Pep Guardiola’s men touched down in North Carolina ahead of the first of four friendlies on our tour, against Scottish champions Celtic.
It was straight to work the following day, with the players taking part in the first training and gym session of our US tour.
A selection of players travelled to the North Carolina children’s hospital the following day, with Erling Haaland, Kalvin Phillips, Nico O’Reilly and Mahamadou Susoho all chatting with patients and surprising them with gifts.
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Elsewhere, the Hulett Brothers, famous for their incredible trick shot videos, paid a visit to the team’s hotel to test out their skills with a number of fun challenges.
The next day’s training session started with another light-hearted game, this time seeing Pep test out his players’ reaction skills with a clapping challenge.
With Haaland also celebrating his 24th birthday, the Norwegian was surprised by staff with a birthday cake, cutting out slices for his team-mates at the team meal that evening.
As preparations for our clash with Celtic continued, the players took part in the first Open Training session of our US Tour in front of fans at WakeMed Soccer Park before stopping to sign autographs and take pictures.
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But the waiting was over, it was finally time for our first pre-season friendly against Celtic at the Kenan Memorial Stadium.
The Scottish champions’ advanced sharpness told in the end, as they ran out 4-3 winners on the night, but there were plenty of positives to take from the performance.
Our cameras were allowed onto the pitch to celebrate when City found the back of the net, leading to some incredible immersive shots from each goal, while legendary Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla was also invited as a guest of the Club.
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