2021–22 Manchester City F.C. season
The 2021–22 season was the 120th season in the existence of Manchester City Football Club and their 20th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, Manchester City also participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup, EFL Cup, Community Shield and UEFA Champions League.
| 2021–22 season | |
|---|---|
Manchester City warm up for their Premier League match against Watford on 23 April 2022 | |
| Owner | City Football Group |
| Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak |
| Manager | Pep Guardiola |
| Stadium | Etihad Stadium |
| Premier League | 1st |
| FA Cup | Semi-finals |
| EFL Cup | Fourth round |
| FA Community Shield | Runners-up |
| UEFA Champions League | Semi-finals |
| Top goalscorer | League: Kevin De Bruyne (15) All: Riyad Mahrez (24) |
| Highest home attendance | 53,400 vs Fulham (5 February 2022) FA Cup |
| Lowest home attendance | 30,959 vs Wycombe Wanderers (21 September 2021) EFL Cup |
| Average home league attendance | 52,889 |
| Biggest win | 7–0 vs Leeds United (H) (14 December 2021) Premier League |
| Biggest defeat | 0–2 vs Paris Saint-Germain (A) (28 September 2021) UEFA Champions League vs Crystal Palace (H) (30 October 2021) Premier League 1–3 (a.e.t.) vs Real Madrid (A) (4 May 2022) UEFA Champions League |
The club kicked off the season by losing the Community Shield to Leicester City and was later knocked out of the EFL Cup by West Ham United in the fourth round, ending their unbeaten streak in the competition that had stretched to nearly five years. City also reached the FA Cup semi-finals for the fifth time in Guardiola's six-season tenure, but were beaten by Liverpool, the Blues' third consecutive semi-final defeat. In Europe, City were coming off their most successful Champions League campaign in history and looked to improve on last season's final loss to Chelsea. They reached the semi-finals again, but were defeated there by Real Madrid 6–5 on aggregate after extra time over the two closely fought and very dramatic games. On a brighter note, City successfully retained the Premier League title in another intense title race with Liverpool. This was the second time the Blues managed to defend the trophy (both under Pep Guardiola) and their fourth title in five years. City won the league by a single point on the final matchday, having beaten Aston Villa 3–2 in a stunning second-half comeback.
The season was Manchester City's first since 2010–11 not to feature their all-time record goalscorer Sergio Agüero, who had left the club for Barcelona on a free transfer at the end of the previous season; he went on to retire from football following cardiac health problems in November 2021. City were unable to immediately recruit a like-for-like replacement for Agüero, and this season was notable for Guardiola's extensive use of a false 9 role. Agüero's departure proved to be no impediment to the Blues scoring 150 goals in all competitions, the most of any senior top-tier professional team in Europe; they were closely followed by Liverpool with 147 goals, although Jürgen Klopp's side played six more matches.[1]
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Season summary edit
Pre-season edit
Euro 2020 began with 15 Manchester City first team players selected in the qualified squads, which was the joint-most representatives from a single club (shared with Chelsea).[3][4] However, Joao Cancelo was forced to withdraw days after the tournament began due to a positive SARS‑CoV‑2 test result,[5] and Eric Garcia joined Barcelona while the tournament was in progress. Out of these City players, all their squads reached the knock-out stages, seven reached the semi-finals and four England players reached the final,[6] but ended up as runners-up.
City also had three representatives selected at the 2021 Copa América, Sergio Agüero joining Barcelona while the tournament was in progress. All three reached the final, but the two remaining Brazilian players ended up as runners-up.[7]
As a result of having many players involved deep into these tournaments and with City's involvement in the 2021 Champions League final, City began their pre-season with all but eight of their first team rested on holiday. Only Zack Steffen, Benjamin Mendy, Riyad Mahrez and Fernandinho from the regular starters in 2020–21 were able to participate in a full pre-season. However, this gave an opportunity for several EDS players to showcase their talents for a possible first team place.
Most of the pre-season transfer speculation concerned the potential replacements for Sergio Agüero, who had left at the end of the 2020–21 season after 10 years and as the club's all-time leading goalscorer. Of the potential targets, Harry Kane was seen as the leading candidate, but was expected to command a significant and possibly record-breaking transfer fee from Tottenham.[8] There was also speculation that Jack Grealish would be signed from Aston Villa on a similarly record fee to strengthen City's creative midfield and provide additional cover for Kevin De Bruyne, who had experienced several extended periods of injury absence during the previous seasons.[9][10]
Grealish completed his transfer to City on 5 August 2021, signing a 6-year contract, for what at the time was a reported record British transfer fee of £100 million.[11] He was allocated the iconic number 10 shirt, previously worn by Agüero between 2015 and 2021.[12]
Start of season edit
On 7 August, Manchester City started their season with the FA Community Shield, a traditional curtain raiser played between the previous season's league champions and FA Cup winners. This was City's first FA Community Shield since 2019 when they beat Liverpool 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw. On this occasion, an understrength City (many players were still out-of-form after Euro 2020) were beaten 1–0 at Wembley by Leicester City with an 89th-minute penalty won and scored by former City academy graduate Kelechi Iheanacho.[13]
The Premier League season began with all restrictions on stadium attendances lifted for the first time since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.[14]
City began their league season on 15 August with a third consecutive competitive 1–0 defeat, this time against Tottenham at their north London stadium. This was the first time in 10 years that City had failed to win their opening league game of the season; coincidentally the last time being a 0–0 away draw at White Hart Lane in the 2010–11 season. It was also City's fourth consecutive defeat at Tottenham since the new stadium was opened and meant that City had yet to score a goal at this ground.
On 25 August, Harry Kane announced he would be staying at Tottenham "this summer", ending the speculation that City would be able to negotiate an acceptable transfer fee with Tottenham's chairman Daniel Levy.[15] On the same day it was reported that Pep Guardiola had revealed that he would leave the club when his current contract ends in summer 2023.[16] However, Guardiola later retracted this and said he was talking about whenever his contract at City ended he would be considering an opportunity to manage a national side.
On 26 August, Benjamin Mendy was charged by Cheshire Constabulary with four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.[17][18] Mendy was immediately suspended by City and remanded in custody with a trial date set for 24 January 2022.[19] This was later set back until June 2022.
On 8 September, it was announced that Brazil and three other South American nations had invoked a five-day FIFA ban on Premier League players who had been called up for international duty for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers during the September international window, but who had been refused permission to travel by their clubs to avoid a 10-day quarantine period required by UK Government public health regulations when they returned from so-called "Red list" countries with high levels of COVID-19 infection. This would have prevented City from including Ederson and Gabriel Jesus in their squad to play Leicester City on 11 September.[20][21] However, the ban was rescinded on the morning of the fixture, and City went on to win the game 1–0 with both Brazilian players in the starting XI.[22]
On 15 September, City beat RB Leipzig 6–3 in their first UEFA Champions League group game of the season. At the time, this was Pep Guardiola's 300th game as City manager and 750th overall. The Blues became the fastest English team to register 50 Champions League wins (in 91 games) and the second fastest of all time behind Real Madrid (88 games).[23][a]
Autumn period edit
On 21 September, City beat League One side Wycombe Wanderers 6–1 at home in the third round of the Carabao Cup. This win was Pep Guardiola's 220th as City manager, equalling the club record previously held by Les McDowell between 1950 and 1963. Guardiola had achieved this in only 302 games compared to 592 games managed by McDowell. The game was also noteworthy in that six academy graduates made their City first team debuts that night, the most in the modern history of the club academy.[24]
On 25 September, City defeated Chelsea, one of their main title rivals, who at the time were on a streak of three consecutive wins against City, including in the Champions League final. The Blues recorded a 1–0 away win at Stamford Bridge to mark Guardiola's 221st City win and make him the most successful manager in the club's history.[25]
On 12 October, five City players started for England versus Hungary in their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier 1–1 draw at Wembley Stadium. This set a new club record for representatives starting in a national team XI.[26]
On 27 October, City were beaten 5–3 on penalties after a goalless draw at West Ham United in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup, thus ending their 4-year domination of the competition, in which they had not lost a competitive fixture in 21 games since the 2016–17 season.[27]
City's early season league form was variable, and by the time of the final autumn international break in early November they had two defeats and two draws from their first 11 league fixtures and only two points more than in the 2020–21 season (where they had also started off slowly, but then had embarked on a record-breaking mid season winning streak to secure their league title). However, City had by then played all of the previous season's other top 5 clubs away from home, remaining undefeated and only dropping points in their 2–2 draw against Liverpool at Anfield. The other favourites for the league title had also dropped points; so that by 7 November City were in second place, just 3 points behind the early league leaders Chelsea, and equal on points with surprise form team West Ham. With 2 group games remaining City were also just a point from qualifying for the knockout stage of that season's Champions League.
On 24 November, City duly qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League as Group A winners when they beat Paris Saint Germain 2–1 at home.[28]
City's 2–1 away victory against Aston Villa on 1 December was Guardiola's 150th win in the Premier League. He became only the 4th manager to achieve this at a single club and the fastest to achieve the milestone (in only 204 games).[29]
On 4 December (gameweek 15), City beat Watford 3–1 away to notch up 5 consecutive league victories and reach the top of the Premier League for the first time that season.
