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City face two of the same group opponents in Bayern and CSKA, plus AS Roma, as they seek to add a European title to their growing trophy cabinet.

Manchester United have accepted an £8million bid for youth product Tom Cleverley from Aston Villa – and Red Devils fans have hit Twitter to see him off.

Roy Hodgson named the 28-year-old England skipper on Thursday ahead of their friendly against Norway next Wednesday, as the team prepares for a long Euro 2016 qualifying campaign that begins in Basel against Switzerland on September 8.

The Manchester-based museum is collecting the shirts until September 26 on behalf of Street Child World Cup, which is donating shirts across 19 countries, while museum partners Campo Retro are even offering an extra incentive to anyone who donates a shirt: £5 off any new football strip ordered through their website.

Losses to Swansea City and MK Dons in the Premier League and Capital One Cup respectively have taken the tiny bit of gloss off United’s away point at Sunderland in the top flight to leave fans hoping new signing Angel Di Maria can fix their woes.

The Scot masterminded a 3-2 away win after extra time at Crewe Alexandra to put Bolton Wanderers into the third round of the Capital One Cup, a useful building block for the Championship strugglers.

Argentine international Angel Di Maria has wasted little time in stating his objectives after signing a five-year, £59.7million deal with United.

Louis van Gaal’s wait for a first competitive victory with Manchester United continued as the three-times European champions were bundled out of the Capital One Cup after their 4-0 defeat to League One outfit MK Dons.

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.

Real’s Argentine forward Di Maria will smash the UK transfer record with a £59.7million move to United.

The 20-times English league champions have so far struggled in the top flight this season, notching a solitary point from two games on Sunday against Sunderland.