2022–23 Manchester City F.C. season
The 2022–23 season was the 128th season in the existence of Manchester City Football Club and their 21st consecutive season in the top flight of English football, where they were competing as two-time defending champions. In addition to the Premier League, Manchester City also participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup, EFL Cup, Community Shield and UEFA Champions League, entering the latter for the 12th consecutive season. The season was unusual in that the fixture dates of domestic and European competitions were altered to accommodate the FIFA World Cup played in November and December 2022 in Qatar.
| 2022–23 season | |
|---|---|
Manchester City line up before facing Southampton at the Etihad, 8 October 2022 | |
| Owner | City Football Group |
| Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak |
| Manager | Pep Guardiola |
| Stadium | Etihad Stadium |
| Premier League | 1st |
| FA Cup | Winners |
| EFL Cup | Quarter-finals |
| FA Community Shield | Runners-up |
| UEFA Champions League | Winners |
| Top goalscorer | League: Erling Haaland (36) All: Erling Haaland (52) |
| Highest home attendance | 53,490 v Chelsea 21 May 2023 (Premier League) |
| Lowest home attendance | 47,149 v Liverpool 22 December 2022 (EFL Cup) |
| Average home league attendance | 53,249 |
| Biggest win | 7–0 v RB Leipzig (Home) 14 March 2023 (UEFA Champions League) |
| Biggest defeat | 1–3 v Liverpool (Neutral) 30 July 2022 (FA Community Shield) 0–2 v Southampton (Away) 11 January 2023 (EFL Cup) |
Manchester City kicked off the season by losing the Community Shield to Liverpool 1–3 and were knocked out of the EFL Cup by Southampton at the quarter-final stage in January 2023. On 20 May, City mathematically clinched their third consecutive Premier League title following an exciting title race with closest rivals Arsenal, who had been leading the standings for the large part of the season. On 3 June, City defeated rivals Manchester United 2–1 in the FA Cup final to win their second trophy of the season. Furthermore, the Blues had advanced to their second Champions League final in three years, where they defeated Inter Milan on 10 June in Istanbul to clinch the club's first-ever European Cup, their first European trophy since 1970, and complete only the second continental treble by an English men's team, after Manchester United in 1998–99. Manchester City ended the season topping the UEFA coefficient rankings.
One of this season's individual highlights were the goalscoring feats of City's new striker Erling Haaland in his debut season in English football. He broke several club, league, and European records after scoring 52 goals in his first 53 games at City, going on to win multiple individual awards, including the European Golden Shoe.
This was the first season since 2012–13 without former team captain Fernandinho, who left at the end of the previous season to return to Brazil, and the first since 2014–15 not to feature English forward Raheem Sterling, who moved to Chelsea in the summer of 2022.
Kits Edit
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Season summary Edit
Pre-season Edit
Manchester City had already resolved their most pressing squad issue before the end of the previous season, having announced their agreement to recruit a prolific centre-forward in Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund. This transfer was confirmed on 13 June 2022, with Haaland formally joining the first team on 1 July.[4] Julián Álvarez would also join from River Plate, having been transferred in January 2022 and then temporarily loaned back.
City were expected to purchase a defensive midfielder to replace former captain Fernandinho. Kalvin Phillips was duly signed from Leeds United for a reported fee of £42 million plus add-ons on 4 July, and took the number 4 shirt previously worn by Vincent Kompany.[5] City were also reported to be in the market for a new specialist left-back, with rumours that Marc Cucurella of Brighton was their number one target.
City's first player sales of the season were the transfer out of Pedro Porro to Sporting CP through a loan-to-buy deal for £7.2 million,[6] and of Gavin Bazunu to Southampton for £12 million initially, up to £15 million after add-ons.[7] Neither player had made a first-team appearance for City.
