Manchester City reveal new £2. Etihad Campus - the finest training facility in the world‘We are building a structure for the future, not just a team of all- stars.’ – Sheikh Mansour, September 2. Those are the first words you read on entering the new £2. City Football Academy. Some may have doubted the Sheikh’s prophecy when Manchester City struck oil.

After all, plenty of silver- tongued foreign owners have not walked the walk for Premier League clubs. Six years on and words are no longer required as the CFA officially opens its doors. City not only have their team of all- stars and two Premier League titles, but that structure is well and truly in place. And what a structure it is.

Welcome to the finest training facility in world football. VIDEO - Scroll down to take an exclusive tour of Manchester City's new £2. A map of the new Etihad Campus, which has been built just over the road from the Etihad Stadium, which is just out of shot (top left)Frank Lampard (centre) sits down to eat a meal in the first- team canteen alongside Jesus Navas (second right) and Gael Clichy (right)Sheikh Mansour's vision for the club is being realised, and his quote from six years ago is emblazoned on the entrance to the CFASportsmail's Martin Keown (right) was given a tour of the facility by his former Arsenal team- mate Patrick Vieira - now City's reserves boss KEOWN MEETS VIEIRA..

Sportsmail columnist Martin Keown was given an exclusive tour of the world- class new training facility by Patrick Vieira, Manchester City's head of Elite Development. CLICK HERE to watch a fun, quick- fire Q& A with the two former Arsenal Invincibles, including how the old friends describe each other in just three words.. And you can read the full, brilliant interview as Keown met Vieira from 1. Monday night by visiting www. Watch The Spy Next Door Online Forbes. I’ve never seen anything like this,’ says Pablo Zabaleta, who signed for City the day before the takeover in 2. We came here with the Argentina national team when we played against Portugal last month and the players were very impressed with it – even Lionel Messi.‘Top players always want to train at good facilities.

If you want to improve our squad, they are probably going to be big players coming from top teams in Europe. They have to see that City is one of the top clubs in the world. Having these facilities just makes it special.’Asked if he agreed that the club now had no excuses for failing to deliver, Zabaleta said: 'Yes, because I think we have everything here to become a better team now.'That is always what you expect from big teams - you have good facilities but also you cannot make mistakes or relax. When you have those things you have to show why you've got them.'Obviously there have been a lot of changes over the last few years but you can see the commitment from the owners.'They've made a great investment to make Manchester City one of the top things. This is something great.'The room where Zabaleta is sitting has a New York decor in reference to New York City FC.

Elsewhere in the main building the theme is Australian, representing City’s other franchise club in Melbourne. The new facility represents the hub of their global operation, not just a state- of- the- art training ground for Manuel Pellegrini and his players, the club’s Elite Development Squad and the new women’s team. It has been built alongside the Etihad Stadium linked by a bridge across Alan Turing Way, close to City’s birthplace in Gorton as well as Manchester United’s in nearby Newton Heath.

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United fans used to refer to the stadium dismissively as ‘the Council House’ when their rivals moved in after the 2. Commonwealth Games. Safe to say, the Sheikh has overseen quite a renovation.

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City have won two Premier League titles since Sheikh Mansour took over the club - and they now boast world- class facilities. Sergio Aguero celebrates the most famous goal in City's history - the strike in injury- time against QPR which sealed the title in 2. The timing of Aguero's breathtaking goal against QPR has been immortalised in a giant mural on a wall in one of Man City's three gyms. City stars including Navas, Fernando (centre), Scott Sinclair (third right) and Dedryck Boyata (second right) maintain their fitness on bikes.

There are three gyms at City's new training complex, with one featuring the giant slogan 'create the future' on the wall. The CFA is linked to the club's Etihad Stadium by a long bridge that straddles Alan Turing Way. The CFA was officially opened on Monday by Tony Book, City's most decorated captain and a three- time manager of the club. The 8. 0- year- old played for City between 1.

Malcolm Allison. He led City to their second league championship in 1. FA Cup a year later.

In 1. 97. 0 Book was again captain as City became the first English team to win a European and domestic trophy in the same season: the European Cup Winners' Cup and the League Cup. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, was also in attendance as guest of honour and announced plans to spend £5. Osborne said that the government wants England to have the best national team in the world to match the best league in the world - the Premier League.

City studied 7. 0 different facilities across all sports in Europe, the USA and Australia, and went through 1. There are 1. 6 outdoor football pitches in total that are kept well watered by an 8. St George’s Park. Two thirds of the site is dedicated to youth development so Pellegrini and his players have access to three pitches and a specialised half- pitch designed for goalkeeper Joe Hart and his No 2 Willy Caballero. Each has a different surface – Desso, Route. Zone and the more heavily sanded Grass.

Master – so in theory City could tailor their training for away games to match their opponents’ pitch. There is also a ‘secluded’ pitch surrounded by buildings that enables the players to work on set- pieces without being hindered by windy conditions. For a team whose numerous training- ground spats were caught on camera from the public footpaths around Carrington for years, the privacy will be particularly welcome. To that end, 2,0. City defender Pablo Zabaleta sits inside the club's new 7,0. Academy Stadium, which has 5,0. The Academy Stadium pitch is to be used predominantly by the Elite Development Squad and for youth games and women's football.

There are 1. 6 outdoor football pitches in total that are kept well watered by an 8. The pitches feature several different surfaces, meaning City could tailor their training for away games to match their opponents’ pitch. A view of the entrance to the Academy, which also includes bedrooms for youth residents and first- team players.

Ultimately, however, a pitch is just a pitch. It’s inside the first- team headquarters where the true value of Sheikh Mansour’s investment can be seen. On the first floor, there are three gyms – strength and conditioning, pilates and technical skills – a hypoxic chamber of treadmills where players can run at altitude or in extreme temperatures, and rooms dedicated to cryotherapy and ultra- sound treatment.

In the hydro- therapy area, there are six separate pieces with water designed to treat injuries including a cold plunge pool at a temperature of four degrees, and a hot pool at 3. City even had a hydro treadmill with underwater cameras to monitor a player’s movement. England and Manchester City midfielder Jill Scott tweeted her delight at the new facilities. Many factories once resided on the 8. How the CFA site looked from the air during Manchester's industrial boom years. Former Manchester City captain, manager and coach Tony Book (right) officially opens the club's new City Football Academy.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, gave a speech championing City's role in regenerating Manchester (left) and Book, holding the trophy, is held aloft by his City team- mates after captaining the side to victory against Leicester City in the 1.

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