Manchester City, reigning English champions, presented their new home shirt for the 2021-2022 season which refers to the title won by the club in 2012 on the last day of the championship.
The Citizens will wear a new jersey in the home games at the Etihad Stadium. A new tunic which respects the traditional colors, namely sky blue and white. In the collar we find the inscription 93:20 referring to the minute the club won its first league title in the 2011-2012 season.
“A momentous goal that secured the club’s first Premier League title, marking the climax of the league’s most remarkable season and the start of a new era. Since that historic moment City have won the Premier League title five times in the last ten seasons “, explains the club on its website.
A moment of legend for the club
This Kun Agüero goal in the dying seconds of the game against Queen’s Park Rangers had offered City the title at the end of the final day of the championship. The Argentine, top scorer in the club’s history, joined FC Barcelona this summer, free since he did not extend with the English champion.
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“Witnessing that moment is something I’ll never forget,” Micah Richards told club media. “When the goal came in we knew we had just seen something big, something special. The Championship was in play, and having won it at the last minute, that way I think it will never happen again. The new kit is a perfect tribute to one of the greatest moments in the history of City. ” Pep Guardiola’s men will start the season with a shock on Tottenham’s lawn on August 15.
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