…Here is what you need to know about the two most prominent Emiratis behind the club: – Sheikh Mansour – Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan is vice-president, deputy prime minister and chairman of the Presidential Court of the United Arab Emirates. He owns the Abu Dhabi United Group, which bought Manchester City in 2008…

…City Football Group and its wider ownership for investing heavily in Manchester since Sheikh Mansour’s takeover in 2008. He said their contribution went beyond Manchester City and included investment around the Etihad Stadium and in the wider city. “I would be really concerned to lose them,” Burnham told the BBC on Wed…

…it had imposed on Manchester City.” City have been transformed under the ownership of Sheikh Mansour, whose Abu Dhabi United Group acquired the club in 2008. They have won eight Premier League titles, a Champions League crown and multiple other trophies over the past 15 years. AFP