This official manual aims to show the steel behind the silk - the people, technology and machinery behind a club that boasts more than 2 million fans worldwide and 750,000 supporters throughout the UK.

From state-of-the art facilities at the City Football Academy, to the green technology that powers the stadium, this is a fascinating and rarely-seen glimpse at the army of people who make things happen. The technology behind the floodlights and scoreboard, the garlic spreading on the training pitches and how security keep drones away from taking pictures of training.

The club photographers will provide fantastic images to accompany the indepth text, all presented in an appealing style, giving the real 'behind the scenes' insight into life in the stadium.