LOVE THIS CITY: MANCHESTER CITY PLAYERS VISIT LOCAL FANS IN MANCHESTER AHEAD  OF FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP - video Dailymotion

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00:00Alan, we've come to see you.

00:03Nunez! Nunez! Ha!

00:05Hey, Rodri's on fire!

00:07Alright, have we joined in? How are you, pal?

00:09Nice to meet you. You OK, yeah?

00:10I'm never washing this T-shirt again.

00:13Cheers to this like this.

00:15Love this city!

00:17Love this city!

00:30Imran is one of the guys that went into all the finals.

00:39We were in that season, the travel season.

00:41So, yeah, it was very special for us.

00:43I feel his support in this moment.

00:45Surprised, I wasn't expecting anyone to turn up.

01:01All I was told was there was going to be a meeting

01:03with one of the representatives of Man City about some work next season.

01:06It's something you don't forget when Rodri turns up to come and meet you.

01:10I wasn't expecting any players. I'm so shocked.

01:13It's been great and it's been a joy to follow this club.

01:25How are we?

01:26Alright, have we joined in?

01:28Alright, have we joined in?

01:29Yeah!

01:30How are you, pal?

01:31Nice to meet you. You OK, yeah?

01:32Yeah, I'm alright.

01:33Nice to see you.

01:34I just couldn't believe it.

01:36I was starstruck.

01:38Yeah.

01:39Star truck.

01:40Sorry I was too funny, man.

01:43Wow!

01:44Wow!

01:45It's the worst shot I've ever seen.

01:48Very special.

01:49A special moment to make someone's day.

01:5220.

01:53You love it.

01:54Yes, I feel you.

01:55Incredible!

01:5647, my shirt number.

01:58It's a point.

01:59It's for you mate.

02:00Cheers, thank you.

02:01It's for you mate.

02:02It's not his day, it's all back anyway.

02:03Cheers, thank you.

02:05We are visiting Maureen, a local head teacher who is hugely supportive of City in the community.

02:13She's a lifelong City fan and retiring soon. So we're going to surprise her with some gifts.

02:18How are you?

02:19Good.

02:20How are you?

02:21Good.

02:22Are you good?

02:23No.

02:24My favorite young stomp people.

02:25First we're going to meet Maureen and surprise her. We have some gifts to give to her.

02:42Are you guys going to help us?

02:43Yes.

02:44Yeah.

02:45Nice to see you, Maureen.

02:46We have a few surprises.

02:47Hello.

02:49Are you not my surprises?

02:52Hello.

02:53Nice to meet you.

02:54Nice to meet you too.

02:56I knew they were coming. They were coming to do some filming with the children.

03:01But I didn't think for one minute that they would be coming to speak to me.

03:05In the name of most of the city we show a very good retirement. This is just a surprise

03:11for you, a little surprise.

03:12Thank you very much. I feel very spoilt and very honoured.

03:15Are you here teaching all of these kids?

03:18They're alright really.

03:20The players were just so warm towards the children.

03:23So our children in there are five.

03:26I hope you had them if you want to.

03:28When we were at that age we really wanted to achieve what we've done and seeing kids that

03:34have the same dreams we had, it's really nice.

03:37I'm never washing this t-shirt again.

03:40Just saying.

03:41Love this city!

03:50Alan is an 81 year old, lifelong city fan but also a community hero here in East Manchester.

03:56Alan received an MBE in 2006 for his amazing community work.

04:00The FA created a new award dedicated to Alan for his work in grassroots football.

04:06He's wondering who it is.

04:08He's doing very, very hard work.

04:10Hello.

04:11You alright?

04:12Nice to meet you.

04:13Are we alright to come in?

04:14As I looked through the window and saw who was coming out of the car, I thought this

04:19is brilliant.

04:20Alan, we've come to see you.

04:21You okay?

04:22How are you?

04:23I'm alright.

04:24Nice to meet you.

04:25Yeah, nice to meet you.

04:26Take my shoes off.

04:27If Rico didn't ask so I'll ask for it.

04:29No, no, that's fine.

04:30You sit down.

04:31My memory is pretty good so I will remember this all my life.

04:38You're welcome.

04:40Lovely to meet you.

04:41Lovely to meet you.

04:42Today we are on our way to surprise the Almond family who lost, sadly, their daughter

04:50Maisie lost him.

04:51They are lifelong fans and today we are here to show our love and support.

04:56You okay?

04:57Nice to meet you.

04:58We've got a surprise for you.

04:59Hello.

05:00Hello.

05:01Hello.

05:02Hi.

05:03You okay, nice to meet you.

05:04Oh my God.

05:05How are you?

05:06Nice to meet you.

05:07How are you?

05:08Nice to meet you.

05:09How are you?

05:10Nice to meet you.

05:11You okay?

05:12You okay?

05:13You okay?

05:14Yeah, good.

05:15Welcome to City.

05:17I can't believe it.

05:18I'm still shaking.

05:19Turn up for lunch.

05:20You'll have a bit of a tour.

05:21So, yeah.

05:22I'm shocked.

05:23Yeah.

05:24I'm really, I'm still shaking inside.

05:26The game after she died, it was first of Southampton, sort of 14th minute.

05:30There was a round of applause.

05:31Oh, okay.

05:32I think I remember that.

05:34Yeah.

05:35It was really quite loud, actually.

05:37Yeah.

05:38There was applause in the 14th minute for 14-year-old Maisie Almond, a Manchester City fan

05:44from Staley Bridge who tragically died of acute liver failure just before she was due a transplant

05:51operation.

05:52We're really sorry for the loss.

05:55Yeah.

05:56It was just so sudden.

05:57We set up a charity in Maisie's name called, she was always called Maisie Moo and that

06:02was her nickname.

06:03I think it's just the community spirit of Manchester City.

06:06Honestly, we've just seen it in bucket loads.

06:09It's been difficult, very, very difficult for us and just those little glimmers of, you

06:14know, kindness really makes, really helps us.

06:18It feels good, obviously, you know, making them smile and being surprised but being also

06:24happy at the same time, you know, seeing us.

06:27Especially, you know, with knowing what they had to go through.

06:30Probably the worst thing you can go through as a family, as a parent.

06:34Especially when you have kids, you can't imagine how hard the time is for them.

06:39Giving each other support, you know, by just having conversations, you know, and trying

06:46to keep each other up.

06:48I think that's what life is about.

LOVE THIS CITY: MANCHESTER CITY PLAYERS VISIT LOCAL FANS IN MANCHESTER AHEAD OF FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP

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