City's 1–0 win against Wolves in their following league game was notable as Raheem Sterling scored his 100th Premier League goal and Ederson kept his 100th clean sheet for the club in all competitions.[30][31]
Christmas and New Year edit
On 14 December, City beat Leeds United 7–0 at home to record their biggest victory of the season so far. The first goal, scored by Phil Foden, marked the 500th scored by a Pep Guardiola team in the Premier League; he became the fastest to record this feat after only 207 games, beating the previous record by Jurgen Klopp (234 games).[32] This win also was City's 33rd league victory of the calendar year, equalling a top flight record set by Liverpool in 1982.[33]
On 19 December, City's 4–0 win away to Newcastle ensured they would stay top of the table at Christmas. It also signified two new records: for the most league wins by an English top flight team in a calendar year (34) and for the most league goals scored in a calendar year by a Premier League team (106), despite still having two league games to play before the New Year.[34]
On 28 December, City announced that Spanish forward Ferran Torres would join Barcelona in the New Year for a reported fee of €55m (£46.3m) upfront and up to €10m (£9.3m) in possible add-ons. Torres had not played for City since the League Cup victory against Wycombe in late September due to an injury picked up during the October internationals. He had been at the club for only 18 months, but City had recouped over double his transfer fee from Valencia.[35] Barcelona needed a forward to replace Sergio Agüero who had been forced to retire early on medical grounds a few weeks beforehand.
City maintained their ten-game league winning streak into the New Year. They ended 2021 with 50 points, eight points clear of Chelsea at the top of the table and nine points ahead of Liverpool in third place, who also had a game in hand. In all, City had won 36 league games in 2021 and scored 113 goals, setting new top division and Premier League records respectively.
Another close fought game against Chelsea, this time at the Etihad, was won 1–0 on 15 January thanks to a beautiful Kevin De Bruyne curling shot, producing a statement victory for the Blues and extending their league winning run to 12 games. The result put City on 56 points, thirteen ahead of Chelsea in second and fourteen ahead of Liverpool in third, who still had two games in hand.[36]
However, City's winning streak was ended in the following game on 22 January when they drew 1–1 away to Southampton and their league lead was cut to nine points from Liverpool, who still had a game in hand. However, the result signified another new record as Guardiola became the fastest manager to reach 500 Premier League points earned, in only 213 games – eighteen games fewer than his closest rival.[37]
On winter transfer deadline day, City announced that they had signed 22 year-old Argentine versatile forward Julián Álvarez for a reported £14.1 million fee from River Plate. Álvarez had subsequently been loaned back to River Plate until at least July 2022 so that he would be able to participate in the 2022 Copa Libertadores for his previous club. If River Plate qualified to the quarter-finals or beyond his loan might be extended as far as the break for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. At the time, Álvarez was the current South American Footballer of the Year and the golden boot holder for the Argentine Primera Division.[38]
Spring period edit
Raheem Sterling scored City's first hat-trick of the season in their 4–0 win away to Norwich City in the Premier League on 12 February 2022. It was notable as a perfect hat-trick, and took Sterling onto the list of top 10 goal-scorers in all competitions for the club .[39]
City earnt a commanding first leg lead in their Champions League round of 16 tie against Sporting Lisbon, beating the Portuguese champions 5–0 away on 15 February, including a brace from Bernardo Silva.[40]
However, they went on to be beaten 3–2 at home by Spurs in their next league fixture; their first league defeat for four months; and a result which closed the gap at the top of the table to second placed Liverpool to only 6 points, with Liverpool still having a game in hand and still to play City at the Etihad in early April. City had equalised twice in the game, including a 92nd-minute penalty from Riyad Mahrez (which was notable as City's 100th goal in all competitions that season), but the game was won by a headed goal in the 95th minute from erstwhile City transfer target Harry Kane, who had already scored Spurs second goal earlier in the second half.[41]
An outstanding team performance against their closest rivals saw City convincingly beat Manchester United 4–1 at home on 6 March with a brace apiece from Riyad Mahrez and man of the match Kevin De Bruyne. This broke a sequence of 3 consecutive derby losses at home. Mahrez had now scored over 20 goals in a season in all competitions for the first time in his career and De Bruyne passed the milestone of fifty Premier League goals. The result still meant City led the league from Liverpool by 6 points having played a game more.[42]
City drew 0–0 with Sporting on 9 March in the second leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie to win 5–0 on aggregate and qualify for the quarter-finals for the fifth season in succession.[43] By the time of the March international break, City's lead in the league had been cut to 1 point after another frustrating 0–0 draw with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on 14 March and Liverpool's continued league winning streak since January.[44] On a brighter note, the Blues qualified for their fourth consecutive FA Cup semi-final when they beat Southampton 4–1 at St. Mary's on 20 March.[45]
Season run-in edit
City returned from the March international break knowing they had up to 16 games of the season remaining over eight weeks, in which they could secure a treble of titles. This would start with a sequence of five games over 14 days where the Blues would play both Atlético Madrid and Liverpool twice in alternating fixtures: the two-legged Champions League quarter-finals, a potentially decisive home league fixture and a FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.
However, first City had to retake the top spot from Liverpool, which they successfully accomplished by beating Burnley 2–0 at Turf Moor on 2 April, after their rivals had defeated Watford by the same score at home earlier that day. Three days later, a 1–0 victory over Atlético in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals gave City a slender advantage before heading to Madrid. On 10 April, an exciting and high quality 2–2 home draw against Liverpool ensured City retained a single point advantage at the top of the league with seven games remaining.
Just three days after a title decider versus Liverpool, City faced Atlético on the road. An intense and maturely hard fought 0–0 draw in Madrid ensured City progressed to the semi-finals for the second consecutive season. There, the Blues would face Real Madrid who had closely beaten Chelsea over the two legs. Unfortunately, the closeness of the Atlético tie prevented Guardiola from resting his strongest squad, and several key players suffered injuries while Jürgen Klopp was able to effectively play his "B team" in Liverpool's quarter-final home tie against Benfica the same night.
The FA Cup semi-final awaited in just three days, on 16 April, after an excruciating battle with Atlético. As such, Guardiola was forced to make seven changes for the match against Liverpool. A dominant display from the Scoursers at Wembley saw them take a three-goal lead against an underperforming City side by half-time, including a Sadio Mané goal which resulted from an error from back up keeper Zack Steffen, who Guardiola always selected to play in City's domestic cup fixtures. The Blues managed to improve in the second half, with goals from Jack Grealish and Bernardo Silva nearly erasing the deficit, but Liverpool withstood the pressure to a nervous 3–2 victory, ending Citizens' hopes of the treble. Although Manchester City had reached five FA Cup semi-finals during Guardiola's tenure at the club, they had only succeeded in reaching one final (in 2019), while losing three consecutive FA Cup semi-finals starting from 2020 and also losing three consecutive appearances at Wembley.[46]
A 3–0 win against Brighton on 20 April saw City keep Liverpool at the same distance of a point. This victory was Guardiola's 250th as City manager in all competitions. Just three days later, the Blues produced another convincing win, this time beating Watford 5–1. Gabriel Jesus scored four goals and became the third City player to do so in a Premier League match after Sergio Agüero and Edin Džeko. This was also City's 15th consecutive Premier League victory against the Hornets, setting another PL record.[47]
Another three days later, on 26 April, Manchester City defeated Real Madrid 4–3 in an outstanding game at a capacity Etihad Stadium to take a slight advantage to the Santiago Bernabéu. City scored in under two minutes, as Kevin De Bruyne finished the fastest goal in European Cup semi-finals history, and had held a two-goal advantage on three occasions during the match, while also squandering multiple good opportunities to increase the lead, only to see a resilient Madrid side reduce the deficit to a single goal, courtesy of a brace (which included a Panenka penalty) from Real Madrid's top scorer, captain and talisman Karim Benzema.[48] The match was also notable by numerous missed goal opportunities (hitting the post, goal line clearances, goalkeeper saves) on the part of City players, with observers commenting that a 7–3 scoreline would have been more fair.[49]
In their next league game, City beat Leeds away 4–0 to keep a one-point lead over Liverpool with just four PL games remaining. City had not conceded a league goal away from home in five consecutive fixtures and had remained undefeated in 16 away league games since their opening day loss at Tottenham (both new club records). Captain Fernandihno came on as a substitute to become the Brazilian player with the most Premier League appearances and celebrated by scoring City's final goal.[50]
End of season edit
4 May was a tough day for the Blues, as they failed to reach the Champions League final in the most dramatic and heartbreaking fashion at the Santiago Bernabéu. Leading the game 1–0 (5–3 on aggregate), from a 75th-minute goal by Riyad Mahrez, City once again squandered several opportunities to put the game to bed and collapsed in the last minutes of the match. Approaching the injury time, it appeared City were heading comfortably to the final, where they would have met rivals Liverpool; however, two goals in a minute from Madrid's substitute striker Rodrygo sent the game into extra time, and another penalty from Benzema five minutes later proved to be the winner as City were defeated 1–3 (5–6 on aggregate).[51]
The heartbreak, however, did not derail City as some rivals might have hoped. By the time of City's next league game on 8 May, Liverpool had finally dropped points in the title race by drawing 1–1 against Tottenham at Anfield.[52] City were able to put their shock and disappointment from the Bernabéu to one side and capitalise on this, opening up a three-point lead and a four-goal difference advantage after a 5–0 thrashing of revitalised Newcastle United with a brace from Raheem Sterling and another man of the match performance from Kevin De Bruyne. The Blues required seven more points from three remaining fixtures to secure and retain their league title.[53]
On 10 May, the club officially announced it had reached agreement with Borussia Dortmund to sign young Norwegian striker Erling Haaland on 1 July 2022 subject to completing terms. Haaland, the son of ex-City and Leeds midfielder Alfie Haaland, was one of the most sought-after players in world football, having scored 85 goals in 88 appearances for Dortmund, and became the heir-apparent to Sergio Agüero the club had been seeking for several years.[54]
Another big 5–1 win away at Wolves on 11 May, including four goals from Kevin De Bruyne, and a 24-minute hat-trick (the third fastest from the start of a game in Premier League history), reduced City's target to getting a maximum of four points from two remaining fixtures to retain their title.[55] This game was Guardiola's 350th as City manager. It also signified another Premier League record for consecutive games won by a margin of three or more goals.
