With Barcelona coming to town, it was quite a night to be a mascot at the Etihad.
With the teams lining up for the Champions League anthem in the minutes before kick off, eagle-eyed viewers spotted that one of the youngsters appeared a little more excited than most.
Standing in front of Neymar on the Etihad pitch, the boy - who also appears to be feeling the chill of an early November Mancunian evening - is seen having a quick word with Luis Suarez while Neymar attempts to keep him warm.
It's not clear what Suarez says to him, but the look on the kid's face afterwards shows just what it means for him to be there...
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City are hosting Barcelona just a couple of weeks on from losing 4-0 to the Spanish champions at the Camp Nou.
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