City began pre-season with several key first-team players entering the final years of their contract amidst rumours that they might leave the club for a fee rather than renew. Of these, it seemed the most speculation concerned Gabriel Jesus and his possible transfer to Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur or Real Madrid after five years at City, and Raheem Sterling, who was also rumoured to be a Real Madrid target. Both players would, in theory, compete with the incoming Haaland and Álvarez for playing time if they remained.[8] Jesus left City for Arsenal for a reported fee of £45 million on 4 July.[9] Sterling went on to join Chelsea on 13 July for a fee reported to be about £47.5 million, with £2.5 million of add-ons. He had won eleven domestic titles in seven seasons at Manchester City, scoring 131 goals in 339 appearances, and was the club's 11th-highest scorer of all time.[10]
Another significant transfer was the move of versatile Ukrainian left-back/midfielder Oleksandr Zinchenko to Arsenal for a fee of around £30 million after six seasons at City on 22 July.[11] This left Pep Guardiola with just two senior specialist full-backs in his squad at the start of the new season, both of whom were natural right-backs, meaning City did not have a first team left-back. The club had refused to offer the minimum £50 million fee demanded by Brighton for Cucurella and he was eventually transferred to Chelsea on 5 August for a reported fee in excess of £60 million.[12]
Manchester City opted to start pre-season training a week later than most of their rivals, and scheduled only two friendly warm-up games as part of their tour of the United States, in order to ensure their players would have sufficient rest. They would also begin the new season with a relatively small squad of just twenty senior players. Both of these were considered to be strong preferences by Guardiola.[13]
Start of season Edit
City won both their pre-season tour games in the United States. However, they tasted defeat in their first competitive match of the season, losing 1–3 to a more-prepared Liverpool side in the Community Shield held at Leicester City's King Power Stadium. Debutant Julián Álvarez scored the sole goal for the Blues.[14]
In their first league game on 7 August, City beat West Ham United 2–0 away, with Haaland recording his first two competitive goals for the club; he became the first City player to score a brace on their league debut since Sergio Agüero did so against Swansea City in 2011.[15] The following weekend, City announced that İlkay Gündoğan had been appointed club captain, with Rodri and Kyle Walker joining the vice-captain leadership group, shortly after City won their first league game at home 4–0 against Bournemouth.[16]
City finally recruited a specialist left-back on 16 August, signing Spanish under-21 defender Sergio Gómez for £11 million plus add-ons from Anderlecht, where he had previously played under the management of former City defender and captain Vincent Kompany.[17]
On 21 August, City played Newcastle United in an even match at St James' Park, and fought out another two-goal comeback to snatch a 3–3 draw. With seven points after three games, City were second in the league standings, two points behind Arsenal.[18]
On 27 August, City fell behind by two goals for the fourth time in six league matches, this time against Crystal Palace at home, only to recover to a 4–2 victory in a second half comeback, with Erling Haaland scoring his first home goals and first hat-trick for the club.[19]
On 31 August, Haaland became the first City player in the Premier League era to score a hat-trick in consecutive league games, scoring a "perfect" one in a 6–0 home rout of newly promoted Nottingham Forest. He had scored nine goals in his first five league games, another Premier League record.[20][21]
City were estimated to have earnt a Premier League record of about £180 million from transfer sales during the single summer 2022 window, thus demonstrating the success of the team's academy programme (sales included several youth players sold for seven- or eight-figure fees), and the increasing market value for footballers (such as Zinchenko and Jesus) gained from playing under Guardiola and his coaching team for several seasons.[22] City's overall net-spend in both 2022 transfer windows was estimated to be around £100 million or more.[23]
In their opening UEFA Champions League group game, Manchester City thrashed Sevilla 4–0 in Spain, with a Haaland brace that brought his tally up to twelve goals in eight games for City and 25 goals in just twenty total Champions League appearances. This was Sevilla's largest ever defeat at home in the Champions League and their first defeat in an opening fixture since their debut season; this was also the sixth time in seven seasons that City had won their opening fixture in the competition.[24]
City's home league fixture against Tottenham Hotspur, which originally was due to be played on 10 September, was postponed a day beforehand along with the entire weekend's English football league programme as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.[25] The following week, the away league fixture against Arsenal, due to be played on 19 October, was also postponed indirectly due to events following the Queen's death.[26][27]
By late September, and the first international break of the season, City were second in the league, one point behind Arsenal and ahead of Spurs on goal difference, with a record of five wins and two draws. By that point, Haaland had already scored fourteen goals in ten games across all competitions and become the first player in Premier League history to score in all of his first four away fixtures. City had also extended their unbeaten away run in the league to 22 games and well over a year since their last defeat.[28]
Autumn period Edit
On 2 October, City beat Manchester United 6–3 in the first Manchester derby of the season at the Etihad, making it the highest scoring derby match of all-time. Both Haaland and Phil Foden scored the first City derby hat-tricks in 52 years and only the third and fourth of all time. Haaland also became the first Premier League player to score a hat-trick in three consecutive home games, and City became the first team since Tottenham in 1965 to win eight consecutive league home games while scoring three goals or more.[29] With his performance, the Norwegian pushed his output to seventeen goals in eleven appearances, as well as fourteen Premier League goals in eight appearances.