On 15 May, City fought back from conceding two first-half goals to draw 2–2 at West Ham, and could have won the match but for a late penalty miss from Riyad Mahrez. This was the first time since 2012 that City had come back from a two-goal deficit in a game. Nevertheless, the result still meant the Blues would win the league if they won their final fixture at home versus Aston Villa.
The season ended in dramatic circumstances on 22 May, as City once again overturned a two-goal deficit. With 15 minutes left to play, the Blues scored three goals in five minutes, including a brace from İlkay Gündoğan, to beat Aston Villa 3–2 and clinch the Premier League title amid jubilant scenes at the Etihad. Manchester City finished the league season on 93 points, one more than rivals Liverpool, making it their second consecutive league title and repeating the scenario of the 2018–19 season.[56]
First-team squad edit
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Since | App | Goals | Assists | CS | Ends | Fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | Kyle Walker | 31 | 2017 | 215 | 6 | 17 | – | 2024 | £45m | ||
| 3 | DF | Rúben Dias (VC) | 25 | 2020 | 90 | 3 | 4 | – | 2027 | £62m | Second VC | |
| 5 | DF | John Stones | 27 | 2016 | 195 | 12 | 2 | – | 2026 | £47.5m | ||
| 6 | DF | Nathan Aké | 27 | 2020 | 40 | 4 | 1 | – | 2025 | £40m | ||
| 7 | FW | Raheem Sterling | 27 | 2015 | 339 | 131 | 74 | – | 2023 | £44m | ||
| 8 | MF | İlkay Gündoğan (VC) | 31 | 2016 | 253 | 49 | 32 | – | 2023 | £20m | ||
| 9 | FW | Gabriel Jesus | 25 | 2017 (Jan) | 236 | 95 | 41 | – | 2023 | £27m | ||
| 10 | MF | Jack Grealish | 26 | 2021 | 39 | 6 | 4 | – | 2027 | £100m | Record signing | |
| 11 | DF | Oleksandr Zinchenko | 25 | 2016 | 128 | 2 | 12 | – | 2024 | £1.7m | ||
| 13 | GK | Zack Steffen | 27 | 2019 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2025 | £7m | ||
| 14 | DF | Aymeric Laporte | 27 | 2018 (Jan) | 155 | 12 | 3 | – | 2025 | £57m | ||
| 16 | MF | Rodri | 25 | 2019 | 151 | 13 | 9 | – | 2025 | £62.8m | ||
| 17 | MF | Kevin De Bruyne (VC) | 30 | 2015 | 307 | 86 | 115 | – | 2025 | £54.5m | Third VC | |
| 20 | MF | Bernardo Silva | 27 | 2017 | 251 | 48 | 49 | – | 2025 | £43.5m | ||
| 22 | DF | Benjamin Mendy | 27 | 2017 | 75 | 2 | 12 | – | 2023 | £52m | Suspended since 26 August 2021, pending trial | |
| 25 | MF | Fernandinho (Capt) | 37 | 2013 | 383 | 26 | 27 | – | 2022 | £30m | ||
| 26 | FW | Riyad Mahrez | 31 | 2018 | 189 | 63 | 43 | – | 2023 | £60m | ||
| 27 | DF | João Cancelo | 27 | 2019 | 128 | 7 | 16 | – | 2027 | £60m | ||
| 31 | GK | Ederson | 28 | 2017 | 241 | 0 | 3 | 117 | 2026 | £34.9m | ||
| 33 | GK | Scott Carson | 36 | 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2022 | Free Transfer | On loan in 2019–21 | |
| 37 | FW | Kayky | 18 | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 2026 | £8.6m | ||
| 47 | MF | Phil Foden | 21 | 2017 | 169 | 45 | 33 | – | 2024 | Youth system | Academy graduate | |
| 48 | FW | Liam Delap | 19 | 2020 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | 2026 | £1.2m | ||
| 56 | DF | CJ Egan-Riley | 19 | 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 2023 | Youth system | Academy graduate | |
| 80 | MF | Cole Palmer | 20 | 2020 | 13 | 3 | 1 | – | 2026 | Youth system | Academy graduate | |
| 87 | MF | James McAtee | 19 | 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | 2026 | Youth system | Academy graduate |
Updated to match played 22 May 2022
Source: fbref
Ordered by squad number.
Appearances include league and cup appearances, including as substitute.
Includes EDS players who train regularly with the first team, having made at least one previous league appearance.
Ages stated are as of 22 May 2022.
Transfers edit
Transfers in edit
| Date | Position | No. | Player | From | Fee | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2021 | DF | Kluiverth Aguilar | Alianza Lima | £1,500,000 | Academy | [57] | |
| 1 July 2021 | FW | Darío Sarmiento | Estudiantes | Undisclosed | Academy | [58] | |
| 15 July 2021 | DF | Tomas Galvez | Watford | Undisclosed | Academy | [59] | |
| 15 July 2021 | GK | George Murray-Jones | Southend United | Undisclosed | Academy | [60] | |
| 19 July 2021 | GK | 33 | Scott Carson | Derby County | Free | First team | [61] |
| 5 August 2021 | MF | 10 | Jack Grealish | Aston Villa | £100,000,000 | First team | [11] |
| 31 August 2021 | FW | 37 | Kayky | Fluminense | £8,640,000 | Academy | [62][63][64] |
| 31 January 2022 | FW | Julián Álvarez | River Plate | £14,100,000 | First team | [65] | |
| Total | £124,250,000 | ||||||
Transfers out edit
Loans out edit
- ^ These 50 UCL wins exclude two victories over FC Steaua București in the 2016–17 qualifying play-off round.
- ^ The fee was reported to be €55 million (£46.3 m) with up to €10 million (£9.3 m) in add ons, and subject to Barcelona meeting La Liga financial regulations by the end of January 2022.
- ^ City also received an additional 15% (reportedly £13,2m) sell-on fee from the transfer of Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund to Manchester United. This is not included in this total.
- ^ Harwood-Bellis's season long loan to Anderlecht was terminated on 11 January 2022 by mutual consent. He was subsequently loaned to Stoke City for the remainder of the season.
- ^ On 13 January, Trafford was recalled by his parent club Manchester City.[101] He was subsequently loaned to Bolton Wanderers for the remainder of the season (see below).
- ^ Luka Ilić's season-long loan at Twente was ended early, and he subsequently joined Troyes permanently.
- ^ Smith's season long loan was terminated on 31 January 2022 and he was transferred to MK Dons.
- ^ Erik Palmer-Brown initially joined Troyes on a season-long loan, before singing permanently on 2 February.
- ^ Doyle's season long loan to Hamburg was terminated on 20 January 2022 by mutual consent. He was subsequently loaned to Cardiff City for the remainder of the season.
- ^ Roberts season long loan to Troyes was terminated on 21 January 2022 by mutual consent. He was subsequently transferred to Sunderland
- ^ Sandler's season long loan was terminated on 25 January 2022.[128]
- ^ Álvarez was loaned to River Plate until the end of the 2022 Copa Libertadores round of 16 stage. The loan could have been further extended if River Plate reached the latter rounds of that competition; that did not happen and Álvarez joined City.
Pre-season and friendlies edit
On 14 July, City announced they would host Preston North End at the Academy Stadium on 27 July,[135] and would travel to France to take on fellow CFG club Troyes on 31 July.[136] The Troyes game was later postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19 restrictions in France and England. Had the match taken place, City would have had to quarantine and therefore miss their FA Community Shield match against Leicester City. It was replaced by a game against Barnsley on 31 July.[137] The same day, City's final preseason friendly against Blackpool was announced and scheduled for 3 August.[138]
Win Draw Loss Postponed Fixtures
| 27 July 2021 Friendly | Manchester City | 2–0 | Preston North End | Manchester, England |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
| 31 July 2021 Friendly | Manchester City | 4–0 | Barnsley | Manchester, England |
| 18:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
| 3 August 2021 Friendly | Manchester City | 4–1 | Blackpool | Manchester, England |
| 18:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
| 25 August 2021 Charity match | Barcelona | Cancelled | Manchester City | Barcelona, Spain |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Camp Nou | ||
| Note: The match was postponed on 29 July 2021 following former Barcelona assistant coach Juan Carlos Unzue's diagnosis with SARS-CoV-2. It had been then cancelled for the foreseeable future due to the restrictions in Catalonia that would have prevented Barcelona from hosting the game in front of a capacity crowd. The game was ultimately rescheduled for the start of the 2022–23 season. | ||||
Competitions edit
Overview edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Premier League | 15 August 2021 | 21 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 99 | 26 | +73 | 76.32 |
| FA Cup | 7 January 2022 | 16 April 2022 | Third round | Semi-finals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 80.00 |
| EFL Cup | 21 September 2021 | 27 October 2021 | Third round | Fourth round | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 50.00 |
| FA Community Shield | 7 August 2021 | Final | Runners-up | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| UEFA Champions League | 15 September 2021 | 4 May 2022 | Group stage | Semi-finals | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 58.33 |
| Total | 58 | 41 | 9 | 8 | 150 | 50 | +100 | 70.69 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Premier League edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City (C) | 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 99 | 26 | +73 | 93 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Liverpool | 38 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 94 | 26 | +68 | 92 | |
| 3 | Chelsea | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 76 | 33 | +43 | 74 | |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 69 | 40 | +29 | 71 | |
| 5 | Arsenal | 38 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 69 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[141]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Since the winners of the 2021–22 FA Cup and the 2021–22 EFL Cup, Liverpool, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot given to the League Cup winners (Europa Conference League play-off round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.[140]
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 99 | 26 | +73 | 93 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 15 | +43 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 11 | +30 |
Source: Premier League
Results by matchday edit
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Notes: Positions show the situation at the end of the corresponding Game Weeks (GW), not the position at the conclusion of matches or game days.
