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Man City set to face sister side Palermo in Sicily during pre-season with inaugural Anglo Palermitan Trophy on offer for Premier League giants

<p>A week before their Premier League campaign gets underway against Wolves, Manchester City will travel to Sicily for what is the only pre-season friendly on their calendar. Palermo are the opponents on August 9 at Renzo Barbera Stadium. The winner will lift the Anglo Palermitan Trophy.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Palermo are part of the wider City Football Group, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/man-city-owners-set-buy-italian-club-palermo-eur13m-takeover/bltd77f0ea0764de0f7" target="_blank">joining the family in 2022</a>. The Serie B club is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year and the Anglo Palermitan Trophy&nbsp;is intended as a tribute to their first ever match, which was played against a group of British sailors in 1900. City are an obvious choice as the invited guest, and have played other CFG members over the years: Melbourne City, Yokohama F. Marinos and Girona.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Having been involved in the FIFA Club World Cup, City appear to have largely sacrificed a pre-season tour. Although Pep Guardiola's side were <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/manchester-city-player-ratings-vs-al-hilal-pep-guardiola-erling-haaland/blt3176ba0f9933b999" target="_blank">eliminated surprisingly early</a>, failing to even reach the quarter-finals, they could feasibly have been involved until July 13, barely a month before the Premier League starts again. As it was, their last game was on June 30, which still leaves precious little time to rest and recover.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>City players are expected to report for pre-season on July 28. That date is 12 days before they are in action in Palermo, but only four weeks after their marathon 2024-25 season finally ended.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR MAN CITY?

Man City set to face sister side Palermo in Sicily during pre-season with inaugural Anglo Palermitan Trophy on offer for Premier League giants | Goal.com

Manchester City will have the chance to win silverware before the 2025-26 season has even begun after the announcement of a brand new trophy.