A 4–0 home league victory against Southampton the following week included another goal from Haaland and meant he had now scored in ten consecutive fixtures overall and seven in the Premier League. The latter record matched a feat accomplished only once before by a City player in the Premier League, namely Sergio Agüero in 2019. Haaland also reached the milestone of twenty goals for the season after playing only thirteen matches, another league record. Moreover, City matched the previous all-time English record set by Wolves in 1959 of nine consecutive home league wins while scoring three or more goals.[30] In the league standings, the Blues maintained their second place with 23 points, just one behind surprise leaders Arsenal and already three ahead of third-placed Spurs.
City qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League for the tenth consecutive season on 11 October. Although they could only draw 0–0 away to Copenhagen that night, a 1–1 draw between Borussia Dortmund and Sevilla ensured their progression. City's match included three first-half VAR decisions: a 25-yard Rodri strike ruled out because of a Riyad Mahrez handball in the build-up, a penalty awarded to City, also for handball, taken by Mahrez and saved, and a red card shown to City's left back Sergio Gómez for a professional foul, which left the Blues playing with ten men for over an hour.[31]
City suffered their first league defeat in a hard-fought match against Liverpool at Anfield on 16 October. Mohamed Salah scored the only goal off of a second-half breakaway, after Foden had seen his effort earlier in the contest ruled out by VAR for a foul on Fabinho by Haaland in the build-up.
A second consecutive 0–0 Champions League away draw, to Dortmund on 25 October, was sufficient to ensure City would qualify for the last 16 as group winners with one game to spare, although Mahrez again missed a penalty. On 2 November, Rico Lewis scored his first senior goal in a 3–1 win against Sevilla; he became the all-time youngest scorer on a first start in a Champions League match and City's youngest ever Champions League scorer, aged 17 years and 346 days.[32] Three days later, City beat Fulham 2–1 in the league at the Etihad, having played for over an hour with ten men after João Cancelo had been sent off when adjudged to have deliberately denied Harry Wilson a goal-scoring opportunity with a shoulder charge. City's winner was scored in the fifth minute of injury time by Haaland, netting a penalty after De Bruyne had been fouled. This led to ecstatic scenes afterwards with Guardiola encouraging his players to thank the crowd with a lap of honour.[33]
The Blues lost their final game before the mid-season break for the World Cup on 12 November, having been beaten 1–2 at home to Brentford with a brace, including a 98th minute winner, from Ivan Toney. City therefore ended the first part of the season in second place in the league, five points behind Arsenal and two points ahead of Newcastle, but with a game in hand; the Blues also advanced in the Champions League with an unbeaten record and reached the fourth round of the EFL Cup.[34]
Sixteen of City's players were called up in squads to play in the World Cup finals, second only to Barcelona (seventeen) in world football, and the most in the club's history. This left just eight players remaining at home until the season resumed the week before Christmas with a home EFL Cup tie against Liverpool.[35] Just two of City's World Cup participants played for teams eliminated after the group stage of the competition; the other fourteen would remain for the knockout phase. However, only Julián Álvarez reached the final week of the competition in the Argentina squad, while the others were eliminated either in the round of 16 or quarter-finals. Álvarez went on to become the fifth player to participate on the pitch in a World Cup final while playing at City (after Nigel de Jong in 2010, and Sergio Agüero, Pablo Zabaleta and Martin Demichelis in 2014), and only the second to become a World Cup winner as a City player.
The club announced on 23 November that Pep Guardiola had signed a new contract to remain as manager for an additional two years until summer 2025.[36]
Christmas and New Year Edit
All but two of City's first team players had been able to return to training by the time of the first competitive fixture after the resumption of the season. Ederson had been delayed by flight problems returning from Brazil, and Álvarez was permitted an extended break to enjoy the victory celebrations in Argentina. In their first match back on 22 December, City beat Liverpool for the first time in two seasons with a 3–2 win in the fourth round of the EFL Cup, thus knocking out the current holders and qualifying for the quarter-finals.
Another brace from Haaland in City's 3–1 away victory over Leeds in their first league game after the World Cup moved him to twenty league goals for the season, as he became the fastest player since the formation of the Premier League to reach this milestone (after only fourteen appearances).
