Both sides were put through their paces in front of a packed-out Joie Stadium crowd, before joining forces for a combined squad photo.
The players then took time to meet the fans, signing shirts and taking photos once each session had finished.
Pep Guardiola and Andrée Jeglertz also both conducted interviews during the event, expressing their excitement for 2025/26.
And fans were also presented with the chance to see our new signings in action again, including Iman Beney, Jade Rose, Rayan Cherki, Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Ait-Nouri and James Trafford.
We’ve also got a host of amazing video content coming your way in the opening weeks of the 2025/26 season and beyond.
Subscribers to CITY+ can watch our pre-season friendly with Palermo live on Saturday, enjoy our latest documentary focusing on trophy-laden former Director of Football Txiki Begiristain which comes out soon as well as essential content, detailed below, as we cover all four teams across the exciting new campaign.
Watch the event in full again via the video above...
CITY+
A CITY+ subscription also unlocks a host of exclusive content throughout the 2025/26 season:
- 70+ live fixtures, including matches from Premier League 2, UEFA Youth League, Women’s Super League, and the Continental Cup (subject to broadcast scheduling).
- Full-match replays of every men’s first-team game, available within 24 hours after kick-off.
- A brand new 20-minute highlights package for each men’s fixture.
- Award-winning City Studios documentaries, including Together and other behind-the-scenes feature-length films.
