Manchester United look set to complete their first transfer of the summer after agreeing a fee with Chelsea for Mason Mount.
10.06.2023 - 07:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
When Manchester City take to the field in the Champions League final this evening, they will do so on the cusp of completing a historic treble.
It's a prospect many Blues could only have dreamed of when the club was relegated to the third tier of English football 25 years ago. But after decades in Manchester United's shadow, the 2008 Abu Dhabi United Group takeover ushered in billions of pounds of investment and an era of spectacular success.
Tens of thousands of Blues have flown out to Turkey to watch Pep Guardiola's men face Inter Milan at Istanbul's Ataturk Stadium tonight. City go into the tie as heavy favourites, with many fans and pundits expecting them to match United's historic 1999 haul of the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League.
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For the City supporters who watched their club lose to the likes of Bury and York City in the late 1990s, it must feel as though they are living in dreamland as the Blues stand just 90 minutes from footballing greatness. Should they team be crowned kings of Europe this evening, it would be the culmination of a remarkable journey.
Lee Stenson watched City at Maine Road before they moved to the City of Manchester Stadium - now the Etihad Stadium - in 2003.
"My dad used to take me through the Kippax on his shoulders," he said. "The atmosphere was totally different to now.
"It's all changed but it's exciting. We've not come this far not to do it. We've done so much and Pep is the best manager in the world."
The 41-year-old can see City's stadium from the window of his home on Beswick's Grey Mare Lane estate, but remembers the area before the ground was built.
"To open my curtains and see that big City
Manchester United look set to complete their first transfer of the summer after agreeing a fee with Chelsea for Mason Mount.
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Marcus Rashford will congratulate the Manchester City players when they arrive at St. George's Park for international duty but admits it's 'not nice' to see his club rivals secure a historic treble.
Manchester United ace Marcus Rashford has revealed that he switched his TV off ahead of Manchester City laying their hands on the Champions League trophy in Istanbul last Saturday evening.
Manchester City have not even had two weeks to enjoy themselves as treble winners and already the task of retaining their trophy haul starts with the Premier League fixtures being released. Lifting the league, FA Cup and Champions League all in the same season has been something whispered about for the last few seasons but Pep Guardiola finally achieved the feat that only rivals Manchester United done back in 1999.
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A mixed zone on the night of a Champions League final is always a chaotic scene. A cacophony of languages ricochets around the bowels of the Ataturk Stadium and reporters from around the world get elbows out to jostle for position, with those working for TV and radio desperately thrusting microphones in the direction of anyone who will stop.
Erling Haaland has warned Manchester City's competitors the Blues will be hungry for more trophies after clinching the treble on Saturday night.
Manchester City have secured a historic treble after a stunning victory in Istanbul. Tonight's 1-0 win over Inter Milan in Turkey represents the spectacular culmination of a project which began in 2008, when the club was taken over by the Abu Dhabi United Group.
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Manchester City are aiming to complete a near-perfect season when they face Inter Milan in the Champions League final next week.