City suffered from inconsistent form in early January 2023. They were knocked out of the EFL Cup by Southampton in a 2–0 defeat at St Mary's Stadium, and dropped league points against Everton and Manchester United to allow Arsenal to open up an eight point gap at the top of the table. The latter derby defeat included a controversial equalising goal for their rivals, which many observers deemed should have been ruled out for offside.[37] However, the Blues also convincingly beat Chelsea 4–0 in the FA Cup to reach the fourth round.
Haaland scored his fourth hat-trick of the season in City's 3–0 victory over Wolves on 22 January. This set a new club record for the most hat-tricks scored in a single season and a new national record for the fewest games to achieve the milestone. It also moved Haaland to 31 goals in all competitions for the season, only seven behind City's all-time record, as he became only the thirteenth player in the club's history to score more than thirty.[38]
On winter transfer deadline day, João Cancelo moved on loan to Bayern Munich for the remainder of the season with an option for a later permanent transfer, amid rumours he had fallen out with Pep Guardiola. Until then Cancelo had played the most minutes of any of the squad's defenders but had found game time more limited since the World Cup with the emergence of teenage academy graduate Rico Lewis and the form of Nathan Aké.[39]
On 6 February, the Premier League announced that, after a four-year investigation, they were charging Manchester City with committing more than 100 breaches of financial rules, referring the club to an independent commission for breaches made between 2009 and 2018. City were also accused of not co-operating with the investigation. The punishments that the commission could impose ranged from fines to points deduction or even expulsion from the Premier League.[40]
Despite this, City went back to top of the league on 15 February when they beat Arsenal 3–1 at the Emirates Stadium to move ahead of them on goal difference, although their opponents that day still had a game in hand. However, this lead was brief as City's inconsistency and wasteful finishing again cost them two points in their following match away at Nottingham Forest, as the Blues were held to a 1–1 draw with a late equaliser by Chris Wood for the hosts; Arsenal won their game in hand to again stretch their lead to five points by early March.
Haaland scored his 27th goal of the league season against Bournemouth on 25 February, breaking the club record that Sergio Agüero set in 2014–15 for most Premier League goals in a season.
On 28 February, City defeated Bristol City away from home 3–0, advancing to the FA Cup quarter-finals.
Season run-in Edit
On 14 March, on a record breaking night, City defeated RB Leipzig 7–0 at home (8–1 on aggregate) in their Champions League round of 16 second leg tie to advance to the quarter-finals of the competition. This equalled City's record scoreline in the Champions League, but the match was particularly notable for the five goals scored by Haaland, who in recording his 39th goal of the season broke the 94-year-old club record of Tommy Johnson. It was also the first time a City player had scored five goals in a single continental match, and broke the record for the most number of continental goals scored in a season.[41]
Prior to the final international break of the season, the Blues displayed an impressive offensive showing against Burnley, recording a 6–0 home win in the FA Cup quarter-finals with another Haaland hat-trick.[42]
Following the resumption of domestic football on City convincingly beat Liverpool 4–1 at home on 1 April, despite going a goal behind and missing the injured Haaland and Foden from their matchday squad. However, Arsenal matched the result later that day by beating Leeds United. Thus, with just ten games remaining, City remained seven points behind the Gunners as league leaders, but still had a game in hand and a home fixture against their league rivals to help bolster their chances of retain ing their title.[43]
On 8 April, in a 4–1 away win against Southampton, Haaland brought his tally to thirty league goals with a brace, becoming only the fifth player to reach this milestone and the fastest ever to do so. De Bruyne also became the fastest player to reach 100 Premier League assists.[44]
Arsenal dropped points the following day, drawing 2–2 away to Liverpool after they had led by two goals. This reduced the deficit to six points with City still having a game in hand, yet to play their rivals at home and with a superior goal difference.
