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City and United WON'T be changing their badges following claims they 'celebrate the slavery'

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Neither of Manchester's two big football clubs have plans to alter their club badges despite criticism that the emblems of a ship both include may celebrate slavery.

The famous badges of both United and City contain images of ships which is thought to be an homage to the ship seen on the city of Manchester's official coat of arms.

But a comment piece in The Guardian questioned whether the ships were 'an emblem of a crime against humanity', prompting some calls for the emblems to be removed. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community It's a move that is being resisted by both clubs and Manchester City Council, with a town hall leader saying that while the city is working to reflect the city's connections to the slave trade it does not seek 'the eradication of the city's past'.

Both clubs have used the ship emblem on their crests after they adopted 'Manchester' in their titles. In 2018 Manchester City changed its club badge following a consultation with fans, ditching a version which had been used from 1997 which included an eagle and three stars.

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