Man City offer £10 match tickets for local residents

Manchester City are to trial an initiative next season offering Premier League matchday tickets priced at £10 for adults living in the local area.

Residents in the wards surrounding Etihad Stadium will be able to apply for discounted tickets for every top-flight home game, as well as some domestic cup and European matches.

The club say between 100 and 500 tickets will be kept aside at the discounted rate for each match at home for adults, while concession tickets will cost £7.50, and £5 for under 18s.

The expanded North Stand, which has been renamed the Pep Guardiola Stand, opened fully for the first time in the Spaniard's last game as manager in May against Aston Villa.

A stadium-record crowd of 60,332 was in attendance for the final game of the campaign, with Guardiola stepping down following a decade in charge of the club.

New manager Enzo Maresca will take charge for the first time in the Community Shield against Arsenal on 16 August, with the first home game of the 2026-27 season coming against Bournemouth a week later.

Residents living in Manchester city council wards including Ancoats & Beswick, Clayton & Openshaw, Gorton & Abbey Hey, Ardwick and Miles Platting & Newton Heath will need to provide evidence of their postal address to apply for tickets.

City announced in April they will freeze ticket prices for next season - the third consecutive campaign in which they have not increased, while also introducing a new bracket of adult ticket prices starting at £25 for some midweek Premier League games.

Danny Wilson, the club's managing director of operations, said: "Manchester City has always been rooted in its community and, as we grow, we want to ensure people who live closest to the Etihad Campus remain part of everything that happens here.

"We know matchdays bring significant social and economic opportunities to the area.

"But with more matches, more activities and more visitors than ever before, it is important that those who live closest to us can continue to enjoy the experience, make lasting memories, and be a part of the journey with us."