Manchester City v Chelsea

City against Chelsea at the Etihad is the quiet bargain of the winter's big fixtures — hospitality starts at a third of what the equivalent London derby costs, for a match with every chance of deciding how the title race shapes up into Christmas. Saturday December 12 per the official list, slot confirmed when TV picks land. The Etihad's hospitality is arguably the best-run in the league, and Manchester in mid-December — Christmas markets at full tilt — makes an easy sell to whoever you're dragging along who doesn't care about the football.

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Visa

UK Standard Visitor visa for Indian citizens — apply 4-6 weeks ahead of travel.

Weather

Manchester in mid-December: 2-8°C, damp, festive. The Christmas markets are genuinely good; the weather is genuinely not.

Book by

~10 weeks ahead.