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Manchester United and Man City are set to honor the victims of the Manchester synagogue attack prior to their Premier League fixtures over the coming days.

However, tributes are not set to be routinely held throughout England's top division and English Football League regarding the event on Thursday where two people died and three others were injured.

Specific Honors Arranged

United players are to sport black armbands along with observing 60 seconds of quiet before their match versus Sunderland at their home ground this Saturday, whereas the women's team will follow suit in their WSL fixture against Chelsea on Friday night.

During a press briefing on Friday, United men's manager the team's manager said: "It is a crazy world we are living in at the moment, many significant events have occurred, sympathy to victims, we'll honor them tomorrow."

United's under-18 and U21 teams will likewise don dark armbands during their matches.

City are also set to sport dark bands when they travel to Brentford this Sunday and have agreed with the home team to hold a moment's silence before kick-off.

Further Context

An observance had been arranged by Brentford to honor their head of academy goalkeeping Christopher Ramsey, who passed away recently of bowel cancer.

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

Manchester City women will likewise show respect prior to their WSL game facing Arsenal on Saturday.

Reports indicate both the Premier League and EFL will support any team seeking to honor the victims.

Past Precedents

During the opening round of the season, a Premier League-wide moment of silence was held before all top-flight matches to remember a Liverpool player Diogo Jota along with his sibling Andre Silva following their passing in a vehicle accident in Spain.

Nonetheless, insiders indicate the organisation has long moved away from the idea of having blanket silences for external events, although it has previously embraced anti-discrimination initiatives.

This follows the FA announced that the stadium's arch would only be lit for sports and shows per updated guidelines in November 2023.

The decision followed criticism after the arch remained unlit in the colours of the Israel flag following the assaults by the group where many lost their lives.

Four years earlier, England's top division, EFL and Football Association faced allegations of inconsistency for not holding tributes for 50 people killed in New Zealand's mosque attacks.

Top-flight clubs previously donned black armbands and France's national anthem was played after November 2015's Paris attacks.