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Manchester United together with Man City will pay tribute to the victims of the Manchester synagogue attack prior to their Premier League fixtures this weekend.

However, honors will not be regularly observed across the Premier League and English Football League for Thursday's incident where two individuals lost their lives with three more wounded.

Detailed Tributes Arranged

Man Utd squad members are to sport dark bands and hold 60 seconds of quiet prior to their game versus Sunderland at Old Trafford this Saturday, while the female squad will do the same in their WSL fixture facing Chelsea Friday evening.

Speaking at his news conference on Friday, Man Utd's head coach Ruben Amorim stated: "We live in turbulent times we are living in at the moment, many significant events have occurred, condolences to those affected, we'll honor them tomorrow."

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

City will also wear dark bands when they travel to Brentford on Sunday and have coordinated with the Bees to observe a period of quiet before kick-off.

Further Background

A commemoration was already planned by Brentford in memory of their head of academy goalkeeping a staff member, who passed away recently of bowel cancer.

Brentford have agreed to change the honor from clapping to a quiet moment given the gravity of Thursday's attack.

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

It is understood the top division and EFL are backing any club wishing to pay tribute those affected.

Historical Examples

During the opening round of the season, a league-wide period of quiet was held prior to every match to remember Liverpool forward the athlete and his brother Andre Silva after their deaths in a vehicle accident in Spain.

However, insiders indicate the league has long steered clear of implementing universal quiet moments for non-football issues, even though it has supported anti-discrimination initiatives.

It comes after the Football Association stated that the stadium's arch would only be lit for football and entertainment per updated guidelines in November 2023.

The decision came after backlash after the arch remained unlit in the colours of the Israel flag after the October 7 attacks by Hamas in which 1,200 people were killed.

Previously, 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.

Premier League teams had worn dark bands with the French anthem performed after November 2015's Paris attacks.