Rare player shorts believed to have been issued to a member of the playing staff for the 2021-22 campaign, when the Sky Blues opted to sign £100m creative midfielder Jack Grealish from Aston Villa to bolster an already star-studded City engine room. Guardiola's relentless side would retain their status as Premier League Champions, overcoming intense pressure from chasers Liverpool as well as a dramatic final day in which the Cityzens went 2-0 down to Aston Villa, only to score three goals in five chaotic minutes to spark ecstasy at the Etihad and scenes reminiscent of 2012. However, City were themselves the victims of a similarly unlikely turnaround in the Champions League semi-finals, conceding 3 shock goals to a seemingly-beaten Real Madrid side