In what was an exciting three-day stay in Delhi, hundreds of fans got to take pictures with City’s silverware and met City legend Shaun Wright-Phillips.
Below are four stand-out moments from our time in India...
MEETING OUR YOUNG LEADERS
Manchester City organised a one-day coaching day in Delhi which brought together coaches and volunteers with the aim of providing them with a platform to experience the Manchester City methods of coaching through the community.
The event, organised at Kicksal, Delhi, was attended by 28 participants including volunteers from Manchester City’s long-time partners Magic Bus India Foundation.
The participants had the exciting opportunity to meet Wright-Phillips and ask him questions as well as taking pictures with the trophies.
Earlier during the day, Shaun and the trophies also visited a community in Sultanpuri where Manchester City and Etihad Airways collaborated with their long-time partner Magic Bus India Foundation to launch the ‘Healthy Heroes’ project.
The project aims to harness the power of sports to equip adolescents (aged 12-14 years) from underprivileged communities with critical life skills and support them in their journey to school completion and future aspirations.
OFFICIAL SUPPORTERS CLUB
Our local OSC members got the chance to spend more time with Wright-Phillips and our three incredible trophies.
Football fanatics and OSC members attended an exclusive training session delivered by our Manchester City coaching staff on the ground.
After an intense session and fun session, OSC members got to ask Wright-Phillips questions and got the chance to see the three trophies in person ahead of the screening event the next day.
“To be able to interact with our fans in India is always a special moment. It is a privileged to be able to spend time with them,” said Wright-Phillips.
“Our OSC members are growing and it’s great to see City fans coming together. Trophy Tour is a special occasion for the Club and to be a part of it and get to know our fans better is fantastic.”
SCREENING EVENT
As City was taking on Arsenal in the Premier League, hundreds of fans in Delhi flocked to Vegas Mall in Dwarka to attend our 4-In-A-Row Trophy Tour event and got their pictures taken with the trophies in our new Trophy Tour feature the Boot Room.
Fans of all ages came to meet Shaun and Moonchester whilst Manchester City coaching staff also delivered a mini football session for young Cityzens.
In what was a great game to watch with all the City fans, the screening event came to an end with fans chanting ‘Johnny, Johnny Stones!’ after the City defender scored the late equaliser to help us maintain our unbeaten run at the Etihad.
HOCKEY INITIATION
On the last day, Shaun Wright-Phillips met the captain of the Indian national hockey team and Olympic medalist Harmanpreet Singh.
And under the Delhi sun, the former Blue got a hockey initiation!
Shaun had a private hockey session with the Punjabi hocket player who shared his expertise on how to score a penalty with a hockey cross.