Matches edit
The league fixtures were announced on 16 June 2021.[142]
| 15 August 2021 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Manchester City | Tottenham |
| 16:30 BST | Report |
| Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 58,262 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 21 August 2021 2 | Manchester City | 5–0 | Norwich City | Manchester |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 51,437 Referee: Graham Scott |
| 29 August 2021 3 | Manchester City | 5–0 | Arsenal | Manchester |
| 12:30 BST |
| Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 52,276 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 11 September 2021 4 | Leicester City | 0–1 | Manchester City | Leicester |
| 15:00 BST |
| Report | Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,087 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 18 September 2021 5 | Manchester City | 0–0 | Southampton | Manchester |
| 15:00 BST | Report |
| Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 52,698 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
| 25 September 2021 6 | Chelsea | 0–1 | Manchester City | Fulham |
| 12:30 BST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,036 Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 16 October 2021 8 | Manchester City | 2–0 | Burnley | Manchester |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 52,711 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 23 October 2021 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–4 | Manchester City | Falmer |
| 17:30 BST |
| Report | Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 31,215 Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 30 October 2021 10 | Manchester City | 0–2 | Crystal Palace | Manchester |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 53,014 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 6 November 2021 11 | Manchester United | 0–2 | Manchester City | Manchester |
| 12:30 GMT |
| Report | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,086 Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 21 November 2021 12 | Manchester City | 3–0 | Everton | Manchester |
| 14:00 GMT | Report |
| Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 52,571 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 28 November 2021 13 | Manchester City | 2–1 | West Ham United | Manchester |
| 14:00 GMT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 53,245 Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 1 December 2021 14 | Aston Villa | 1–2 | Manchester City | Aston |
| 20:15 GMT |
| Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,400 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 11 December 2021 16 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Manchester |
| 12:30 GMT | Report |
| Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 52,613 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
| 14 December 2021 17 | Manchester City | 7–0 | Leeds United | Manchester |
| 20:00 GMT | Report | Firpo 20' | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 52,401 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 19 December 2021 18 | Newcastle United | 0–4 | Manchester City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 14:15 GMT |
| Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,127 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 26 December 2021 19 | Manchester City | 6–3 | Leicester City | Manchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Report |
| Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 53,226 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 29 December 2021 20 | Brentford | 0–1 | Manchester City | Brentford |
| 20:15 GMT | Report |
| Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 17,009 Referee: David Coote |
| 15 January 2022 22 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Chelsea | Manchester |
| 12:30 GMT |
| Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 53,319 Referee: Craig Pawson |
| 22 January 2022 23 | Southampton | 1–1 | Manchester City | Southampton |
| 17:30 GMT |
| Report |
| Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,178 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 9 February 2022 24 | Manchester City | 2–0 | Brentford | Manchester |
| 19:45 GMT | 2021, manchester, city, season, 2021, season, 120th, season, existence, manchester, city, football, club, their, 20th, consecutive, season, flight, english, football, addition, domestic, league, manchester, city, also, participated, this, season, editions, com. The 2021 22 season was the 120th season in the existence of Manchester City Football Club and their 20th consecutive season in the top flight of English football In addition to the domestic league Manchester City also participated in this season s editions of the FA Cup EFL Cup Community Shield and UEFA Champions League Manchester City2021 22 seasonManchester City warm up for their Premier League match against Watford on 23 April 2022OwnerCity Football GroupChairmanKhaldoon Al MubarakManagerPep GuardiolaStadiumEtihad StadiumPremier League1stFA CupSemi finalsEFL CupFourth roundFA Community ShieldRunners upUEFA Champions LeagueSemi finalsTop goalscorerLeague Kevin De Bruyne 15 All Riyad Mahrez 24 Highest home attendance53 400 vs Fulham 5 February 2022 FA CupLowest home attendance30 959 vs Wycombe Wanderers 21 September 2021 EFL CupAverage home league attendance52 889Biggest win7 0vs Leeds United H 14 December 2021 Premier LeagueBiggest defeat0 2vs Paris Saint Germain A 28 September 2021 UEFA Champions Leaguevs Crystal Palace H 30 October 2021 Premier League1 3 a e t vs Real Madrid A 4 May 2022 UEFA Champions LeagueHome coloursAway coloursThird colours 2020 212022 23 The club kicked off the season by losing the Community Shield to Leicester City and was later knocked out of the EFL Cup by West Ham United in the fourth round ending their unbeaten streak in the competition that had stretched to nearly five years City also reached the FA Cup semi finals for the fifth time in Guardiola s six season tenure but were beaten by Liverpool the Blues third consecutive semi final defeat In Europe City were coming off their most successful Champions League campaign in history and looked to improve on last season s final loss to Chelsea They reached the semi finals again but were defeated there by Real Madrid 6 5 on aggregate after extra time over the two closely fought and very dramatic games On a brighter note City successfully retained the Premier League title in another intense title race with Liverpool This was the second time the Blues managed to defend the trophy both under Pep Guardiola and their fourth title in five years City won the league by a single point on the final matchday having beaten Aston Villa 3 2 in a stunning second half comeback The season was Manchester City s first since 2010 11 not to feature their all time record goalscorer Sergio Aguero who had left the club for Barcelona on a free transfer at the end of the previous season he went on to retire from football following cardiac health problems in November 2021 City were unable to immediately recruit a like for like replacement for Aguero and this season was notable for Guardiola s extensive use of a false 9 role Aguero s departure proved to be no impediment to the Blues scoring 150 goals in all competitions the most of any senior top tier professional team in Europe they were closely followed by Liverpool with 147 goals although Jurgen Klopp s side played six more matches 1 Contents 1 Kits 2 Season summary 2 1 Pre season 2 2 Start of season 2 3 Autumn period 2 4 Christmas and New Year 2 5 Spring period 2 6 Season run in 2 7 End of season 3 First team squad 4 Transfers 4 1 Transfers in 4 2 Transfers out 4 3 Loans out 5 Pre season and friendlies 6 Competitions 6 1 Overview 6 2 Premier League 6 2 1 League table 6 2 2 Results summary 6 2 3 Results by matchday 6 2 4 Matches 6 3 FA Cup 6 4 EFL Cup 6 5 FA Community Shield 6 6 UEFA Champions League 6 6 1 Group stage 6 6 2 Knockout phase 6 6 2 1 Round of 16 6 6 2 2 Quarter finals 6 6 2 3 Semi finals 7 Statistics 7 1 Overall 7 2 Goalscorers 7 3 Assists 7 4 Hat tricks 7 5 Clean sheets 8 Awards 8 1 Premier League Player of the Season 8 2 PFA Young Player of the Year 8 3 Premier League Young Player of the Season 8 4 Premier League Golden Glove 8 5 PFA Team of the Year 8 6 Etihad Player of the Year 8 7 UEFA Champions League Team of the Season 8 8 Etihad Player of the Month 8 9 Premier League Player of the Month 8 10 Premier League Manager of the Month 8 11 Premier League Goal of the Month 8 12 LMA Performance of the Week 9 See also 10 Notes 11 ReferencesKits editSupplier Puma Sponsor Etihad Airways nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Home0 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Homealternate A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Away0 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Awayalternate nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Third0Season summary editPre season edit Euro 2020 began with 15 Manchester City first team players selected in the qualified squads which was the joint most representatives from a single club shared with Chelsea 3 4 However Joao Cancelo was forced to withdraw days after the tournament began due to a positive SARS CoV 2 test result 5 and Eric Garcia joined Barcelona while the tournament was in progress Out of these City players all their squads reached the knock out stages seven reached the semi finals and four England players reached the final 6 but ended up as runners up City also had three representatives selected at the 2021 Copa America Sergio Aguero joining Barcelona while the tournament was in progress All three reached the final but the two remaining Brazilian players ended up as runners up 7 As a result of having many players involved deep into these tournaments and with City s involvement in the 2021 Champions League final City began their pre season with all but eight of their first team rested on holiday Only Zack Steffen Benjamin Mendy Riyad Mahrez and Fernandinho from the regular starters in 2020 21 were able to participate in a full pre season However this gave an opportunity for several EDS players to