Al Ain fans await Manchester City clash

Al Ain FC fans expressed their excitement at welcoming the English Premier LeagueChampions, Manchester City, to the Hazza Bin Zayed stadium. Manchester City starsflew in to Abu Dhabi on Tuesday after winning the English Premier League title onSunday for a match at the Hazza bin Zayed this Thursday that is sending waves of excitement around the UAE.The match was already the most hotly-anticipated game in the UAE with an expected 25,000 sell-out at Al Ain FC's spectacular home stadium, but the excitement hasreached fever pitch now City have confirmed their status as the best team inEngland. "I am very excited and so are all my friends,” said Al Ain FC fan, Saeed. "Itis all we have been talking about for weeks and now that Manchester City have wonthe title in England, it will make the match even more special. It's great for us asfans of Al Ain and also for the rest of the city. It's really great.”"It is great that Manchester City are coming to the Hazza Bin Zayed stadium,” addedMohammed. "We were all supporting them in their last match of the season hopingthey would be Champions. They did and that is great for us.”"I am looking forward to seeing some of the best players in the world, like SergioAguero and Samir Nasri,” added Salem. "It will also be great to see some of the bestplayers in the region coming to play for Al Ain.”Some of the Gulf region's top players, including Yasser Al Qahtani from SaudiArabia's Al Hilal Club, former Al Ain player, Boubacar Sanogo and Ismail Mattarfrom Al Awahda will join Al Ain's top players for the showdown at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium.It is the first big test for the four-month-old Hazza Bin Zayed stadium which willmake its debut on the world stage with a mouth-watering tie between two greatteams. Source: Khaleej Times