{"id":45382,"date":"2026-09-08T17:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T09:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/?p=45382"},"modified":"2026-09-08T17:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T09:00:06","slug":"manchester-city-26-27-home-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/manchester-city-26-27-home-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City 26\/27 Home Kit: What&#8217;s New, and How It Compares to 25\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"45382\" class=\"elementor elementor-45382\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8d5fe7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8d5fe7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d116514\" data-id=\"d116514\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b672b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b672b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Puma has now gone two seasons without making Manchester City a plain sky blue shirt \u2014 and both times, the departure was a first for the club.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The 25\/26 put the <strong>sash<\/strong> on a home kit for the first time in City&#8217;s history, taking a diagonal stripe that had lived exclusively on away shirts since the 1970s and moving it to the front of the wardrobe. The 26\/27 goes further and dissolves the colour itself, running a <strong>gradient<\/strong> from deep sky blue at the shoulders down to white at the hem.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Two seasons, two things City had never done to a home shirt before.<\/span><\/p><h2 dir=\"ltr\">The 26\/27 Home Kit<\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Released <strong>20 May 2026<\/strong>, and it breaks the club&#8217;s single-tone convention entirely.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The shirt runs a <strong>full gradient of sky blue<\/strong> \u2014 darker across the shoulders, lightening as it falls, finishing white at the bottom hem. Puma&#8217;s stated idea is a visual timeline: a tribute to the <strong>various shades of sky blue City have worn across their history<\/strong>, compressed into one shirt.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">It&#8217;s finished with a <strong>metallic monochrome crest<\/strong> and matching sponsor detailing, plus a white collar and white sleeve cuffs. The back collar carries <strong>&#8220;CITY&#8221;<\/strong>, and printed inside the collar is <strong>&#8220;Not Your Typical City&#8221;<\/strong> \u2014 the campaign line running across the whole 26\/27 range. Light blue shorts and socks.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The launch film leaned into the campaign&#8217;s playful framing, with <strong>Pep Guardiola, Erling Haaland and Alex Greenwood<\/strong> fielding calls about unusual happenings around Manchester.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Tech:<\/strong> the Authentic jersey uses Puma&#8217;s <strong>ULTRAWEAVE<\/strong> fabric \u2014 ultra-lightweight and precision-woven \u2014 with <strong>dryCELL<\/strong> sweat management and <strong>ThermoAdapt<\/strong> heat regulation, made from at least 50% recycled material. The Replica carries the same graphics in a casual silhouette using Puma&#8217;s <strong>RE<\/strong> construction.<\/span><\/p><h2 dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b166b27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b166b27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/novelship.com\/puma-manchester-city-26-27-home-jersey-player-edition-quick-dry-unisex-football-shirt-784323-01?utm_source=blog&#038;utm_medium=article&#038;utm_content=manchester-city-26-27-home-kit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/78432601-27-Men-s-Home-Jersey.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45408 lazyload\" alt=\"Puma Manchester City 26\/27 Home Jersey Player Edition Quick-Dry Unisex Football Shirt 784323-01\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/78432601-27-Men-s-Home-Jersey.webp 1000w, https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/78432601-27-Men-s-Home-Jersey-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/78432601-27-Men-s-Home-Jersey-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/78432601-27-Men-s-Home-Jersey-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/78432601-27-Men-s-Home-Jersey-700x700.webp 700w, https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/78432601-27-Men-s-Home-Jersey-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/78432601-27-Men-s-Home-Jersey-360x360.webp 360w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/1000;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Shop Puma Manchester City 26\/27 Home Jersey on Novelship!<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d5aecb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d5aecb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 dir=\"ltr\">The 25\/26 Home Kit<\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Available <strong>13 May 2025<\/strong>, and the headline was genuinely historic.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">For the <strong>first time in the club&#8217;s history<\/strong>, the home kit featured the <strong>sash<\/strong> \u2014 the diagonal stripe introduced in the 1970s and worn by club greats including <strong>Mike Summerbee, Colin Bell, Francis Lee and Tony Book<\/strong>. It had always lived on away kits. This was its home debut.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">A sky blue base with a <strong>white sash<\/strong>, reimagined rather than reproduced \u2014 previous City sashes were solid, this one wasn&#8217;t. <strong>Black<\/strong> handled the branding and detailing for contrast, with a <strong>CITY wordmark at the nape<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The launch film was shot at the <strong>Clayton Official Supporters Club<\/strong>, around the corner from the Etihad, which fit a design drawn from the club&#8217;s own history rather than an abstract concept.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c55911 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c55911\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/novelship.com\/puma-manchester-city-25-26-home-jersey-player-edition-blue-short-sleeve-780792-01?utm_source=blog&#038;utm_medium=article&#038;utm_content=manchester-city-26-27-home-kit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2__51539-1024x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45409 lazyload\" alt=\"Puma Manchester City 25\/26 Home Jersey Player Edition Blue Short Sleeve 780792-01\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2__51539-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2__51539-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2__51539-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2__51539-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2__51539-700x700.webp 700w, https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2__51539-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2__51539-360x360.webp 360w, https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2__51539.webp 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Shop Puma Manchester City 25\/26 Home Jersey on Novelship!<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-166c719 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"166c719\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cc6838\" data-id=\"5cc6838\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddca67b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ddca67b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How the Two Compare<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2e29f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2e29f4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cfa64f\" data-id=\"6cfa64f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b36f79 eael-table-align-center eael-dt-th-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-data-table\" data-id=\"6b36f79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-data-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-data-table-wrap\" data-table_id=\"6b36f79\" id=\"eael-data-table-wrapper-6b36f79\" data-custom_responsive=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"tablesorter eael-data-table center\" id=\"eael-data-table-6b36f79\">\n\t\t\t    <thead>\n\t\t\t        <tr class=\"table-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\"><\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">26\/27<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">25\/26<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <\/tr>\n\t\t\t    <\/thead>\n\t\t\t  \t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Released<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">20 May 2026<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">13 May 2025<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">The first<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">First gradient home shirt<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">First sash on a home shirt<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Colour<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Sky blue fading to white<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Solid sky blue<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Design element<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Tonal gradient, shoulder to hem<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">White diagonal sash<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Reference<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Every shade of sky blue in club history<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">The 1970s sash era<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Branding colour<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Metallic monochrome<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Black<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Collar<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">White<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">Sky blue<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t    <\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t  \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-742cef0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"742cef0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>The fastest way to tell them apart is the branding.<\/strong> Black logos mean 25\/26. Metallic monochrome means 26\/27. If you&#8217;re further away, the sash is unmistakable \u2014 the 26\/27 has no diagonal element at all.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">There&#8217;s a neat contrast in what each references. The 25\/26 points at one specific era, the 1970s side of Summerbee, Bell, Lee and Book. The 26\/27 points at the club&#8217;s <strong>entire history<\/strong> at once, using the gradient as a compressed timeline of every sky blue City have worn.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Constants:<\/strong> Puma as supplier and <strong>Etihad Airways<\/strong> on the front across both seasons.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7ea55a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7ea55a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d636470\" data-id=\"d636470\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7466538 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7466538\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which Season Should You Buy?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1686ef4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1686ef4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ff22d4\" data-id=\"3ff22d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3cf996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3cf996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>The 26\/27<\/strong> if you want what the squad wears this season. The gradient is the most distinctive thing Puma has done with a City home shirt, and the metallic monochrome crest is a nicer detail in person than it looks in product photography. It&#8217;s also the more unusual of the two as a garment \u2014 very few football shirts fade.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>The 25\/26<\/strong> if you want the historic one. The first sash on a City home shirt in the club&#8217;s entire history is a genuine milestone, and it ties to a specific, well-loved era rather than a general concept. It&#8217;s also the cleaner shirt of the two if a gradient isn&#8217;t for you \u2014 a solid sky blue with one diagonal stripe is easier to wear casually.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">If you&#8217;re buying for a specific player, check the squad against the season. The 26\/27 shirt carries Erling Haaland among others, with Pep Guardiola still in charge.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">On authentic versus replica: for match-going or everyday wear the Replica is the sensible pick \u2014 same graphics, more forgiving cut, and near-identical at any normal distance. Go Authentic if you&#8217;re actually playing in it or want the exact squad spec; the ULTRAWEAVE build is cut slim enough that most buyers size up.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Both seasons are on Novelship, every shirt authenticated in-house before it ships. The 25\/26 is the harder of the two to find in popular sizes now that it&#8217;s a season old, so it&#8217;s worth checking availability before you settle on one.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f4f8a59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4f8a59\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48cec72\" data-id=\"48cec72\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-446a924 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"446a924\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-60ea40f\" data-id=\"60ea40f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9759f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9759f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/novelship.com\/puma-manchester-city-26-27-home-jersey-player-edition-quick-dry-unisex-football-shirt-784323-01?utm_source=blog&#038;utm_medium=article&#038;utm_content=manchester-city-26-27-home-kit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/78432601-27-Men-s-Home-Jersey.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45408 lazyload\" alt=\"Puma Manchester City 26\/27 Home Jersey Player Edition Quick-Dry Unisex Football Shirt 784323-01\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/78432601-27-Men-s-Home-Jersey.webp 1000w, https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/78432601-27-Men-s-Home-Jersey-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/78432601-27-Men-s-Home-Jersey-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/78432601-27-Men-s-Home-Jersey-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/78432601-27-Men-s-Home-Jersey-700x700.webp 700w, https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/78432601-27-Men-s-Home-Jersey-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/novelship.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/78432601-27-Men-s-Home-Jersey-360x360.webp 360w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; 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It&#8217;s the first gradient home shirt in the club&#8217;s history.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n                <\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n                <div id=\"what-is-the-sash-on-the-manchester-city-2526-home-kit\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"2\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8002\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">What is the sash on the Manchester City 25\/26 home kit?<\/span><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8002\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" aria-labelledby=\"what-is-the-sash-on-the-manchester-city-2526-home-kit\"><p><p dir=\"ltr\">A diagonal stripe design first used on City kits in the 1970s and worn by club greats including Mike Summerbee, Colin Bell, Francis Lee and Tony Book. It has historically appeared on away kits \u2014 the 25\/26 season was the <strong>first time in club history<\/strong> it featured on a home shirt.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<\/p><\/p><\/div>\n                <\/div><div class=\"eael-accordion-list\">\n                <div id=\"how-do-i-tell-the-two-shirts-apart\" class=\"elementor-tab-title eael-accordion-header\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"3\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8003\"><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-closed\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-advanced-accordion-icon-opened\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-accordion-icon fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"eael-accordion-tab-title\">How do I tell the two shirts apart?<\/span><\/div><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8003\" class=\"eael-accordion-content clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" aria-labelledby=\"how-do-i-tell-the-two-shirts-apart\"><p><p dir=\"ltr\">The branding colour and the sash. 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