showcase their talents for a possible first team place Most of the pre season transfer speculation concerned the potential replacements for Sergio Aguero who had left at the end of the 2020 21 season after 10 years and as the club s all time leading goalscorer Of the potential targets Harry Kane was seen as the leading candidate but was expected to command a significant and possibly record breaking transfer fee from Tottenham 8 There was also speculation that Jack Grealish would be signed from Aston Villa on a similarly record fee to strengthen City s creative midfield and provide additional cover for Kevin De Bruyne who had experienced several extended periods of injury absence during the previous seasons 9 10 Grealish completed his transfer to City on 5 August 2021 signing a 6 year contract for what at the time was a reported record British transfer fee of 100 million 11 He was allocated the iconic number 10 shirt previously worn by Aguero between 2015 and 2021 12 Start of season edit On 7 August Manchester City started their season with the FA Community Shield a traditional curtain raiser played between the previous season s league champions and FA Cup winners This was City s first FA Community Shield since 2019 when they beat Liverpool 5 4 on penalties after a 1 1 draw On this occasion an understrength City many players were still out of form after Euro 2020 were beaten 1 0 at Wembley by Leicester City with an 89th minute penalty won and scored by former City academy graduate Kelechi Iheanacho 13 The Premier League season began with all restrictions on stadium attendances lifted for the first time since the start of the pandemic in March 2020 14 City began their league season on 15 August with a third consecutive competitive 1 0 defeat this time against Tottenham at their north London stadium This was the first time in 10 years that City had failed to win their opening league game of the season coincidentally the last time being a 0 0 away draw at White Hart Lane in the 2010 11 season It was also City s fourth consecutive defeat at Tottenham since the new stadium was opened and meant that City had yet to score a goal at this ground On 25 August Harry Kane announced he would be staying at Tottenham this summer ending the speculation that City would be able to negotiate an acceptable transfer fee with Tottenham s chairman Daniel Levy 15 On the same day it was reported that Pep Guardiola had revealed that he would leave the club when his current contract ends in summer 2023 16 However Guardiola later retracted this and said he was talking about whenever his contract at City ended he would be considering an opportunity to manage a national side On 26 August Benjamin Mendy was charged by Cheshire Constabulary with four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault 17 18 Mendy was immediately suspended by City and remanded in custody with a trial date set for 24 January 2022 19 This was later set back until June 2022 On 8 September it was announced that Brazil and three other South American nations had invoked a five day FIFA ban on Premier League players who had been called up for international duty for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers during the September international window but who had been refused permission to travel by their clubs to avoid a 10 day quarantine period required by UK Government public health regulations when they returned from so called Red list countries with high levels of COVID 19 infection This would have prevented City from including Ederson and Gabriel Jesus in their squad to play Leicester City on 11 September 20 21 However the ban was rescinded on the morning of the fixture and City went on to win the game 1 0 with both Brazilian players in the starting XI 22 On 15 September City beat RB Leipzig 6 3 in their first UEFA Champions League group game of the season At the time this was Pep Guardiola s 300th game as City manager and 750th overall The Blues became the fastest English team to register 50 Champions League wins in 91 games and the second fastest of all time behind Real Madrid 88 games 23 a Autumn period edit On 21 September City beat League One side Wycombe Wanderers 6 1 at home in the third round of the Carabao Cup This win was Pep Guardiola s 220th as City manager equalling the club record previously held by Les McDowell between 1950 and 1963 Guardiola had achieved this in only 302 games compared to 592 games managed by McDowell The game was also noteworthy in that six academy graduates made their City first team debuts that night the most in the modern history of the club academy 24 On 25 September City defeated Chelsea one of their main title rivals who at the time were on a streak of three consecutive wins against City including in the Champions League final The Blues recorded a 1 0 away win at Stamford Bridge to mark Guardiola s 221st City win and make him the most successful manager in the club s history 25 On 12 October five City players started for England versus Hungary in their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier 1 1 draw at Wembley Stadium This set a new club record for representatives starting in a national team XI 26 On 27 October City were beaten 5 3 on penalties after a goalless draw at West Ham United in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup thus ending their 4 year domination of the competition in which they had not lost a competitive fixture in 21 games since the 2016 17 season 27 City s early season league form was variable and by the time of the final autumn international break in early November they had two defeats and two draws from their first 11 league fixtures and only two points more than in the 2020 21 season where they had also started off slowly but then had embarked on a record breaking mid season winning streak to secure their league title However City had by then played all of the previous season s other top 5 clubs away from home remaining undefeated and only dropping points in their 2 2 draw against Liverpool at Anfield The other favourites for the league title had also dropped points so that by 7 November City were in second place just 3 points behind the early league leaders Chelsea and equal on points with surprise form team West Ham With 2 group games remaining City were also just a point from qualifying for the knockout stage of that season s Champions League On 24 November City duly qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League as Group A winners when they beat Paris Saint Germain 2 1 at home 28 City s 2 1 away victory against Aston Villa on 1 December was Guardiola s 150th win in the Premier League He became only the 4th manager to achieve this at a single club and the fastest to achieve the milestone in only 204 games 29 On 4 December gameweek 15 City beat Watford 3 1 away to notch up 5 consecutive league victories and reach the top of the Premier League for the first time that season City s 1 0 win against Wolves in their following league game was notable as Raheem Sterling scored his 100th Premier League goal and Ederson kept his 100th clean sheet for the club in all competitions 30 31 Christmas and New Year edit nbsp Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez in an away Champions League match against Leipzig On 14 December City beat Leeds United 7 0 at home to record their biggest victory of the season so far The first goal scored by Phil Foden marked the 500th scored by a Pep Guardiola team in the Premier League he became the fastest to record this feat after only 207 games beating the previous record by Jurgen Klopp 234 games 32 This win also was City s 33rd league victory of the calendar year equalling a top flight record set by Liverpool in 1982 33 On 19 December City s 4 0 win away to Newcastle ensured they would stay top of the table at Christmas It also signified two new records for the most league wins by an English top flight team in a calendar year 34 and for the most league goals scored in a calendar year by a Premier League team 106 despite still having two league games to play before the New Year 34 On 28 December City announced that Spanish forward Ferran Torres would join Barcelona in the New Year for a reported fee of 55m 46 3m upfront and up to 10m 9 3m in possible add ons Torres had not played for City since the League Cup victory against Wycombe in late September due to an injury picked up during the October internationals He had been at the club for only 18 months but City had recouped over double his transfer fee from Valencia 35 Barcelona needed a forward to replace Sergio Aguero who had been forced to retire early on medical grounds a few weeks beforehand City maintained their ten game league winning streak into the New Year They ended 2021 with 50 points eight points clear of Chelsea at the top of the table and nine points ahead of Liverpool in third place who also had a game in hand In all City had won 36 league games in 2021 and scored 113 goals setting new top division and Premier League records respectively Another close fought game against Chelsea this time at the Etihad was won 1 0 on 15 January thanks to a beautiful Kevin De Bruyne curling shot producing a statement victory for the Blues and extending their league winning run to 12 games The result put City on 56 points thirteen ahead of Chelsea in second and fourteen ahead of Liverpool in third who still had two games in hand 36 However City s winning streak was ended in the following game on 22 January when they drew 1 1 away to Southampton and their league lead was cut to nine points from Liverpool who still had a game in hand However the result signified another new record as Guardiola became the fastest manager to reach 500 Premier League points earned in only 213 games eighteen games fewer than his closest rival 37 On winter transfer deadline day City announced that they had signed 22 year old Argentine versatile forward Julian Alvarez for a reported 14 1 million fee from River Plate Alvarez had subsequently been loaned back to River Plate until at least July 2022 so that he would be able to participate in the 2022 Copa Libertadores for his previous club If River Plate qualified to the quarter finals or beyond his loan might be extended as