A taxi driver was attacked with a machete and hammer after being called to a house in Trafford.
Police say two people have been arrested following the incident in Flixton.
Officers told how the taxi driver was called to an address on Irlam Road.
There the offenders opened the front doors and began to attack the driver with weapons.
It's not thought his injuries were life threatening.
During the robbery they stole £100 before running off. The car was also damaged.
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On the GMP Trafford North Facebook page, officers said: "Two offenders have been arrested in connection to a robbery on a taxi driver on Irlam Rd, Flixton.
"They have called for a taxi from an address and as the taxi pulls up, the two open the drivers door and the front passenger door and attack the driver with a machete and a hammer.
"They steal £100, damage his taxi and then run off.
"The following day, the same taxi company receive a call for a taxi from the same location with the voices sounding similar.
"They alert us and officers attend.
"Two offenders matching the same description for the previous robbery are detained and are found to be in possession of a hammer and machete.
"Great arrest. The offenders aren't from the Trafford area."
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