Demolished 31/01/2020. Closed for good 1/12/2019. Planning Application 125187/FO/2019 | Demolition of existing public house building (Use Class A4) and associated hardstandings. Granted 3/12/2019. History: Began life as a large Bass house, the Crossroads (built in the 1960s). It then became the Manchester shortly after the opening of the nearby Etihad (City of Manchester) stadium, obviously with the aim of cashing-in on football supporters, but seemingly it had a troubled time, being closed from mid-2010 till early 2013, then for another period in 2016. For most of its life it had been on keg beer.