far as the break for the 2022 FIFA World Cup At the time Alvarez was the current South American Footballer of the Year and the golden boot holder for the Argentine Primera Division 38 Spring period edit Raheem Sterling scored City s first hat trick of the season in their 4 0 win away to Norwich City in the Premier League on 12 February 2022 It was notable as a perfect hat trick and took Sterling onto the list of top 10 goal scorers in all competitions for the club 39 City earnt a commanding first leg lead in their Champions League round of 16 tie against Sporting Lisbon beating the Portuguese champions 5 0 away on 15 February including a brace from Bernardo Silva 40 However they went on to be beaten 3 2 at home by Spurs in their next league fixture their first league defeat for four months and a result which closed the gap at the top of the table to second placed Liverpool to only 6 points with Liverpool still having a game in hand and still to play City at the Etihad in early April City had equalised twice in the game including a 92nd minute penalty from Riyad Mahrez which was notable as City s 100th goal in all competitions that season but the game was won by a headed goal in the 95th minute from erstwhile City transfer target Harry Kane who had already scored Spurs second goal earlier in the second half 41 nbsp City players celebrate during the Premier League game against Manchester United An outstanding team performance against their closest rivals saw City convincingly beat Manchester United 4 1 at home on 6 March with a brace apiece from Riyad Mahrez and man of the match Kevin De Bruyne This broke a sequence of 3 consecutive derby losses at home Mahrez had now scored over 20 goals in a season in all competitions for the first time in his career and De Bruyne passed the milestone of fifty Premier League goals The result still meant City led the league from Liverpool by 6 points having played a game more 42 City drew 0 0 with Sporting on 9 March in the second leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie to win 5 0 on aggregate and qualify for the quarter finals for the fifth season in succession 43 By the time of the March international break City s lead in the league had been cut to 1 point after another frustrating 0 0 draw with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on 14 March and Liverpool s continued league winning streak since January 44 On a brighter note the Blues qualified for their fourth consecutive FA Cup semi final when they beat Southampton 4 1 at St Mary s on 20 March 45 Season run in edit City returned from the March international break knowing they had up to 16 games of the season remaining over eight weeks in which they could secure a treble of titles This would start with a sequence of five games over 14 days where the Blues would play both Atletico Madrid and Liverpool twice in alternating fixtures the two legged Champions League quarter finals a potentially decisive home league fixture and a FA Cup semi final at Wembley However first City had to retake the top spot from Liverpool which they successfully accomplished by beating Burnley 2 0 at Turf Moor on 2 April after their rivals had defeated Watford by the same score at home earlier that day Three days later a 1 0 victory over Atletico in the first leg of the Champions League quarter finals gave City a slender advantage before heading to Madrid On 10 April an exciting and high quality 2 2 home draw against Liverpool ensured City retained a single point advantage at the top of the league with seven games remaining Just three days after a title decider versus Liverpool City faced Atletico on the road An intense and maturely hard fought 0 0 draw in Madrid ensured City progressed to the semi finals for the second consecutive season There the Blues would face Real Madrid who had closely beaten Chelsea over the two legs Unfortunately the closeness of the Atletico tie prevented Guardiola from resting his strongest squad and several key players suffered injuries while Jurgen Klopp was able to effectively play his B team in Liverpool s quarter final home tie against Benfica the same night The FA Cup semi final awaited in just three days on 16 April after an excruciating battle with Atletico As such Guardiola was forced to make seven changes for the match against Liverpool A dominant display from the Scoursers at Wembley saw them take a three goal lead against an underperforming City side by half time including a Sadio Mane goal which resulted from an error from back up keeper Zack Steffen who Guardiola always selected to play in City s domestic cup fixtures The Blues managed to improve in the second half with goals from Jack Grealish and Bernardo Silva nearly erasing the deficit but Liverpool withstood the pressure to a nervous 3 2 victory ending Citizens hopes of the treble Although Manchester City had reached five FA Cup semi finals during Guardiola s tenure at the club they had only succeeded in reaching one final in 2019 while losing three consecutive FA Cup semi finals starting from 2020 and also losing three consecutive appearances at Wembley 46 A 3 0 win against Brighton on 20 April saw City keep Liverpool at the same distance of a point This victory was Guardiola s 250th as City manager in all competitions Just three days later the Blues produced another convincing win this time beating Watford 5 1 Gabriel Jesus scored four goals and became the third City player to do so in a Premier League match after Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko This was also City s 15th consecutive Premier League victory against the Hornets setting another PL record 47 Another three days later on 26 April Manchester City defeated Real Madrid 4 3 in an outstanding game at a capacity Etihad Stadium to take a slight advantage to the Santiago Bernabeu City scored in under two minutes as Kevin De Bruyne finished the fastest goal in European Cup semi finals history and had held a two goal advantage on three occasions during the match while also squandering multiple good opportunities to increase the lead only to see a resilient Madrid side reduce the deficit to a single goal courtesy of a brace which included a Panenka penalty from Real Madrid s top scorer captain and talisman Karim Benzema 48 The match was also notable by numerous missed goal opportunities hitting the post goal line clearances goalkeeper saves on the part of City players with observers commenting that a 7 3 scoreline would have been more fair 49 In their next league game City beat Leeds away 4 0 to keep a one point lead over Liverpool with just four PL games remaining City had not conceded a league goal away from home in five consecutive fixtures and had remained undefeated in 16 away league games since their opening day loss at Tottenham both new club records Captain Fernandihno came on as a substitute to become the Brazilian player with the most Premier League appearances and celebrated by scoring City s final goal 50 End of season edit 4 May was a tough day for the Blues as they failed to reach the Champions League final in the most dramatic and heartbreaking fashion at the Santiago Bernabeu Leading the game 1 0 5 3 on aggregate from a 75th minute goal by Riyad Mahrez City once again squandered several opportunities to put the game to bed and collapsed in the last minutes of the match Approaching the injury time it appeared City were heading comfortably to the final where they would have met rivals Liverpool however two goals in a minute from Madrid s substitute striker Rodrygo sent the game into extra time and another penalty from Benzema five minutes later proved to be the winner as City were defeated 1 3 5 6 on aggregate 51 The heartbreak however did not derail City as some rivals might have hoped By the time of City s next league game on 8 May Liverpool had finally dropped points in the title race by drawing 1 1 against Tottenham at Anfield 52 City were able to put their shock and disappointment from the Bernabeu to one side and capitalise on this opening up a three point lead and a four goal difference advantage after a 5 0 thrashing of revitalised Newcastle United with a brace from Raheem Sterling and another man of the match performance from Kevin De Bruyne The Blues required seven more points from three remaining fixtures to secure and retain their league title 53 On 10 May the club officially announced it had reached agreement with Borussia Dortmund to sign young Norwegian striker Erling Haaland on 1 July 2022 subject to completing terms Haaland the son of ex City and Leeds midfielder Alfie Haaland was one of the most sought after players in world football having scored 85 goals in 88 appearances for Dortmund and became the heir apparent to Sergio Aguero the club had been seeking for several years 54 Another big 5 1 win away at Wolves on 11 May including four goals from Kevin De Bruyne and a 24 minute hat trick the third fastest from the start of a game in Premier League history reduced City s target to getting a maximum of four points from two remaining fixtures to retain their title 55 This game was Guardiola s 350th as City manager It also signified another Premier League record for consecutive games won by a margin of three or more goals On 15 May City fought back from conceding two first half goals to draw 2 2 at West Ham and could have won the match but for a late penalty miss from Riyad Mahrez This was the first time since 2012 that City had come back from a two goal deficit in a game Nevertheless the result still meant the Blues would win the league if they won their final fixture at home versus Aston Villa The season ended in dramatic circumstances on 22 May as City once again overturned a two goal deficit With 15 minutes left to play the Blues scored three goals in five minutes including a brace from Ilkay Gundogan to beat Aston Villa 3 2 and clinch the Premier League title amid jubilant scenes at the Etihad Manchester City finished the league season on 93 points one more than rivals Liverpool making it their second consecutive league title and repeating the scenario of the 2018 19 season 56 First team squad editN Pos Nat Name Age Since App Goals Assists CS Ends Fee Notes 2 DF nbsp Kyle Walker 31 2017 215 6 17 2024 45m 