Fans spot awkward blunder in Man City's Club World Cup kit announcement

Manchester City announced their new Club World Cup kit on Tuesday night but fans instantly clocked an awkward error in the images.

City, the reigning world champions from their 2023 triumph, are one of 32 teams participating in the revamped competition in the United States and have been placed in Group G alongside Wydad of Morocco, UAE outfit Al Ain and Serie A side Juventus.

The Blues kick off their tournament on 18 June at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia and will sport a special edition kit for select games in the competition.

Though their new PUMA home kit will be the go-to strip, City have also unveiled a new 'KidSuper shirt' - which will serve as their alternative jersey.

The kit, with its diagonal red and black sash, will be worn exclusively throughout the summer before a new away shirt is sported for the 2025/26 season.

It was launched on Tuesday with a host of first-team players in the pictures - including Jack Grealish - despite speculation about his future at the Etihad Stadium.

Jack Grealish was included in the Manchester City kit launch. Image: Manchester City

Grealish, who has a number of clubs interested in signing him after falling out of favour under Pep Guardiola, is not expected to feature in City's Club World Cup squad and will likely never wear the shirt.

One fan on X wrote: "Why is Grealish there he’s not even going is he."

A second stated: "This’ll be the only time we see Grealish in this kit

A third added: "Did they forget to tell Jack?

A final user commented: "Grealish in the ad when he’s not gonna be there is mental."

A club-record £100 million signing in 2021, Grealish made just seven Premier League starts for City last season and it's been reported that the former Aston Villa man is said to be available for £40 million this summer.

Villa, Everton, West Ham and Newcastle are all believed to keeping tabs on Grealish, who earns around £300,000-a-week at City.

There is also strong interest from abroad in Napoli and Bayer Leverkusen, with Erik ten Hag said to be keen on building his team around him in the Bundesliga.