Coronavirus: Manchester United and local rivals

Manchester City have donated a combined £100K to food banks.
Manchester United and neighbours Manchester have joined forces to donate the sum of £100,000 to local food banks in a response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Each club is to donate £50,000 to Trusell Trust’s 19 food bank centres in the Greater Manchester in a bid to support vulnerable communities affected by the virus.

Normally, fan groups collect items for the food bank outside Old Trafford and the Etihad stadium during match days but this has been halted due to the suspension of the Premier League so but clubs deemed it appropriate to support affected communities around them.

Both Manchester clubs released a joint statement after this charity act:

“We are proud of the role our supporters play in helping local food banks and recognise the increased strain likely to be placed on these charities by the impact of coronavirus.
“At a time of challenge for our community, we are pleased to come together with our fans to help vulnerable members of society in a City United.”