Manchester United and Manchester City to Honor Victims of Synagogue Attack
Manchester United together with Manchester City will pay tribute to those affected of the Manchester synagogue attack before their Premier League matches over the coming days.
However, honors are not set to be routinely held across the Premier League or English Football League regarding Thursday's incident in which two people died and three others were injured.
Detailed Tributes Planned
Man Utd squad members will wear black armbands along with observing a minute's silence before their match versus Sunderland at their home ground this Saturday, while the women's team will do the same in their WSL fixture facing Chelsea Friday evening.
During his news conference Friday, Man Utd's head coach Ruben Amorim said: "It is a crazy world currently, many significant events have occurred, sympathy to victims, we'll honor them tomorrow."
United's under-18 as well as U21 teams will likewise don dark armbands in their games.
Man City are also set to sport dark bands as they visit Brentford this Sunday and have coordinated with the Bees to hold a moment's silence prior to the start.
Additional Context
An observance was already planned by Brentford in memory of their academy goalkeeping coach Christopher Ramsey, who died on Wednesday due to illness.
Brentford have agreed to change the tribute from clapping to silence due to the seriousness of Thursday's attack.
Man City's women's team will also pay their respects prior to their WSL game facing Arsenal this Saturday.
It is understood the top division and the Football League are backing any club wishing to pay tribute those affected.
Historical Examples
During the opening round of the campaign, a league-wide period of quiet was held prior to every match in memory of Liverpool forward the athlete along with his sibling his brother after their deaths in a vehicle accident in Spain.
Nonetheless, insiders have said the league has long moved away from the idea of having universal quiet moments for non-football issues, although it has previously embraced anti-discrimination initiatives.
It comes after the FA announced that the stadium's arch would only be lit for football and entertainment per updated guidelines in November 2023.
This move followed criticism when the arch was not lit with Israel's colors after the October 7 attacks by the group in which 1,200 people were killed.
Four years earlier, England's top division, EFL and Football Association were accused of "double standards" for not observing tributes for 50 people killed in New Zealand's mosque attacks.
Top-flight clubs had worn black armbands and France's national anthem was played following the Paris incidents.
