manchester welcomes mowbray's bhoys

Gregor Kyle
TONY Mowbray’s Celtic will meet one of the Premiership’s star-studded sides when they travel down to the City of Manchester Stadium on August 8 (kick-off 3pm) for the latest pre-season friendly.

With a list of multi-million pound transfer targets being mooted to join the likes of Robinho, former Celt Craig Bellamy, Shay Given, Roque Santa Cruz and Gareth Barry at Manchester City, the friendly promises to be a tantalising prospect as well as a stern test for Mowbray’s Bhoys.

The game will come hot on the heels of Celtic’s pre-season trip to Australia, their July 22 encounter with Cardiff City, their games in the Wembley Cup and the first home game of the new season against Sunderland (August 1).

The run of matches will make for a busy and challenging start to the campaign, while drawing in the club’s army of supporters from every corner of the globe.

This is also the second consecutive year that the club has faced City in a pre-season friendly, with the Blues visiting Celtic Park last August and being held to a 1-1 draw by a youthful Celtic side.

Further news of this season’s encounter, as well as ticket details, to follow here at www.celticfc.net