article_snippet.sent: Sheikh Mansour might not be local but is a hugely popular figure at City after bankrolling the club .
article_snippet.sent: Across town, however, the sheikh who shook it up for the Blues is a hero.
article_snippet.sent: While City fans may no longer (thankfully) pay homage by wearing Arabic robes or waving £20 notes in the air, the man from Abu Dhabi is adored.
article_snippet.sent: the man from Abu Dhabi has always been rare to find a football club with a hometown manager.
article_snippet.sent: Wayne Rooney was only born 30 miles down the road but Wayne Rooney may as well be from another planet as far as many from this neck of the woods are concerned.