Manchester City are staying at five-star Celtic Manor for the week because of a double-header with Swansea City.
Pep Guardiola’s squad will spend four nights at the retreat and have been given permission by FA Wales to utilise their Dragon Park training facilities nearby.
It is a move partly facilitated by coach Mikel Arteta, who completed his coaching badges at the Welsh equivalent of St George’s Park alongside Chris Coleman’s assistant Osian Roberts.
City faced the nightmare scenario of two trips to south Wales within three days of each other this week.