The sporting weekend in pictures
England were victorious at Twickenham while the Manchester teams had a good weekend in the Premier League.
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester City drew a line under off-field distractions to close the gap on Premier League leaders Arsenal while rock-bottom Southampton sacked Nathan Jones.
Pep Guardiola’s side have been rocked by more than 100 charges by the Premier League relating to alleged financial breaches but they defeated Aston Villa 3-1 to move to within three points of Arsenal, who were held to a 1-1 draw by Brentford.
England got their first win under Steve Borthwick by dismantling a disappointing Italy while both Scotland and Ireland made it two wins from two in the Guinness Six Nations.
Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the best images from the weekend’s sporting action.