Man Utd and Man City to Remember Victims of Synagogue Attack

Man Utd and Manchester City will remember the victims of the Manchester synagogue attack before their top-flight matches this weekend.

However, honors will not be regularly observed throughout England's top division or EFL for Thursday's incident where two individuals lost their lives and three others were injured.

Specific Honors Planned

United players will wear black armbands and hold 60 seconds of quiet prior to their game against Sunderland at Old Trafford on Saturday, whereas the women's team will do the same in their WSL fixture facing Chelsea on Friday night.

Speaking at his news conference on Friday, Man Utd's head coach the team's manager stated: "We live in turbulent times currently, lot of big things happened, condolences to those affected, we'll honor them tomorrow."

United's under-18 as well as under-21 sides will likewise don dark armbands in their games.

City will also wear dark bands as they visit Brentford's ground this Sunday and have coordinated with the Bees to hold a period of quiet before kick-off.

Further Background

A commemoration was already planned by Brentford in memory of their academy goalkeeping coach a staff member, who passed away recently due to illness.

Brentford have agreed to change the honor from a minute's applause to a quiet moment due to the seriousness of Thursday's attack.

Man City's women's team will likewise show respect before their WSL match against Arsenal on Saturday.

It is understood the top division and the Football League will support any team seeking to honor those affected.

Historical Precedents

During the opening round of the season, a Premier League-wide moment of silence was held prior to every match to remember a Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva following their passing in a car crash in Spain.

Nonetheless, insiders have said the organisation has long steered clear of the idea of having blanket silences for external events, although it has previously embraced campaigns against bias.

This follows the FA announced that Wembley's arch would only illuminate for sports and shows per updated guidelines last year.

This move came after backlash when the arch was not lit with Israel's colors after the October 7 attacks by the group where 1,200 people were killed.

Four years earlier, the Premier League, the Football League and Football Association were accused of "double standards" for not holding tributes for 50 people killed in New Zealand's mosque attacks.

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