It's fair to say that there are two parts to Manchester City's story as a Premier League team. The club was transformed in 2008 when Sheikh Mansour officially took over, with the new owner overseeing £1.5 billion spent on players over the last 13 years.
In that time, City have won the Premier League five times, becoming one of the top teams in English football whilst attracting some of the best players in the world.
Before Mansour, City had been a mid-table side who often flirted with relegation, and last dropped into English football's second tier in 2001.
In the shadow of Manchester United, City had struggled to maintain consistency for years as they worked on a far smaller budget.
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