Power League

Power League Ardwick is the closest 5-​a-​side football centre to Manchester town centre. Power League is the biggest 5-​a-​side football company in the world and you can tell why. Compared with other places to play in Manchester, for example the Armitage Centre, its just a cut above.
Pitches are either sand-​based Astroturf or (if you’re lucky) the fake grass with the rubbery bits (technical term). Either of these are preferable (and safer) to the concrete of the Armitage Centre. They run leagues every evening of the week for teams of various levels. Once your team have played a few games they’ll put you in the right league so you’re playing competitive and worthwhile games every week. This is the main thing that makes Power League worth the money. There’s nothing worse than winning 25 – 0 one week and losing 18 – 1 the next (actually happened to me at the Armitage). You also get a referee which makes a huge difference.
Also, they’ve got a TV so you can watch a bit of football as it should be played after your miserable attempt (if United are on)