Chefs defend Manchester’s food scene after criticism from footballer’s wife

Sara Arfaoui told to branch out from Instagrammable spots' after saying city's food was horrible'

A Manchester City footballer's wife has been told to get out more and to stop choosing restaurants on the basis of their Instagram appeal, after claiming food in her new northern English home town was horrible" and all frozen".

Sara Arfaoui, an Italian model who married the Man City captain, lkay Gundoan, earlier this year, said in an Instagram Q&A that she had tried so bad to find a good restaurant" but that Mancunian eateries were focused on making money with drinks and shot[s] like a nightclub" instead of providing quality food.