We kick off the first episode at the Etihad City Football Academy joining long-serving kitman Danny LaRoche who is preparing all of the squad’s gear for the preseason, before checking in on the 2020 Staff Summit in Lower Manhattan as CEO Brad Sims and the Club’s leadership team outline the strategy for the year ahead. In the episode’s final scene, new Head Coach Ronny Deila meets his players for the first time at the airport and veteran defender Maxime Chanot greets the Academy youngsters hoping to catch their new manager’s eye on preseason in Florida.