After relegation, City underwent off-the-field upheaval, with new chairman David Bernstein introducing greater fiscal discipline. City were promoted at the first attempt, achieved in dramatic fashion in a play-off against Gillingham. City second successive promotion saw it’s return to the top level, but this proved to have been a step too far for the recovering club, and in 2001 City were relegated once more. Kevin Keegan, a new manager, arrived as in the close season, bringing a successful return to the top division as the club won the 2001–02 Division One championship, breaking club records for the number of points gained and goals scored in a season in the process.
The season 2002–03, was the last at Maine Road, and included a 3–1 derby triumphs over Manchester United, ending a run of 13 years without a derby win. City also qualified for European competition for the first time in 25 years after missing out in the 1990s with the European ban on English clubs entering European football. At the end of 2003 City 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-Goran Eriksson became the club's first manager from overseas when appointed in 2007. After a splendid start performances faded in the second half of the season, and Eriksson was sacked in June 2008. Eriksson was replaced by Mark Hughes two days later.
Just a year before,Thaksin Shinawatra’s dream of bringing back the glory era to City,now seemed doomed, , but what was about to unravel was something manager Hughes and the Manchester City supporters could never have possibly imagined, never mind anticipated, as within the coming months Hughes would find himself placed in a financial position which would become the envy of many a football manager and one which would hopefully change the course of Manchester City's inconsistent history for good.
In August 2008, the club was purchased by 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 Brazilian international Robinho from Real Madrid for £32.5 million. City finished tenth, and also reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup.
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