Manchester City's players got into the festive spirit last night by heading to a local city hotspot for the team's annual Christmas party.

The Premier League champions, who have been on an impressive run of form of late to get their campaign back on track, took to the city's Gorilla bar to celebrate ahead of a gruelling set of fixtures in the coming weeks.

Manager Manuel Pellegrini and his coaching staff also attended the bash, which was attended by the majority of the Citizens' squad who travelled to the plush venue on the team coach.

City are currently three points behind league leaders Chelsea, with a trip to face Crystal Palace next up at the weekend.