With no club football to watch because of the international break, Manchester United fans have turned to other pursuits. Many enjoyed a football-free weekend, while those with sleep problems watched England for a cure. And thousands of regular match-goers saw United-supporting, Mancunian boxer Anthony Crolla triumph at the city's arena on Saturday night.
Support for the nationwide Non-League Day was also strong; Manchester is also a hotbed of semi-professional football, while 74 fans -- young and old -- filled a double-decker bus and headed south toward Dudley in England's West Midlands, birthplace of Duncan Edwards, who would have been 81 on Saturday.