 2 in Zandvoort.
Manchester faced Brighton and Hove Albion at the weekend following their disappointing result against Tottenham the week before, and it’s fair to say that Pep and his players would’ve been hoping for a good result heading into the first international break of the season.