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- By Ashlee Dixon
- 16 Aug 2026
Manchester United and Man City will remember those affected of the assault at a Manchester temple prior to their Premier League fixtures over the coming days.
Yet, tributes will not be regularly observed throughout England's top division and EFL for the event on Thursday where two individuals lost their lives with three more wounded.
United players are to sport black armbands along with observing a minute's silence prior to their game against Sunderland at their home ground on Saturday, whereas the women's team will follow suit at their Women's Super League match against Chelsea Friday evening.
Speaking at his news conference on Friday, United men's manager Ruben Amorim stated: "We live in turbulent times currently, lot of big things happened, sympathy to victims, we will pay tribute tomorrow."
Man Utd's youth as well as under-21 sides will also wear dark armbands in their games.
City are also set to sport black armbands as they visit Brentford's ground this Sunday and have agreed with the Bees to observe a period of quiet before kick-off.
An observance had been arranged by the Bees in memory of their academy goalkeeping coach a staff member, who passed away recently due to illness.
The club has decided to alter the honor from clapping to a quiet moment given the gravity of the recent assault.
Man City's women's team will likewise show respect prior to their WSL game facing Arsenal this Saturday.
It is understood the top division and the Football League are backing any club wishing to pay tribute those affected.
On the first weekend of the campaign, a league-wide period of quiet took place before all top-flight matches in memory of Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva following their passing in a vehicle accident abroad.
Nonetheless, Premier League sources indicate the league has long moved away from the idea of having universal quiet moments for non-football issues, even though it has supported campaigns against bias.
It comes after the FA stated that Wembley's arch would only be lit for sports and shows under a new policy last year.
The decision came after backlash when the arch was not lit in the colours of the Israel flag following the assaults by Hamas where 1,200 people were killed.
Four years earlier, England's top division, the Football League and FA faced allegations of "double standards" for not holding honors for 50 people killed in New Zealand's mosque attacks.
Top-flight clubs had worn dark bands and France's national anthem was played following the Paris incidents.
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