Manchester City could win the Premier League this weekend without kicking a ball. Manchester United are taking on Liverpool at Old Trafford in what is always one of the biggest matches of the season.
But both occasions will be met by silence on social media. The clubs will not tweet, Insta or flash it on Facebook. The players will not be posting videos of themselves dancing with their families, or congratulating each other.
And the major football media, and anyone else who cares about this beautiful game, and despises the hatred and injustice that still stains that beauty, will be alongside them.
We at the Manchester Evening News stand with the players, the fans, and everyone else who - when they go on social media - are met, on a daily
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