Get the biggest City stories, analysis and transfer updates delivered straight to your inbox Manchester City have teamed up with the local NHS in a bid to help get vital mental health support for vulnerable youngsters.
In a pioneering new project - the club's community coaches and staff will be trained to spot youngsters who may need help with their mental health and signpost them to local services.
Local health bosses say Covid lockdown has had an adverse impact on many young people's mental health and that they believe it will help them reach people who may not normally engage with services as "the pull of the City badge is far stronger than the NHS." As part of the initiative - announced during Mental Health awareness week - City in the