"Manchester City's grim performance in Sunday's 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday was reflected in their chosen attire for the occasion at Villa Park. Pep Guardiola's side wore their 2025-26 third kit -- a grotty grey design inspired, perhaps fittingly, by the Manchester rain -- for the first time this season. It may well be the last."
"As well as putting most fans off their matchday pies, the sight of the jersey with a drizzle-print graphic and neon green trim also meant that City have now worn no fewer than nine different outfield kits supplied by manufacturer Puma in this calendar year; five in the latter half of the 2024-25 season and a further four already this campaign."
Manchester City wore their 2025-26 third kit, a grotty grey design with a drizzle-print graphic and neon green trim, during the 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa at Villa Park. The kit sparked fan displeasure and is part of a sequence of nine different outfield kits supplied by Puma worn by the club in the calendar year. Five different kits were used in the latter half of the 2024-25 season and four more have appeared already this campaign. The 2024-25 home shirt drew criticism for a naff neck detail featuring the Manchester area code (0161). A burgundy-and-gold third kit also had mixed reception.
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