3 DF nbsp Ruben Dias VC 25 2020 90 3 4 2027 62m Second VC 5 DF nbsp John Stones 27 2016 195 12 2 2026 47 5m 6 DF nbsp Nathan Ake 27 2020 40 4 1 2025 40m 7 FW nbsp Raheem Sterling 27 2015 339 131 74 2023 44m 8 MF nbsp Ilkay Gundogan VC 31 2016 253 49 32 2023 20m 9 FW nbsp Gabriel Jesus 25 2017 Jan 236 95 41 2023 27m 10 MF nbsp Jack Grealish 26 2021 39 6 4 2027 100m Record signing 11 DF nbsp Oleksandr Zinchenko 25 2016 128 2 12 2024 1 7m 13 GK nbsp Zack Steffen 27 2019 21 0 0 8 2025 7m 14 DF nbsp Aymeric Laporte 27 2018 Jan 155 12 3 2025 57m 16 MF nbsp Rodri 25 2019 151 13 9 2025 62 8m 17 MF nbsp Kevin De Bruyne VC 30 2015 307 86 115 2025 54 5m Third VC 20 MF nbsp Bernardo Silva 27 2017 251 48 49 2025 43 5m 22 DF nbsp Benjamin Mendy 27 2017 75 2 12 2023 52m Suspended since 26 August 2021 pending trial 25 MF nbsp Fernandinho Capt 37 2013 383 26 27 2022 30m 26 FW nbsp Riyad Mahrez 31 2018 189 63 43 2023 60m 27 DF nbsp Joao Cancelo 27 2019 128 7 16 2027 60m 31 GK nbsp Ederson 28 2017 241 0 3 117 2026 34 9m 33 GK nbsp Scott Carson 36 2021 2 0 0 0 2022 Free Transfer On loan in 2019 21 37 FW nbsp Kayky 18 2021 1 0 0 2026 8 6m 47 MF nbsp Phil Foden 21 2017 169 45 33 2024 Youth system Academy graduate 48 FW nbsp Liam Delap 19 2020 6 1 0 2026 1 2m 56 DF nbsp CJ Egan Riley 19 2021 3 0 0 2023 Youth system Academy graduate 80 MF nbsp Cole Palmer 20 2020 13 3 1 2026 Youth system Academy graduate 87 MF nbsp James McAtee 19 2021 6 0 0 2026 Youth system Academy graduate Updated to match played 22 May 2022Source fbref Ordered by squad number Appearances include league and cup appearances including as substitute Includes EDS players who train regularly with the first team having made at least one previous league appearance Ages stated are as of 22 May 2022 Transfers editTransfers in edit Date Position No Player From Fee Team Ref 1 July 2021 DF nbsp Kluiverth Aguilar nbsp Alianza Lima 1 500 000 Academy 57 1 July 2021 FW nbsp Dario Sarmiento nbsp Estudiantes Undisclosed Academy 58 15 July 2021 DF nbsp Tomas Galvez Watford Undisclosed Academy 59 15 July 2021 GK nbsp George Murray Jones Southend United Undisclosed Academy 60 19 July 2021 GK 33 nbsp Scott Carson Derby County Free First team 61 5 August 2021 MF 10 nbsp Jack Grealish Aston Villa 100 000 000 First team 11 31 August 2021 FW 37 nbsp Kayky nbsp Fluminense 8 640 000 Academy 62 63 64 31 January 2022 FW nbsp Julian Alvarez nbsp River Plate 14 100 000 First team 65 Total 124 250 000 Transfers out edit Date Position No Player To Fee Team Ref 1 July 2021 FW 10 nbsp Sergio Aguero nbsp Barcelona End of contract First Team 66 1 July 2021 DF nbsp Murphy Bennett Forest Green Rovers End of contract Academy 67 1 July 2021 MF 82 nbsp Adrian Bernabe nbsp Parma End of contract Academy 68 1 July 2021 MF nbsp Henry Timi Davies Arsenal End of contract Academy 69 1 July 2021 DF 50 nbsp Eric Garcia nbsp Barcelona End of contract First team 70 1 July 2021 GK 32 nbsp Daniel Grimshaw Blackpool End of contract Academy 68 71 1 July 2021 MF nbsp Dylan Helliwell Huddersfield Town End of contract Academy 72 1 July 2021 GK 70 nbsp Louie Moulden Wolverhampton Wanderers End of contract Academy 68 73 1 July 2021 MF 61 nbsp Felix Nmecha nbsp VfL Wolfsburg End of contract Academy 68 74 1 July 2021 MF nbsp Cian Philpott Huddersfield Town End of contract Academy 72 1 July 2021 MF nbsp Luca Thomas Leeds United End of contract Academy 75 2 July 2021 MF 38 nbsp Jack Harrison Leeds United 13 000 000 Academy 76 9 July 2021 GK nbsp James Wright Aston Villa Undisclosed Academy 77 14 July 2021 GK nbsp Pierce Charles Sheffield Wednesday End of contract Academy 78 16 July 2021 FW 43 nbsp Lukas Nmecha nbsp VfL Wolfsburg 11 700 000 Academy 79 12 August 2021 MF nbsp Ivan Ilic nbsp Hellas Verona 8 500 000 Academy 80 27 August 2021 MF 54 nbsp Joe Hodge Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed Academy 81 30 August 2021 DF 88 nbsp Alpha Dionkou nbsp Granada Undisclosed Academy 82 31 August 2021 MF nbsp Harvey Griffiths Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed Academy 83 1 January 2022 FW 21 nbsp Ferran Torres nbsp Barcelona 55 600 000 b First team 35 84 21 January 2022 MF 35 nbsp Patrick Roberts Sunderland Undisclosed First team 85 30 January 2022 MF nbsp Luka Ilic nbsp Troyes Undisclosed Academy 86 31 January 2022 DF 59 nbsp Camron Gbadebo Colchester United Undisclosed Academy 87 31 January 2022 DF 77 nbsp Sam Robinson Port Vale Undisclosed Academy 88 31 January 2022 MF 65 nbsp Matt Smith MK Dons Undisclosed Academy 89 31 January 2022 MF 74 nbsp Luke Bolton Salford City Undisclosed Academy 90 1 February 2022 DF 34 nbsp Philippe Sandler nbsp Feyenoord Undisclosed First team 91 2 February 2022 DF nbsp Erik Palmer Brown nbsp Troyes Undisclosed Academy 92 Total 88 800 000 c Loans out edit Date Loan ends Position No Player To Team Ref 1 July 2021 30 June 2022 DF nbsp Kluiverth Aguilar nbsp Lommel Academy 93 1 July 2021 30 June 2022 GK 55 nbsp Gavin Bazunu Portsmouth Academy 94 1 July 2021 11 January 2022 d DF 78 nbsp Taylor Harwood Bellis nbsp Anderlecht Academy 95 1 July 2021 30 June 2022 DF nbsp Issa Kabore nbsp Troyes Academy 96 1 July 2021 30 June 2022 FW 29 nbsp Marlos Moreno nbsp Kortrijk Academy 97 1 July 2021 30 June 2022 MF nbsp Ante Palaversa nbsp Kortrijk Academy 98 1 July 2021 30 June 2022 MF nbsp Diego Rosa nbsp Lommel Academy 99 1 July 2021 30 June 2022 FW nbsp Slobodan Tedic nbsp PEC Zwolle Academy 100 1 July 2021 13 January 2022 e GK 85 nbsp James Trafford Accrington Stanley Academy 102 2 July 2021 30 June 2022 MF 71 nbsp Lewis Fiorini Lincoln City Academy 103 5 July 2021 30 June 2022 MF 93 nbsp Alex Robertson nbsp Ross County Academy 104 8 July 2021 30 January 2022 f MF nbsp Luka Ilic nbsp Twente Academy 105 9 July 2021 30 June 2022 FW nbsp Filip Stevanovic nbsp SC Heerenveen Academy 106 16 July 2021 30 June 2022 DF 86 nbsp Callum Doyle Sunderland Academy 107 23 July 2021 30 June 2022 MF nbsp Ryotaro Meshino nbsp Estoril Academy 108 30 July 2021 30 June 2022 FW nbsp Nahuel Bustos nbsp Girona Academy 109 31 July 2021 30 June 2022 FW nbsp Dario Sarmiento nbsp Girona Academy 110 July 2021 30 June 2022 MF nbsp Aminu Mohammed nbsp Lommel Academy 111 July 2021 30 June 2022 FW nbsp Thomas Agyepong nbsp Lommel Academy 111 112 5 August 2021 30 June 2022 GK 49 nbsp Arijanet Muric nbsp Adana Demirspor First team 113 6 August 2021 31 January 2022 g MF 65 nbsp Matt Smith Hull City Academy 114 6 August 2021 30 June 2022 DF nbsp Nahuel Ferraresi nbsp Estoril Academy 115 16 August 2021 30 June 2022 FW 96 nbsp Ben Knight Crewe Alexandra Academy 116 19 August 2021 30 June 2022 MF nbsp Daniel Arzani nbsp Lommel Academy 117 19 August 2021 30 June 2022 DF nbsp Kō Itakura nbsp Schalke 04 Academy 118 21 August 2021 30 June 2022 DF 39 nbsp Yan Couto nbsp Braga Academy 119 23 August 2021 30 June 2022 MF 72 nbsp Morgan Rogers Bournemouth Academy 120 27 August 2021 30 June 2022 DF nbsp Yeboah Amankwah Accrington Stanley Academy 121 31 August 2021 2 February 2022 h DF nbsp Erik Palmer Brown nbsp Troyes Academy 122 31 August 2021 20 January 2022 i MF 69 nbsp Tommy Doyle nbsp Hamburger SV Academy 123 31 August 2021 30 June 2022 MF nbsp Yangel Herrera nbsp Espanyol Academy 124 31 August 2021 30 June 2022 MF 81 nbsp Claudio Gomes Barnsley Academy 125 31 August 2021 21 January 2022 j MF 35 nbsp Patrick Roberts nbsp Troyes First team 126 31 August 2021 30 June 2022 MF 41 nbsp Pablo Moreno nbsp Girona Academy 127 31 August 2021 25 January 2022 k DF 34 nbsp Philippe Sandler nbsp Troyes First team 129 11 January 2022 30 June 2022 DF 78 nbsp Taylor Harwood Bellis Stoke City Academy 130 13 January 2022 30 June 2022 GK 85 nbsp James Trafford Bolton Wanderers Academy 131 20 January 2022 30 June 2022 MF 69 nbsp Tommy Doyle nbsp Cardiff City Academy 132 31 January 2022 30 June 2022 DF 94 nbsp Finley Burns nbsp Swansea City Academy 133 31 January 2022 11 July 2022 l FW nbsp Julian Alvarez nbsp River Plate First team 65 10 February 2022 30 June 2022 MF 66 nbsp Iker Pozo nbsp HNK Rijeka Academy 134 These 50 UCL wins exclude two victories over FC Steaua București in the 2016 17 qualifying play off round The fee was reported to be 55 million 46 3 m with up to 10 million 9 3 m in add ons and subject to Barcelona meeting La Liga financial regulations by the end of January 2022 City also received an additional 15 reportedly 13 2m sell on fee from the transfer of Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund to Manchester United This is not included in this total Harwood Bellis s season long loan to Anderlecht was terminated on 11 January 2022 by mutual consent He was subsequently loaned to Stoke City for the remainder of the season On 13 January Trafford was recalled by his parent club Manchester City 101 He was subsequently loaned to Bolton Wanderers for the remainder of the season see below Luka Ilic s season long loan at Twente was ended early and he subsequently joined Troyes permanently Smith s season long loan was terminated on 31 January 2022 and he was transferred to MK Dons Erik Palmer Brown initially joined Troyes on a season long loan before singing permanently on 2 February Doyle s season long loan to Hamburg was terminated on 20 January 2022 by mutual consent He was subsequently loaned to Cardiff City for the remainder of the season Roberts season long loan to Troyes was terminated on 21 January 2022 by mutual consent He was subsequently transferred to Sunderland Sandler s season long loan was terminated on 25 January 2022 128 Alvarez was loaned to River Plate until the end of the 2022 Copa Libertadores round of 16 stage The loan could have been further extended if River Plate reached the latter rounds of that competition that did not happen and Alvarez joined City Pre season and friendlies editOn 14 July City announced they would host Preston North End at the Academy Stadium on 27 July 135 and would travel to France to take on fellow CFG club Troyes on 31 July 136 The Troyes game was later postponed indefinitely due to COVID 19 restrictions in France and England Had the match taken place City would have had to quarantine and therefore miss their FA Community Shield match against Leicester City It was replaced by a game against Barnsley on 31 July 137 The same day City s final preseason friendly against