Man City fans give unanimous verdict on 2020/21 'leaked' third kit

Manchester City's new third kit for the 2020/21 season has been 'leaked' online, with fans not happy with the white and light blue paisley design.

The paisley pattern had been rumoured, but up until now there had not been any images of how it would look on the actual shirt. Now, FootyHeadlines claim to have an image of City's new third strip, produced by Puma, with the 'Whisper White' & 'Peacoat' colours.

The website quotes Puma as saying: "Manchester's music scene has always been an influence on other bands worldwide. The iconic TV program “Top of the Pops” was run by the BBC, from 1964 – 2006, originally recorded in the city itself. The Man City 20-21 third kit takes inspiration from the Paisley floral pattern which was intrinsically associated to the “Brit Pop” music scene of the 1960s and 1990s."

Other 'leaked' designs for the 2020/21 kits include a cracked white and blue design for the home shirt and a navy away shirt with patterns that nod to Manchester's industrial past.

As the 'leaked' images of the third shirt circulated online, fans took to Twitter to react to what was widely considered a poor effort following on from this season's eye-catching yellow and pink third shirt. However, some felt the design would age well.

Earlier this month, a replica of the supposed 'cracked' home shirt was leaked on Puma's US online store. The listing was quickly removed by Puma, suggesting it was unintentional.

The mosaic pattern is a part of Puma's 'crafted from culture' theme which will seemingly be followed for all three kits. No details of the shorts and socks have been revealed for any of the home, away and third kits.