I think the days of easyJet operating from Manchester are as far away as ever unless ej takes over Jet 2 or bmi Baby. All the routes that easyJet would operate are already well covered and I don't see a market for easyJet out of Manchester at the moment:
Manchester to
Malaga (5 airlines), Prague (2 airlines), Alicante (4), Palma (4), Barcelona (2),
Faro (3), Amsterdam (2), Paris (2) etc.