Manchester City 2015-2016 Third Shirt - Yaya Touré No.42 (M)

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Two small things to know: a few micro-pills on the front, in the area below the sponsor (photo 6), and two or three pulled threads along the bottom hem (photo 7). No holes, no open seams — normal wear from a shirt that has been worn, and nothing more.

📐 Flat measurements

Lay flat a shirt that already fits you well, measure it the same way and compare — vintage sizing is often very different from new.

The volt — that very particular fluorescent yellow-green — has kept its intensity, and that is the critical point on this colour: one hot wash dulls it, yet here it is still bright and even. The black sleeve fade is crisp, with no washed-out areas. The TOURE YAYA No.42 nameset is perfect: sharp edges, MCFC crests intact inside both digits. The Etihad Airways sponsor is smooth, with no cracking. Spotless embroidered badge, Champions League and RESPECT patches firmly stitched. The only reservations are the pilling and pulled threads documented above.

Unsure about sizing? This Nike M is true to size with good length (51 x 72 cm): compare the flat measurements above, or read my sizing guide.

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• Nike label photographed (photo 4): product reference 658882-368, barcode 888408994554 and batch HO15 (Holiday 2015). 658882 is the reference for the 2015-2016 Manchester City third
• The MCFC crest is printed inside the 4 and the 2 (photo 5): two tiny volt badges on black, built into the foot of each digit. A detail fake namesets do not carry
• This is the OLD club crest (photo 3): the eagle, the ship and the motto « Superbia In Proelio ». Manchester City changed its badge in late 2016 — a shirt carrying this crest cannot be later, which dates it on its own
• The black sleeve fade is dotted, not a smooth gradient: up close you see a grid of black dots that gradually thickens (photo 1). On a fake it is a smooth printed gradient
• Real photos of the exact shirt you receive, never stock images — full method in my authentication guide

📖 Yaya Touré, volt and City's first European semi-final

A fluorescent yellow shirt for a sky-blue club: this 2015-2016 third remains one of the most recognisable of Nike's Manchester era. It also belongs to a pivotal season.

🏆 League Cup 2016 — City beat Liverpool on penalties. A Wembley final decided in the shootout. Yaya Touré converted the decisive kick: the last trophy of his spell at the club.

⭐ First Champions League semi-final. Manchester City reached the European last four for the first time in their history, before losing to Real Madrid, that season's winners.

🎯 The end of an era. Manuel Pellegrini's last season in the dugout, and Yaya Touré's last great campaign. Guardiola arrived in summer 2016 and changed everything.

🎨 The last shirt with the old crest — The eagle, the ship and the Latin motto disappeared in late 2016 in favour of the current circular badge. This third is therefore one of the last City shirts to carry the historic crest, which makes it a clean dating marker for collectors.

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