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There were two titanic clashes in Manchester on Wednesday night.

City took on Dortmund at the Etihad, and next door Busted battled it out with McFly at Co-op Live, bringing in tens of thousands of visitors.

The UK’s largest indoor arena, Co-op Live has been cited as one of the main reasons why Manchester’s footfall surged by 9pc from summer 2023 to July, as tourists flock in for a once-in-a-lifetime show, football match, or just to soak up the city’s ‘buzz’.

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That all puts pressure on services like public transport — and someone needs to pay for that.

According to Andy Burnham and a new report by a thinktank, Greater Manchester should tax tourists to help make ends meet.

“I do not believe, if we need to

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