Blackpool was announced and scheduled for 3 August 138 Win Draw Loss Postponed Fixtures Manchester City v Preston North End 27 July 2021 FriendlyManchester City2 0Preston North EndManchester England19 00 BST Mahrez nbsp 25 Edozie nbsp 64 Report Stadium Academy Stadium Attendance 0 Behind closed doors Troyes v Manchester City 31 July 2021 FriendlyTroyesCancelledManchester CityTroyes France21 00 CEST UTC 2 Stadium Stade de l AubeNote Match was cancelled on 21 July 2021 due to new COVID 19 quarantine restrictions on travelers to and from France 139 Manchester City v Barnsley 31 July 2021 FriendlyManchester City4 0BarnsleyManchester England18 00 BST Edozie nbsp 23 Knight nbsp 30 Mahrez nbsp 34 Ake nbsp 69 Report Stadium Academy Stadium Attendance 0 Behind closed doors Manchester City v Blackpool 3 August 2021 FriendlyManchester City4 1BlackpoolManchester England18 00 BST Edozie nbsp 3 Mahrez nbsp 48 Gundogan nbsp 58 75 Report Garbutt nbsp 21 pen Stadium Academy Stadium Attendance 0 Behind closed doors Barcelona v Manchester City 25 August 2021 Charity matchBarcelonaCancelledManchester CityBarcelona Spain CEST UTC 2 Report Stadium Camp NouNote The match was postponed on 29 July 2021 following former Barcelona assistant coach Juan Carlos Unzue s diagnosis with SARS CoV 2 It had been then cancelled for the foreseeable future due to the restrictions in Catalonia that would have prevented Barcelona from hosting the game in front of a capacity crowd The game was ultimately rescheduled for the start of the 2022 23 season Competitions editOverview edit Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record Pld W D L GF GA GD Win Premier League 15 August 2021 21 May 2022 Matchday 1 Winners 38 29 6 3 99 26 73 0 76 32 FA Cup 7 January 2022 16 April 2022 Third round Semi finals 5 4 0 1 16 6 10 0 80 00 EFL Cup 21 September 2021 27 October 2021 Third round Fourth round 2 1 1 0 6 1 5 0 50 00 FA Community Shield 7 August 2021 Final Runners up 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 00 0 00 UEFA Champions League 15 September 2021 4 May 2022 Group stage Semi finals 12 7 2 3 29 16 13 0 58 33 Total 58 41 9 8 150 50 100 0 70 69 Source Soccerway Premier League edit Main article 2021 22 Premier League League table edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Manchester City C 38 29 6 3 99 26 73 93 Qualification for the Champions League group stage 2 Liverpool 38 28 8 2 94 26 68 92 3 Chelsea 38 21 11 6 76 33 43 74 4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 22 5 11 69 40 29 71 5 Arsenal 38 22 3 13 61 48 13 69 Qualification for the Europa League group stage a Source Premier LeagueRules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal difference 3 Goals scored 4 If the champions relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3 rules 4 1 to 4 3 are applied 4 1 Points gained in head to head record between such teams 4 2 Away goals scored in head to head record between such teams 4 3 Play offs 141 C ChampionsNotes Since the winners of the 2021 22 FA Cup and the 2021 22 EFL Cup Liverpool qualified for the Champions League the spot given to the FA Cup winners Europa League group stage was passed to the sixth placed team and the spot given to the League Cup winners Europa Conference League play off round was passed to the seventh placed team 140 Results summary edit Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD 38 29 6 3 99 26 73 93 15 2 2 58 15 43 14 4 1 41 11 30 Source Premier League Results by matchday edit Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHHHAHAAHResultLWWWDWDWWLWWWWWWWWWWWWDWWLWWDWDWWWWWDWPosition139755233332222111111111111111111111111Points036910131417202023262932353841444750535657606363666970737477808386899093Source Premier LeagueA Away H Home W Win D Draw L Loss Notes Positions show the situation at the end of the corresponding Game Weeks GW not the position at the conclusion of matches or game days Matches edit The league fixtures were announced on 16 June 2021 142 Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City 15 August 2021 1Tottenham Hotspur1 0Manchester CityTottenham16 30 BST Son nbsp 55 Lucas nbsp 66 Sanchez nbsp 90 1 Report Grealish nbsp 90 1 Stadium Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance 58 262Referee Anthony Taylor Manchester City v Norwich City 21 August 2021 2Manchester City5 0Norwich CityManchester15 00 BST Krul nbsp 7 o g Grealish nbsp 22 Gundogan nbsp 39 Laporte nbsp 64 Sterling nbsp 71 Mahrez nbsp 84 Report Stadium Etihad Stadium Attendance 51 437Referee Graham Scott Manchester City v Arsenal 29 August 2021 3Manchester City5 0ArsenalManchester12 30 BST Gundogan nbsp 7 Torres nbsp 12 84 Gabriel Jesus nbsp 43 Rodri nbsp 53 nbsp 67 Report Cedric nbsp 24 Kolasinac nbsp 28 Xhaka nbsp 35 Stadium Etihad Stadium Attendance 52 276Referee Martin Atkinson Leicester City v Manchester City 11 September 2021 4Leicester City0 1Manchester CityLeicester15 00 BST Soyuncu nbsp 75 Report Rodri nbsp 26 Laporte nbsp 38 Silva nbsp 62 Stadium King Power Stadium Attendance 32 087Referee Paul Tierney Manchester City v Southampton 18 September 2021 5Manchester City0 0SouthamptonManchester15 00 BST Report Walker Peters nbsp 52 Livramento nbsp 84 Stadium Etihad Stadium Attendance 52 698Referee Jonathan Moss Chelsea v Manchester City 25 September 2021 6Chelsea0 1Manchester CityFulham12 30 BST Alonso nbsp 77 Christensen nbsp 78 Rudiger nbsp 84 Report Gabriel Jesus nbsp 53 Laporte nbsp 65 Dias nbsp 90 6 Stadium Stamford Bridge Attendance 40 036Referee Michael Oliver Liverpool v Manchester City 3 October 2021 7Liverpool2 2Manchester CityLiverpool16 30 BST Milner nbsp 42 Mane nbsp 59 Jota nbsp 65 Salah nbsp 76 Fabinho nbsp 83 Report Dias nbsp 26 Cancelo nbsp 56 Foden nbsp 69 Silva nbsp 77 De Bruyne nbsp 81 Stadium Anfield Attendance 53 102Referee Paul Tierney Manchester City v Burnley 16 October 2021 8Manchester City2 0BurnleyManchester15 00 BST Silva nbsp 12 Laporte nbsp 45 3 De Bruyne nbsp 70 Report Stadium Etihad Stadium Attendance 52 711Referee Martin Atkinson Brighton amp Hove Albion v Manchester City 23 October 2021 9Brighton amp Hove Albion1 4Manchester CityFalmer17 30 BST Moder nbsp 63 Lallana nbsp 70 Mac Allister nbsp 81 pen Report Gundogan nbsp 13 Walker nbsp 22 Foden nbsp 28 31 Cancelo nbsp 60 Ederson nbsp 84 Mahrez nbsp 90 5 Stadium Falmer Stadium Attendance 31 215Referee Kevin Friend Manchester City v Crystal Palace 30 October 2021 10Manchester City0 2Crystal PalaceManchester15 00 BST Laporte nbsp 45 2 Silva nbsp 45 5 Ederson nbsp 45 6 Report Zaha nbsp 6 Ayew nbsp 27 Gallagher nbsp 65 nbsp 88 Guaita nbsp 86 Stadium Etihad Stadium Attendance 53 014Referee Andre Marriner Manchester United v Manchester City 6 November 2021 11Manchester United0 2Manchester CityManchester12 30 GMT Ronaldo nbsp 90 Report Bailly nbsp 7 o g Silva nbsp 45 nbsp 58 Cancelo nbsp 48 Stadium Old Trafford Attendance 73 086Referee Michael Oliver Manchester City v Everton 21 November 2021 12Manchester City3 0EvertonManchester14 00 GMT Sterling nbsp 44 Laporte nbsp 45 3 Rodri nbsp 55 Silva nbsp 86 Report Richarlison nbsp 31 Stadium Etihad Stadium Attendance 52 571Referee Stuart Attwell Manchester City v West Ham United 28 November 2021 13Manchester City2 1West Ham UnitedManchester14 00 GMT Laporte nbsp 29 Gundogan nbsp 33 Cancelo nbsp 61 Fernandinho nbsp 90 Report Lanzini nbsp 90 4 Stadium Etihad Stadium Attendance 53 245Referee Michael Oliver Aston Villa v Manchester City 1 December 2021 14Aston Villa1 2Manchester CityAston20 15 GMT Watkins nbsp 47 Report Dias nbsp 27 Silva nbsp 43 Stadium Villa Park Attendance 41 400Referee Mike Dean Watford v Manchester City 4 December 2021 15Watford1 3Manchester CityWatford17 30 GMT King nbsp 7 Rose nbsp 31 Hernandez nbsp 74 Cathcart nbsp 85 Report Sterling nbsp 4 Silva nbsp 31 63 Stadium Vicarage Road Attendance 20 673Referee Simon Hooper Manchester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers 11 December 2021 16Manchester City1 0Wolverhampton WanderersManchester12 30 GMT Dias nbsp 40 Rodri nbsp 43 Sterling nbsp 66 pen Cancelo nbsp 81 Report Jimenez nbsp 45 1 nbsp 45 2 Neves nbsp 45 3 Dendoncker nbsp 78 Stadium Etihad Stadium Attendance 52 613Referee Jonathan Moss Manchester City v Leeds United 14 December 2021 17Manchester City7 0Leeds UnitedManchester20 00 GMT Foden nbsp 8 Grealish nbsp 13 De Bruyne nbsp 32 62 Dias nbsp 40 Mahrez nbsp 49 Stones nbsp 74 Ake nbsp 78 Report Firpo nbsp 20 Stadium Etihad Stadium Attendance 52 401Referee Paul Tierney Newcastle United v Manchester City 19 December 2021 18Newcastle United0 4Manchester CityNewcastle upon Tyne14 15 GMT Hayden nbsp 21 Report Dias nbsp 5 Rodri nbsp 25 Cancelo nbsp 27 Silva nbsp 30 Mahrez nbsp 63 Sterling nbsp 86 Stadium St James Park Attendance 52 127Referee Martin Atkinson Manchester City v Leicester City 26 December 2021 19Manchester City6 3Leicester CityManchester15 00 GMT De Bruyne nbsp 5 Mahrez nbsp 14 pen Gundogan nbsp 21 Sterling nbsp 27 pen 87 Laporte nbsp 69 Fernandinho nbsp 90 1 Report Vestergaard nbsp 45 Maddison nbsp 55 nbsp 75 Lookman nbsp 59 Iheanacho nbsp 65 Stadium Etihad Stadium Attendance 53 226Referee Chris Kavanagh Brentford v Manchester City 29 December 2021 20Brentford0 1Manchester CityBrentford20 15 GMT Report Foden nbsp 16 Stadium Brentford Community Stadium Attendance 17 009Referee David Coote Arsenal v Manchester City 1 January 2022 21Arsenal1 2Manchester CityHolloway12 30 GMT Saka nbsp 31 nbsp 64 Xhaka nbsp 55 Gabriel nbsp 58 nbsp 59 Holding nbsp 68 Report Mahrez nbsp 57 pen Rodri nbsp 90 3 nbsp 90 4 Silva nbsp 90 5 Stadium Emirates Stadium Attendance 59 757Referee Stuart Attwell Manchester City v Chelsea 15 January 2022 22Manchester City1 0ChelseaManchester12 30 GMT De Bruyne nbsp 70 Report Alonso nbsp 7 Kovacic nbsp 32 Stadium Etihad Stadium Attendance 53 319Referee Craig Pawson Southampton v Manchester City 22 January 2022 23Southampton1 1Manchester CitySouthampton17 30 GMT Walker Peters nbsp 7 Bednarek nbsp 33 Armstrong nbsp 79 Elyounoussi nbsp 90 2 Report Laporte nbsp 65 Stadium St Mary s Stadium Attendance 31 178Referee Simon Hooper Manchester City v Brentford 9 February 2022 24Manchester City2 0BrentfordManchester19 45 GMT Mahrez nbsp 40 pen De Bruyne img h, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games. |