Why are Manchester City playing in white at home against Inter Milan in the Champions League?

Manchester City are set to change out of their normal home shirt when they take on Inter Milan in the new format of the Champions League, with the English side debuting a strip co-designed by Oasis singer Noel Gallagher.

The kit, which was released in September, takes inspiration from Oasis’ debut album ‘Definitely Maybe’ which celebrates its 30th birthday this year.

‘I was into City before I was into music’

The promo image featured Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, along with Kyle Walker, Mateo Kovacic, Ederson and Jess Park, posing in the same fashion as on the cover of the 1994 work.

As well as the shirt, City and Puma also released a clothing collection which includes a bomber jacket and an overshirt, as well as a bucket hat.

“I loved City before anything, I was into City before I was into music, I was into City before I knew what music was,” Noel Gallagher said in a statement which was released by Puma. “Definitely Maybe is what set us on our way, the record lasting as long, you can’t predict that kind of thing. It’s a great working class, Mancunian record. It’s real.”

The Gallagher brothers are known to be huge Manchester City fans and Noel can often be seen attending games at the Etihad Stadium. He also designed the font style for the name/number writing on the shirts that City will use in the Champions League and domestic cup competitions this season, where the uniform Premier League style numbering is not compulsory.

Oasis split in August 2009, just a year after City’s takeover by the Abu Dhabi United Group. Now, the brothers are set to return to performing together after a decade and a half, with tickets for their upcoming tour a talking point for many due to their high and ‘dynamic’ prices, which has seen many people pay hugely inflated fees for tickets compared to others.