Manchester City to honour synagogue terror attack victims with black armbands in Premier League clash vs Brentford | OneFootball

A minute’s silence will be observed ahead of Manchester City’s Premier League fixture against Brentford on Sunday to commemorate the victims of a terrorist attack on a synagogue in Greater Manchester this week.

Manchester City return to Premier League duties on Sunday after being held to a frustrating 2-2 draw by AS Monaco in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, with Brentford in fine form as they look to welcome the eight-time Premier League champions.

City have turned a corner since their early season slump – marked by defeats to Tottenham and Brighton before the September international break – and will have taken encouragement from league leaders Liverpool’s second league defeat in a row against Chelsea on Saturday.

Rayan Cherki has travelled with the Manchester City squad to west London, as confirmed by Erling Haaland on his Snapchat on Saturday evening, with the 22-year-old France international expected to make his return after last playing in a 2-0 defeat to Tottenham in August.

However, this weekend’s games across the UK come in the backdrop of Thursday’s devastating terror attack on a synagogue in Greater Manchester when suspect Jihad Al-Shamie – who was on police bail for an alleged rape – conducted car ramming and stabbing attack that killed at least two people, according to the BBC.

A minute’s silence was held before the women’s game between Manchester United and Chelsea at the Progress with Unity Stadium on Saturday as tributes poured in for families and friends of victims – Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66.

Greater Manchester Police are holding six people in custody in relation to the terror attack, as per the BBC, with suspect Al-Shamie suspected to have been “influenced by extreme Islamist ideology”, as per a police statement.

The UK came to a standstill on Thursday and Prime Minister Keir Starmer has expressed his heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of the victims and all who were injured in the scathing attack on a synagogue in Greater Manchester.

The Manchester Evening News have reported that the Manchester City Men’s first-team will wear black armbands in their league fixture against Brentford on Sunday to commemorate the victims of Thursday’s terror attack.

A Manchester City spokesman said: “Everyone at Manchester City remains deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic events that took place in our city earlier this week. As Manchester comes together in solidarity, we have worked alongside Manchester United to collectively pay our respects.

“At our Women’s home match against Arsenal, as well as the Men’s away match vs Brentford, all our players will take part in a moment of silence before kick-off. Our players are also expected to wear black armbands as a sign of respect.”

A minute’s silence will be held before the 16:30 UK kick-off between Brentford and Manchester City at the GTech Community Stadium – after a similar silence was observed ahead of kick-off between the Women’s Super League clash between Arsenal and Manchester City on Saturday.