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The Manc - 23rd January 2020

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Londoner ‘bewildered’ by first visit to Trafford Centre, comparing it to ‘Tutankhamun’s secret lair’

Daisy Jackson Londoner 'bewildered' by first visit to Trafford Centre, comparing it to 'Tutankhamun's secret lair'

A man visiting the Trafford Centre for the first time has said he’s been left ‘bewildered’ by the huge Greater Manchester shopping destination.

In a hilarious video titled ‘the least tired shopping centre in the UK’, vlogger and content creator MC said that the retail giant looks like ‘Tutankhamun’s secret lair’.

In the TikTok post, he films himself walking around the shops slack-jawed saying he feels ‘like I’m in Dubai or something’.

Us Mancs who have grown up going to the Trafford Centre probably forget how out-of-the-ordinary it actually is, from the food court that looks like a cruise ship to the palm trees to the fountains to the marble-esque pillars.

But visitors making their debut frequently have their minds blown by the extravagant decor inside.

MC spends a bit of time ogling at the fountains, comparing the benches to a ‘throne’, and even stroking the plants to see if they’re real (they are).

He also said that the Trafford Centre has made it ‘unfair’ for the other shopping centres, setting the bar too high.

He said: “Now Manchester, I can’t like, I feel like you owe us, and by us I mean the rest of the UK, an explanation. Because why does your shopping centre look like this, bro? What?!

“Bro I’m absolutely bewildered, this is like I’m in Dubai or something bro.

“Like bro you can’t tell me this don’t look like Tutankhamun’s lair has moved all the way up to the north bro.

“Why don’t we have nowt like this in London? I’m telling you right now, try going to a shopping centre in London, you’ll find Westfield, Stratford.

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“Sat on this bench in the middle of the shopping centre, looking at this, I feel like I’m on a throne.

“Is no one else seeing this? They have a waterfall in the middle of a shopping centre, this is not normal behaviour!

“These trees, they’re all real you know! It’s all in real soil.

“They did too much when they made this shopping centre, come on, this is unfair for the rest of them.”

At the end of the TikTok, he spots the Trafford Palazzo – home to Primark as well as attractions like Archie’s Atomic roller rink and the NERF Experience, and says: “Bro and I’m not even done! There’s even another shopping centre! Now what is this place?!”

One person commented: “trafford centre and is just pure nostalgia to me, titanic food court, twinkling stars in the ceiling, dolphin fountain, i remember being a kid when it was being built and being like, bruh.”

Another wrote: “Trafford centre has no right being as good as it is and we’re not even mentioning the fact that it has a cruise themed food court or that a giant waterpark is being built next door.”

Someone else said: “The Trafford Centre fr the reason every other shopping centre is dying i swear.”

Do you remember your first trip to the Trafford Centre?

Pep Guardiola confirms Kyle Walker has asked to leave Manchester City

Danny Jones Kyle Walker has asked to leave Manchester City

Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Kyle Walker has officially asked to leave Manchester City after seven years at the club.

Walker was left out of the squad for City’s FA Cup tie against fellow Greater Manchester outfit, Salford City, which ended up being an 8-0 demolition featuring a number of youngsters.

Naturally, with the January transfer window open and the England international playing increasingly less of a key role in Guardiola’s current team, his absence was one of the first questions put to Pep in his post-match press conference.

He didn’t dance around the subject either, stating simply: “It isn’t for me to say because [it should come from him] but two days ago Kyle asked to explore the options to play aboard [for] the end of his career”.

Pep Guardiola confirms Kyle Walker wants to leave and play abroad 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/0v61zXHSMn
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Going on to reiterate that Walker actually put in a transfer request a couple of seasons ago, which the former Spurs man himself has been open about previously despite the offer(s) ultimately falling short of satisfaction for both parties, Pep intimated that the wheels are pretty much already in motion.

His pace, power and positional sense might be on a gradual decline – it happens to virtually every player eventually – but his experience and exposure to winning every club trophy there is to win is invaluable and will likely see plenty of suitors who’ll look to capitalise on this, as well as his seniority and leadership.

Guardiola was full of nothing but admiration for the footballing veteran in his response either, reiterating that the club told him “how important he was” when the German giants first approached him, adding that “we cannot understand the success [City] have had these years without Kyle. It’s impossible.”

Nevertheless, with the intention of leaving now firmly in his mind, the Catalan coach insisted that he prefers to “play other players whose mind is here [with the club]” – hence why Walker was one of those omitted from the matchday squad.

Walker, now 34 and entering what many call the ‘twilight years’ of his career, will no doubt receive plenty of interest from around Europe and beyond. The Sheffield-born full-back made it known he was close to joining Bayern Munich after the Treble but whether or not they’d go back in for him is still unclear.