​Manchester City will trial a new initiative next season offering Premier League matchday tickets at £10 for adults who live in the local area. Residents in the wards surrounding the Etihad Stadium will be able to apply for discounted tickets for every top-flight home game, along with a selection of domestic cup and European matches. The club plans to reserve between 100 and 500 discounted tickets per home match for adults, with concession tickets priced at £7.50 and under-18s at £5.
The expanded North Stand, now renamed the Pep Guardiola Stand, was fully opened for the first time during Guardiola’s final game as manager in May against Aston Villa. A stadium-record crowd of 60,332 attended the season’s final fixture as Guardiola stepped down after a decade in charge of the club.
Enzo Maresca, the new manager, will begin his tenure with the Community Shield clash against Arsenal on 16 August, followed by Manchester City’s first home game of the 2026-27 season against Bournemouth a week later.
Residents living in Manchester City Council wards—including Ancoats & Beswick, Clayton & Openshaw, Gorton & Abbey Hey, Ardwick, and Miles Platting & Newton Heath—will need to provide proof of their postal address to apply for tickets.
City announced in April that ticket prices would be frozen for the next season—the third consecutive campaign without an overall price increase. They also introduced a new band of adult tickets starting at £25 for certain midweek Premier League games. Danny Wilson, City’s managing director of operations, explained: “Manchester City has always been rooted in its community, and as we grow, we want to ensure people who live closest to the Etihad Campus remain part of everything that happens here. We know matchdays bring significant social and economic opportunities to the area. But with more matches, more activities, and more visitors than ever before, it is important that those who live closest to us can continue to enjoy the experience, make lasting memories, and be a part of the journey with us.”