Manchester City Trolled By Cadbury's Ahead Of Tonight's Derby

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To leave the designing of a football kit to someone in the depths of a very potent acid trip is always going to be a risky affair, but nevertheless, somebody at Nike decided that was the creative direction needed for Manchester City's third kit, this season and now Cadbury's are ripping the piss out of them for it.

City, along with other Nike sponsored clubs such as Barcelona and Internazionale, have been burdened with a fluorescent third kit for the 2016/17 campaign which looks more like the wrapper of a corner shop favourite than it does a football kit.

And, ahead of tonight's EFL trophy clash with Manchester rivals United, Cadbury's have teased City about the kit, by parking a Double Decker bus outside the Etihad Stadium:

Who knew the confectioners were so choc full of banter? Get fucked, that's good a joke and I stand by it.

Topics: Manchester City, Football

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