City's EDS and u18 teams have packed their bags and swapped Manchester for Murcia as pre-season training kicks up a gear.

Players and staff have arrived in Spain ahead of ten days consisting of gruelling double training sessions, as Patrick Vieira and Jason Wilcox look to prepare the squads for success at home and abroad over the coming year. 

We were there to capture the journey on camera....

Say cheese! Big smile from the boss as he boards the coach at the CFA


Assistant Coach Simon Davies is next up the bus steps


Best goalscoring foot forward as Thierry Ambrose leads the way


Mathias Bossaerts spots the camera

Farewell, Manchester... 


Hola España! Ash Smith Brown and Kean Bryan enjoying the first Spanish rays on the airport tarmac

Group shot! Tosin Adarabioyo, Thierry Ambrose, Sinan Bytyqi and Mathias Bossaerts strike a pose


And refuel... A well-earned dinner at the hotel



Stay tuned to mcfc.co.uk and our social channels for full coverage of the tour across the next ten days.