đź”— Share this article Manchester United & Man City to Pay Tribute to Victims of Temple Assault Man Utd & Man City team members will wear dark armbands Man Utd and Manchester City will remember the victims of the assault at a Manchester temple before their Premier League matches this weekend. Yet, honors are not set to be regularly observed across the Premier League and EFL for Thursday's incident in which two individuals lost their lives and three others were injured. Detailed Honors Planned Man Utd squad members will wear dark bands and hold a minute's silence prior to their game versus Sunderland at their home ground on Saturday, whereas the female squad will follow suit in their WSL fixture facing Chelsea Friday evening. During a press briefing on Friday, United men's manager Ruben Amorim said: "We live in turbulent times we are living in at the moment, many significant events have occurred, sympathy to victims, we'll honor them tomorrow." United's under-18 as well as U21 teams will also wear black armbands during their matches. City will also wear black armbands as they visit Brentford on Sunday and have agreed with the Bees to observe a moment's silence before kick-off. Further Context An observance had been arranged by the Bees in memory of their academy goalkeeping coach Christopher Ramsey, who died on Wednesday due to illness. The club have agreed to change the honor from a minute's applause to a quiet moment due to the seriousness of Thursday's attack. Manchester City women will likewise show respect before their WSL match facing Arsenal this Saturday. Reports indicate the top division and the Football League will support any team wishing to pay tribute the victims. Past Precedents During the opening round of the season, a league-wide moment of silence took place prior to every match in memory of Liverpool forward the athlete along with his sibling Andre Silva after their deaths in a car crash in Spain. Nonetheless, insiders indicate the organisation has, for some time moved away from the idea of having universal quiet moments for external events, although it has supported anti-discrimination initiatives. This follows the Football Association stated that the stadium's arch would only be lit for sports and shows under a new policy last year. The decision followed criticism when the arch was not lit with Israel's colors following the assaults by the group in which many lost their lives. 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. Premier League teams had worn black armbands with the French anthem performed after November 2015's Paris attacks.