Now is YOUR chance to watch City in action as Mancunian Matters have teamed up with the club to offer one lucky fan the opportunity to watch the Blues take on Stoke City this Saturday at 3pm.

Italy striker Mario Balotelli is set for his Liverpool debut very soon after the former Manchester City player confirmed his AC Milan exit.

City play title rivals Liverpool in Manchester on Monday evening in an early-season clash of the titans given how close Brendan Rodgers’ men pushed the Premier League champions last season.

The 24-year-old striker said goodbye to AC Milan on Thursday according to Sky Italia, adding he was bound for the Anfield club as Brendan Rodgers’ side seek to replace Luis Suarez, the disgraced forward who was banned for biting at the World Cup and then left for Barcelona having finished Premier League top scorer last season

The Bosnian captain penned a four-year deal at the Premier League champions on Wednesday as he looks to improve on his goal haul of 26 last term.

Rooney, who has just been appointed Manchester United’s new captain, is the club’s third all-time leading goal scorers after his acrobatic effort against Swansea City on Saturday took his tally to 217 in all competitions.

Defender Kompany, basking in the English sun, sat back as goalkeeper Joe Hart and forward Edin Dzeko poured the ice-cold water over his head.

Man Utd and Chelsea are the only two of the five Premier League winners to defend the competition since it started in 1992, while City’s second-placed finish in 2012/13 was considered a “disaster” by Pellegrini when speaking to the BBC yesterday.

City will be hoping for a similar emphatic result on Sunday to spur them on for a second successive title and overcome the Community Shield disappointment.

Chris Kamara says predicting the winner of the Premier League this season is incredibly difficult with several sides – including a rejuvenated Man Utd – in the hunt.

After a scintillating World Cup summer, Mancunian interests will be turned towards the world’s most lucrative league as rivals City and United gear up for what will be a massive season, in very different respects.