da bet vitoria： As City release their new kits for the 2023-24 season, GOAL looks back on some of their classic looks from down the years
da aviator aposta： Manchester City's home kits are instantly recognisable for being synonymous with sky blue, but they have had all sorts of colours and designs when it comes to their away and third shirts. And over the last decade, their kits have accompanied them on so many glorious journeys, with Pep Guardiola's side often getting even better results on their travels than at the Etihad Stadium.
And so following the release of City's new third kit for the 2023-24 season, GOAL casts an eye over their most iconic, and most unusual, away and third kits…
Getty102007-08: Petrov in purple
A year before City were bought by Sheikh Mansour, they were the subject of another takeover by Thaksin Shinawatra, the former prime minister of Thailand. His stay as City owner was brief and controversial, but his arrival created a big buzz among the supporters as his initial investment brought a flood of new players for a total of around £75 million.
Brazilian Elano and Bulgarian Martin Petrov were the biggest successes of a season in which City made a flying start under Sven Goran Eriksson before fizzling out and finishing ninth in the table. Petrov's best performance was in a thrilling 3-3 draw at Fulham, scoring twice while wearing this eye-catching purple kit.
Advertisement92016-17: A new badge is born
The same summer that Pep Guardiola arrived as coach, City unveiled a new badge as part of a club rebrand in line with the new direction the club were going. City had already won two Premier League titles under the Abu Dhabi ownership, but Guardiola's arrival signalled greater ambition on and off the pitch.
The new crest was inspired by the previous badge, eliminating the eagle but restoring the red rose of Lancashire and keeping the Manchester canal ship. The new badge was resplendent in yellow on the background of this black away kit with burgundy sleeves.
It was an overall disappointing, trophyless first season under Guardiola, but impressive first campaigns by new arrivals such as Leroy Sane pointed the way to a bright future.
Getty82008-09: Robinho's flashes of brilliance
Robinho was the first marquee signing of the Abu Dhabi era, a star for Real Madrid and Brazil and one of the most famous players in the world. He proved to be an enigmatic figure for City, catching fire in his first season and scoring 15 goals but fading badly in his second, though he was not helped by injuries. He left after less than 18 months, going back to Brazil to join Santos on loan.
But City fans have not forgotten the early thrills he gave them, including a match-winning display at Everton, scoring a goal and setting one up for Stephen Ireland while decked out in City's traditional red and black away colours.
Getty72011-12: Dzeko's four-goal haul at Spurs
Red and black are City's most iconic away colours, going all the way back to when they won the 1969 FA Cup final against Leicester. And the 2011-12 version of that shirt is the club's most memorable given how things turned out.
Most of the team's big wins that season came wearing their home kit, including all six matches of the title run-in. But they laid down a marker wearing this away kit early in the season at Tottenham, when Edin Dzeko scored four goals in a stunning 5-1 victory at White Hart Lane.