Sheikh Mansour, the owner of Manchester City, is due to attend only his second Manchester City game tonight in Istanbul. In the Champions League final, Manchester City will face Inter Milan. This season, Pep Guardiola’s side has already won the Premier League and FA Cup, and it is aiming to win the Champions League for the first time in the club’s history.
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Since taking control in 2008, the Abu Dhabi-based owner has invested well over £1 billion in the club. However, he has been a rare visitor to games, having only attended one in the previous 15 years, when City defeated Liverpool 3-0 at the Etihad in 2010.
The Sheikh, who prefers to watch City games from his house in the Emirates, purchased City with the purpose of taking them to the top of Europe. Despite this, he elected not to attend the city’s previous Champions League final two years ago against Chelsea and Porto. City supporters will be hoping that his presence in tonight’s final versus Inter Milan in Istanbul bodes well for their chances.
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Guardiola’s team are heavy favourites to win the European Cup after years of faltering at the last hurdle. This time, City will rely heavily on new boy Erling Haaland, who has been a revelation since joining from Borussia Dortmund last summer.
Haaland has been shattering records all season on his path to earning the Premier League golden boot. The Norwegian star is far from cocky about the next match in Istanbul. The striker has even voiced fear that the strain is becoming too much.
If City defeats Inter to become European champions for the first time, they will be only the second English team, following Manchester United in 1999, to complete the Premier League, FA Cup, and Champions League triple.
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