The striking new jersey features water droplets throughout the design, highlighting the safe water program and Cityzens Giving. The club’s crest, PUMA cat, Etihad and Nexen sponsor logos feature iridescent colors, resembling the effect of light breaking through water droplets.

In addition to increasing access to clean water in communities, PUMA is reducing the amount of water waste and consumption during the manufacturing of the kit. The company has utilized an innovative Dope Dye manufacturing process to drastically reduce the amount of water and dye used during production.

“The Manchester City Away kit is a special project at PUMA, we are working with Manchester City and their partners to support communities and continue to increase our level of sustainability,” said Heiko Desens, Global Creative Director and Innovation at PUMA. “Along with supporting safe water programs, we have utilized an innovative Dope Dye manufacturing process to significantly reduce the level of water consumption when compared to traditional ways of dying materials. The Dope Dye process allows us to color the raw materials before it is spun or knitted to a textile allowing us to skip the water-intensive dying process of coloring the yarn or knitted material. An added benefit to this method is it improves color fastness by reducing the fading of the colors after washing or light exposure, which is important for performance products."