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===Recovery and two takeovers=== After relegation, the club underwent off-the-field upheaval, with new chairman [[David Bernstein (executive)|David Bernstein]] introducing greater fiscal discipline.<ref>{{cite book |last=Buckley |first=Andy |author2=Burgess, Richard |title=Blue Moon Rising: The Fall and Rise of Manchester City |publisher=Milo |location=Bury |year=2000 |isbn=0-9530847-4-4}} p. 177</ref> Under manager [[Joe Royle]], City were promoted at the first attempt, achieved in dramatic fashion in the [[1999 Football League Second Division play-off final|Second Division play-off final]] against [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jun/02/manchester-united-treble-city-third-tier-may-1999-late-goals|title=When Manchester City escaped the third tier β as United won the treble|date=1 June 2023|author=Richard Foster|work=The Guardian|access-date=2 June 2023|archive-date=2 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602111829/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jun/02/manchester-united-treble-city-third-tier-may-1999-late-goals|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[1999β2000 Football League#First Division|second successive promotion]] saw City return to the top division, but this proved to have been a step too far for the recovering club, and in [[2000β01 FA Premier League|2001]] City were relegated once more. [[Kevin Keegan]] replaced Royle as manager in the close season, and achieved an immediate return to the top division as the club won the [[2001β02 Football League#First Division|2001β02 First Division championship]], breaking club records for the number of points gained and goals scored in a single season in the process.<ref>Manchester City β The Complete Record, p. 265</ref> The [[2002β03 Manchester City F.C. season|2002β03 season]] was the last at Maine Road and included a 3β1 derby victory over rivals Manchester United, ending a 13-year run without a [[Manchester derby|derby]] win.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/2002/1109/manchester.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219015810/http://www.rte.ie/sport/2002/1109/manchester.htm |archive-date=19 December 2007 |title=Goater double gives City derby win |access-date=28 May 2007 |work=RTΓ}}</ref> Additionally, City qualified for European competition for the first time in 25 years via [[UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking#Qualification system|UEFA fair play ranking]]. In the close [[2003β04 Manchester City F.C. season|2003β04 season]], the club moved to the new [[City of Manchester Stadium]]. The first four seasons at the stadium all resulted in mid-table finishes. Former England manager [[Sven-GΓΆran Eriksson]] became the club's first foreign manager when appointed in [[2007β08 Manchester City F.C. season|2007]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/6241052.stm |title=Eriksson named Man City manager |date=6 July 2007 |access-date=20 July 2007 |publisher=BBC Sport |archive-date=9 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070709191704/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/6241052.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> After a bright start, performances faded in the second half of the season, and Eriksson was sacked on 2 June 2008;<ref>{{cite news |title=Eriksson's reign at Man City ends |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2 June 2008 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7430827.stm |access-date=2 June 2008 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112223023/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7430827.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> he was replaced by [[Mark Hughes]] two days later.<ref>{{cite news |title=Manchester City appoint Mark Hughes |url=https://www.mancity.com/news/club-news/2008/06/04/city-appoint-mark-hughes/1447547750604 |publisher=Manchester City F.C. |date=4 June 2008 |access-date=21 October 2009 |archive-date=20 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420143306/https://www.mancity.com/news/club-news/2008/06/04/city-appoint-mark-hughes/1447547750604 |url-status=live }}</ref> By 2008, Manchester City were in a financially precarious position. [[Thaksin Shinawatra]] had taken control of the club the year before, but his political travails saw his assets frozen.<ref>{{cite news |title=Thaksin Shinawatra's crisis ends Manchester City's European dream |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/2548558/Thaksin-Shinawatras-crisis-ends-Manchester-Citys-European-dream-Football.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/2548558/Thaksin-Shinawatras-crisis-ends-Manchester-Citys-European-dream-Football.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=Daily Telegraph |date=12 August 2008 |access-date=4 September 2010 |location=London |first=Ian |last=Winrow}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Then, in August 2008, City were purchased by the [[Abu Dhabi United Group]]. The takeover was immediately followed by a flurry of bids for high-profile players; the club broke the British transfer record by signing [[Brazil national football team|Brazilian international]] [[Robinho]] from [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] for Β£32.5 million (β¬42.5 million).<ref name="Robinho">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7593026.stm |title=Man City beat Chelsea to Robinho |publisher=BBC |date=1 September 2008 |access-date=19 September 2009 |archive-date=2 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702234242/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7593026.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> There was not a huge improvement in performance compared to the previous season despite the influx of money however, with the team [[2008β09 Premier League|finishing tenth]], although they did well to reach the quarter-finals of the [[2008β09 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]. During the summer of 2009, the club took transfer spending to an unprecedented level, with an outlay of over Β£100 million on players [[Gareth Barry]], [[Roque Santa Cruz]], [[Kolo TourΓ©]], [[Emmanuel Adebayor]], [[Carlos Tevez]], and [[Joleon Lescott]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8216645.stm |title=Lescott completes Man City move |date=25 August 2009 |access-date=12 September 2009 |publisher=BBC Sport |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112223026/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8216645.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2009, Mark Hughes β who had been hired shortly before the change in ownership but was originally retained by the new board β was replaced as manager by [[Roberto Mancini]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8422676.stm |title=Mark Hughes sacked as Man City appoint Mancini manager |access-date=19 December 2009 |date=19 December 2009 |publisher=BBC Sport |archive-date=13 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113023506/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8422676.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> City finished the [[2009β10 Manchester City F.C. season|season]] in fifth position in the [[2009β10 Premier League|Premier League]], narrowly missing out on a place in the [[2010β11 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] but qualifying for the [[2010β11 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2009/10 Season Review |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/693654 |publisher=Premier League |date=25 May 2018 |access-date=7 October 2019 |archive-date=8 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008025134/https://www.premierleague.com/news/693654 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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