Manchester City 's grim performance in Sunday's 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday was reflected in their chosen attire for the occasion at Villa Park.

Pep Guardiola's side wore their 2025-26 third kit -- a grotty grey design inspired, perhaps fittingly, by the Manchester rain -- for the first time this season. It may well be the last.

As well as putting most fans off their matchday pies, the sight of the jersey with a drizzle-print graphic and neon green trim also meant that City have now worn no fewer than nine different outfield kits supplied by manufacturer Puma in this calendar year; five in the latter half of the 2024-25 season and a further four already this campaign.

Given that City's players are almost averaging one different kit per month in 2025,

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