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Man Utd and Manchester City to Honor Those Affected of Temple Assault

Manchester United and Man City squads will wear dark bands
Man Utd & Manchester City players are set to don black armbands

Manchester United together with Man City will pay tribute to those affected of the assault at a Manchester temple prior to their top-flight matches this weekend.

However, tributes are not set to be regularly observed throughout England's top division or English Football League for Thursday's incident in which two people died and three others were injured.

Detailed Tributes Planned

Man Utd squad members will wear dark bands and hold 60 seconds of quiet prior to their game against Sunderland at Old Trafford this Saturday, whereas the female squad will follow suit in their WSL fixture facing Chelsea Friday evening.

Speaking at his news conference Friday, United men's manager Ruben Amorim said: "It is a crazy world we are living in at the moment, many significant events have occurred, condolences to those affected, we will pay tribute tomorrow."

United's under-18 as well as under-21 sides will likewise don dark armbands during their matches.

City are also set to sport dark bands as they visit Brentford's ground this Sunday and have coordinated with the home team to hold a period of quiet before kick-off.

Additional Context

A commemoration had been arranged by Brentford in memory of their head of academy goalkeeping Christopher Ramsey, who passed away recently due to illness.

The club has decided to alter the tribute from clapping to silence given the gravity of the recent assault.

Man City's women's team will likewise show respect prior to their WSL game against Arsenal on Saturday.

It is understood the top division and the Football League are backing any team wishing to pay tribute the victims.

Past Examples

During the opening round of the campaign, a Premier League-wide moment of silence was held before all top-flight matches in memory of Liverpool forward the athlete along with his sibling Andre Silva after their deaths in a car crash in Spain.

However, insiders have said the league has long steered clear of the idea of having blanket silences for non-football issues, although it has previously embraced campaigns against bias.

This follows the FA announced that the stadium's arch would only be lit for sports and shows under a new policy last year.

The decision followed criticism when the arch was not lit in the colours of the Israel flag after the October 7 attacks by Hamas in which many lost their lives.

Four years earlier, the Premier League, the Football League and FA faced allegations of inconsistency for not holding honors for the 50 victims in the temple assaults abroad.

Premier League teams previously donned black armbands and France's national anthem was played following the Paris incidents.

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