'Bigger stain than any financial rule break' - Man City mercilessly mocked by fans after announcing Noel Gallagher's 'Rugrats' handwriting will appear on shirts in 2024-25 Champions League & cup games

The club announced on Wednesday that their celebrity fan and famous British musician Noel Gallagher has designed the font on the club's jerseys for 2024-25, and his handwriting will be present on the shirts that the players will wear in Champions League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup matches.

A host of fans took to social media to slam the club's decision. An X user named Oli even referenced the 115 FFP charges against City as he said of the Oasis singer: "Noel Gallagher is a bigger stain on this club than any financial rule break could ever be."

A handle named Headersonn compared the fonts to the popular American animated series Rugrats, which initially aired on Nickelodeon back in 1993. He wrote: "It looks like Rugrats."

Stanley Johnson, meanwhile, is convinced that the announcement was some sort of prank, as he wrote: "This new Man City kit with 'design' help from Noel Gallagher. Surely this is leak of next year's April Fools meme?"

A handle named Cruyff Guy mocked Gallagher's handwriting for being immature as he added: "I had no idea Noel Gallagher was a 5-year-old."

A design agency named Studio DBD also weighed in, stating: "Plot twist, it wasn’t Ai that took our jobs it was Noel Gallagher."

The Premier League fixtures for the 2024-25 season were released this week, and the Cityzens will begin their title defence on Sunday, August 18 in a big-ticket clash against giants Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The first Manchester derby in the league will be held on December 14, while City will play their final game of the season on May 25 against Fulham. Gallagher's new font will not appear on shirts in any of City's top-flight matches.

Before the season starts in August, Pep Guardiola's side will regroup next month and are set to travel to the US for pre-season. City will be going for a record-extending fifth Premier League title in 2024-25, and will also want to wrestle the Champions League trophy back from Real Madrid.