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Man United fans send clear message to Harry Kane with chant during disappointing Spurs draw

It feels like this saga has dragged on for so many transfer windows now. Is this finally the year he leaves?

Danny Jones Danny Jones - 28th April 2023

Man United fans sent a clear message to star striker Harry Kane following their disappointing draw away to Tottenham: we want you this summer.

Erik ten Hag‘s side looked to be in full control in the first half; with Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford earning them a 2-0 lead with a pair of equally impressive strikes, it looked as though Spurs were staring down the barrel of another damaging defeat after the 6-1 embarrassment against Newcastle.

With that narrative floating around even before the game, talk of Harry Kane finally leaving Spurs was once again at the forefront of many conversations among football fans, with Old Trafford long having been considered a potential destination.

One thing’s for sure, it’s a move that a lot of United fans want, as they made clear with their chant directed towards Kane during the game: “we’ll see you in June”.

Started after a chorus of his usual chant from his home fans (“Harry Kane, he’s one of our own”), the Stretford Enders quickly turned the words to make their feelings known that he’d be more than welcome on the opposite team bus.

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Moreover, this nudge from travelling Reds came in the middle of the game when ten Hag’s team were still leading and while the message may have started out as, ‘leave this sticky situation for a club that look to be back on the up’, Kane’s part in the two equalisers only made their case for signing him even stronger.

After swinging at a shot that saw the rebound fall to Pedro Porro’s wonderful outside-of-the-boot finish into the top right corner, Kane also directly set up Heung-min Son with a ball across the box to assist him once again (the pair now holding the record for the most goal combinations in the Premier League).

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While ten Hag criticised his players after the game, saying that “the goals [and the two points] we conceded we’re so easy and we could avoid them”, it once again showed how the England captain can help change games, even when it isn’t him on the scoresheet.

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Either way, the discussion around whether this upcoming transfer window will finally be the one where Kane decides to leave his boyhood club in search of silverware looks to drawing towards an inevitable conclusion — the consensus being that it’s ‘now or never’, especially at this stage in his career.

Furthermore, with the Prem’s all-time top scorer record firmly in his sights and clearly on a list of things he wants to achieve as a player, pundits and football fans alike can’t see the 29-year-old playing anywhere other than England until it’s his, and many think United is now the only real option for him.

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The Red Devils might have been linked with the likes of Victor Osimhen and others, but if the fans chants are anything to go by, they know what they want: to see Harry Kane in a United shirt come June.

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Both Manchester United and Manchester City named as teams with the least amount of local fans

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant

Both Manchester United and Manchester City have been identified as being teams with the least amount of local fans, according to a new survey.

We all know that supporting a local team can be seen as a mark of credibility among a certain kind of football fan, while on the flip side of that, not following a local team is often associated with being a ‘glory hunter’. But which Premier League clubs have the highest – and lowest – proportion of supporters living close to home?

Well, YouGov decided to use its profiles data to analyse the fanbases of all 20 Premier League clubs for the 2026-27 season to get the answer to this once and for all.

And it’s fair to say that it’s not looking the best for the Manchester teams.

The study found that, overall, Brighton & Hove Albion is the Premier League’s most local team – with 56% of fans based in the South East.

Sunderland (50%) and Nottingham Forest (49%) supporters are the next-most likely to live in the same region as their teams, followed by Aston Villa, Brentford, Ipswich, Leeds, Fulham, Hull, and Crystal Palace fans rounding out the top 10.

At the other end of the table, Manchester United has the second-lowest proportion of local supporters, with only a quarter based in the North West (23%), with one in six (17%) actually living in London instead.

And then as for Manchester City – who are widely considered to be the most successful team of the modern era – it has ranked fourth-bottom for local fans, as a quarter of the club’s supporters are based in the North West, with a fifth based in London (19%).

But although both United and City have found themselves towards the bottom end of the ranking, they are not the worst offenders.

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That title, unfortunately, does belong to another North West team though – Liverpool.

Liverpool is the club with the lowest proportion of ‘local’ supporters, as just a fifth are based in the North West (21%) with the next highest concentration of fans can being found in London.

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Manchester Storm game postponed just one week after AO Arena return due to ‘technical issue with the ice’

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson Manchester Storm's return to the AO Arena. Credit: Supplied

Manchester Storm’s second game back at the AO Arena had to be postponed over the weekend due to a ‘technical issue with the ice’.

The ice hockey team made a record-breaking return to the venue earlier this month, attracting some 11,000 fans to watch their match against Sheffield Steelers.

But just one week later, as Manchester Storm prepared to face off against The Nottingham Panthers, the game had to be postponed.

Fans were already inside the legendary venue when a ‘technical issue with the ice’ became apparent and the game was called off.

Manchester Storm and the AO Arena said they ‘sincerely apologise’ to supporters and ticket holders for the disruption.

The game has now been rescheduled to Wednesday 14 October, with tickets valid for the new fixture.

The full statement read: “Unfortunately today’s Manchester Storm game vs The Nottingham Panthers has been suspended due to a technical issue with the ice.

“We sincerely apologise to supporters and ticket holders for the disruption and would like to thank everyone in attendance for their patience.

“We advise attendees to retain their tickets which will remain valid for the rescheduled fixture.

“Those with single-game tickets for this game and seeking a refund are advised to contact their point of purchase.

“The rescheduled game will take place on Wednesday 14th October 2026.

“Manchester Storm and AO Arena would like to thank attendees for their understanding.”

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