Man City see surge in ticket demand after breaking multiple sales records

Manchester City have seen a surge in demand for tickets and memberships on the back of a record year of sales as they prepare for their first home game of the season.

The Premier League champions play Bournemouth at the Etihad on Saturday in the first appearance for Pep Guardiola and his players since their dramatic 3-2 victory over Aston Villa that sealed the title on the final day of the last campaign back in May. It has been a summer of change for the squad, with the club seeing five senior players depart and setting a new competition record for the most money raised through player sales in a single transfer window (a guaranteed £161m) in the process.

City have largely replaced those who have moved on though, and in Erling Haaland (£51m) have landed one of the most exciting signings in Premier League history. The Norwegian opened his account in style with two goals in the opening game of the season at West Ham and has helped to boost interest in the team ahead of the new season.

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City Women have also had a major spike ahead of their new campaign after the roaring success of the Lionesses. The club have sold more than twice as many season tickets as last year and have also fully sold out of seated capacity for their opening WSL home game on September 11 - a mouthwatering tie against last season's runners-up Arsenal.

In addition to that, the club sold over 10,000 derby tickets for their December clash against Manchester United in the first week after announcing that the game would be played at the Etihad Stadium. City briefly held the record attendance in the WSL for a derby game that attracted 31,209 in September 2019, and will be hoping for more as