Manchester Football Tours — Old Trafford & the Etihad
Some football cities stage matches. Manchester stages the whole story of the English game — the Theatre of Dreams on one side of town, the Etihad on the other, and the fiercest rivalry in English football running between them. EGT’s Manchester football hub puts you inside both: matchdays built on official hospitality, the great stadium experiences, the National Football Museum, championship golf on the Cheshire and Southport coast, and the Anfield day across the M62. Start with our ENGLAND FOOTBALL TOURS hub, or make Manchester the whole trip. Either way, this is football travel done the EGT way: premium access, every detail handled, and your group seated together.
Matchday Tickets — the EGT Way
Here is the plain truth about Premier League tickets in Manchester: general sale is a lottery, and EGT does not play it. Official hospitality is the only route we sell. Every EGT Manchester matchday is built on official club hospitality arranged subject to availability — premium seats, lounge dining before the match, and your whole group seated together. No ticket roulette, no compromises — just matchday, done properly.
Manchester United — Old Trafford
Old Trafford — the United Trinity outside the East Stand
This is the Theatre of Dreams, and EGT does it the way United intends its guests to see it. Take the Ultimate Old Trafford Experience — the guided stadium tour through the players’ tunnel, the dugouts and the dressing rooms, plus the museum that tells the United story from the Busby Babes to the present day with real care. Then walk back out past the bronze Trinity — Best, Law and Charlton — the three figures who define what this club means.
On matchday, we build your day on official hospitality arranged subject to availability, chosen to fit your group: the Evolution Suite, the Kit Room, or your own private executive box for the full matchday — premium seating, lounge dining and your group together from first whistle to last.
A note on the colour of the place: this is the club of the Best-Law-Charlton years and the Stepney-era sides whose names still echo around the Stretford End. Over the years, EGT’s hosted football weekends have welcomed celebrated figures from the game’s history — but no guest is ever confirmed as your host unless we name them for your departure in writing. Ask us about HOSTED DEPARTURES to travel with a group that shares your passion.
Manchester City — the Etihad
The Etihad — home of Manchester City
The other side of the rivalry, and every bit as essential. The Etihad on a big European or derby night is one of the great atmospheres in the modern game, and the stadium tour takes you behind the scenes of the champions’ home — the tunnel, the dressing rooms and the dugout. On matchday, EGT arranges the Etihad equivalent of the full hospitality treatment: official hospitality arranged subject to availability, with premium seats, lounge dining and your group seated together.
One city, two football worlds. We build itineraries around either club — or the derby itself, when the calendar allows.
The North-West Hub — Anfield Day & the National Football Museum
Here is the EGT edge in the North-West: Manchester sits a short hop from Liverpool, which means one hotel base gives you two football cities. We pair your Manchester days with an Anfield day — the guided Anfield stadium tour and, where the fixture list allows, a match on official hospitality — and a visit to the National Football Museum in Manchester city centre, the deepest dive into the English game anywhere. See our LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL TOURS page for the full Anfield story.
- Old Trafford days: Ultimate Old Trafford Experience, museum, matchday on official hospitality.
- Etihad days: stadium tour, matchday on official hospitality where available.
- North-West days: Anfield tour and matchday, National Football Museum.
One base, two football cities, zero packing and unpacking. That is the North-West hub.
Add Golf — the Cheshire & Southport Coast
This is the EGT differentiator no one else in football travel can match: pair your Manchester matchdays with championship golf. The Cheshire and Southport coast stacks Open Championship venues and classic links into one of the great golf runs in England — Royal Birkdale and its neighbours are an easy reach from a Manchester base. Football mornings, golf afternoons: that is a trip your group will talk about for years. See GOLF ENGLAND for the full golf story.
Youth Football Tours — U12–U19 Boys & Girls
For youth teams from the USA and Canada, Manchester is one of the great development destinations in world football — and EGT builds the whole pathway around your squad. Your players train at elite camps near Manchester following a professional academy curriculum, play fixtures matched by age and level for U12–U19 boys’ and girls’ teams, take the great stadium tours together, and finish with a live match where the calendar fits.
A note we make plainly: Manchester United’s academy at Carrington is a private, closed environment. EGT makes no claim of Carrington access and no claim of any club partnership — your players train at elite camps nearby, doing the real work inside the real football culture. Academies and coaching clinics are always arranged subject to club approval, and every fixture is matched to your squad’s age and level.
- Elite training camps near Manchester following a professional academy curriculum
- U12–U19 boys’ and girls’ fixtures matched by age and level
- Old Trafford and Etihad stadium experiences for the whole group
- Live match on official hospitality where available
Sample Tours & From-Prices
Every EGT Manchester trip is built around your group, your dates and your fixture — the samples below are starting points, not fixed departures. Sample from-prices are land-only and vary by fixture, hotel category, hospitality level and season; final pricing is confirmed when you book.
- Adult Manchester football weekend — from $2,495 per person, land-only: 4-star Manchester base, matchday on official hospitality, stadium tours, National Football Museum, all transfers.
- Youth team tour — from $2,495 per player / $1,995 per family member, land-only: elite camp training, matched fixtures for U12–U19 boys and girls, stadium experiences, group hospitality where available.
Which Manchester Is Yours?
Two questions sort every Manchester trip we build:
- Are you chasing an adult fixture? A Premier League matchday at Old Trafford or the Etihad on official hospitality — premium seats, lounge dining, your group together.
- Or are you a youth coach or parent from the USA or Canada? A team tour with elite camp training, matched fixtures and the great Manchester stadium experiences built in.
Tell us which one you are — or ask about our HOSTED DEPARTURES if you would like to travel with a group that shares your passion.
Plan Your Trip
Ready to live the Manchester rivalry from the inside? Plan My Trip or call us at (914) 979-2247.