On 11 April, Manchester City faced ten-time defending Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich at home in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final, and earned a convincing 3–0 victory. Rodri, Bernardo Silva and Haaland each scored, and the Blues had multiple chances to further increase their advantage.[45]
A dominant first-half performance against Leicester City in the next league game saw City run out as 3–1 winners. Another brace from Haaland brought his league goals tally to 32, equalling the record held by Mohamed Salah for goals in a 38-game Premier League season. The following day, Arsenal once again dropped points after holding a two goal lead, drawing 2–2 at West Ham and thus decreasing their lead at the top of the table to only four points with an extra game played.[46][47]
On 19 April, the Blues secured safe passage to the Champions League semi-finals for the third year in a row after a 1–1 draw with Bayern at the Allianz Arena. Haaland had sent a penalty over the crossbar at the end of the first half, but atoned by converting a one-on-one chance early into the second period. Late in the game, Bayern managed to equalise with a penalty from Joshua Kimmich. City would next face holders Real Madrid in a rematch of the previous year's semi-finals, where the Spanish giants had dramatically won 6–5 on aggregate after extra time en route to their 14th European crown.[48]
Later that week, Arsenal hosted the league's bottom club Southampton and drew 3–3 unexpectedly, coming back from a two-goal deficit. Their lead in first place was now five points, having played two more matches, than City, and due to meet them at the Etihad in their next game in what was billed as a league decider.[49]
On 22 April, Riyad Mahrez scored City's first ever Wembley hat-trick, and the first in a FA Cup semi-final since 1958, to beat Sheffield United 3–0 and reach the club's twelfth FA Cup final.[50]
On 26 April, City convincingly beat Arsenal 4–1 at home, with a brace from De Bruyne and a goal and two assists from Haaland, with his goal breaking the Premier League scoring record for a 38-game season. This meant City moved to within two points of the their opponents with two games in hand, leaving the destiny of the league title in City's hands with only seven games remaining.[51]
End of season Edit
On 3 May, Haaland became the sole record holder for the most Premier League goals scored in a single season, netting City's second goal in a 3–0 home victory against West Ham. The third goal, scored by Phil Foden, was also the 1,000th under Guardiola's reign as City manager, achieved in just 404 games.[52]
Further victories away at Fulham and at home to Leeds United stretched City's winning streak in the league to ten games and ensured that they would likely require a maximum of eight points from their four remaining fixtures to retain the league title, thanks to a significantly better goal difference than their closest rivals.
On 9 May, the Blues secured a 1–1 draw at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid, with Kevin De Bruyne netting a long-range equaliser and becoming the first player to score in separate Champions League away knockout games against Real Madrid, having previously done so against Los Blancos in the round of 16 of the 2019–20 edition. City had controlled much of the game and frustrated the title holders in many periods of the match. However, both goalkeepers had to make several saves to keep the scores level. The result stretched City's unbeaten run to 21 matches in all competitions over the past three months.[53]
On 12 May, Haaland was named FWA Footballer of the Year, the season's first top level award.[54]
City extended their unbeaten run to 22 games and their league winning streak to eleven as they defeated Everton 3–0 at Goodison Park on 14 May, with captain İlkay Gündoğan scoring a brace for the second league match in a row. This win, coupled with Arsenal's home defeat to Brighton later the same day, meant that City could become league champions if they were victorious against Chelsea at home in their next league game, or if Arsenal lost against Nottingham Forest in their next fixture the day before.[55] The latter scenario subsequently materialised, as Arsenal lost 0–1 at Forest on 20 May, with Manchester City thus securing a third consecutive league title, and fifth in six years, with three games to spare.[56]
On 17 May, in one of their best performances of the Guardiola era, City thrashed Real Madrid 4–0 at home in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals for a convincing 5–1 aggregate victory. Bernardo Silva scored a first-half brace and Manuel Akanji and Julián Álvarez further extended their lead in the second half. Once again, the Blues had an abundance of chances to score more, but, similarly to last season, Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois's prolific performance kept his side in the game, this time until City's third goal. Manchester City therefore advanced to their second Champions League final in three years, having lost to Chelsea in the 2021 final; they would meet Inter Milan in Istanbul on 10 June 2023, attempting to clinch their first European Cup and first European trophy since 1970.[57][58]
With the title already secured, City ended their league campaign with a home win, an away draw and an away defeat against Chelsea, Brighton and Brentford, respectively, as Guardiola rotated his squad to rest players ahead of their two upcoming finals. In the end of season awards, Haaland became the first player to win both the Premier League Player of the Season and Young Player of the Season awards, as well as the Golden Boot. De Bruyne won the Playmaker of the Season award, while Guardiola won both the Premier League Manager of the Season and LMA Manager of the Year awards.
The treble Edit
On 3 June, City secured the league and FA Cup double for the second time in their history by beating city rivals Manchester United 2–1 in the first-ever Manchester derby cup final. İlkay Gündoğan scored both goals for the Blues, the first one after just 12 seconds, making it the fastest in FA Cup final history.[59][60]
On 10 June, Manchester City faced Inter Milan in the Champions League final, aiming to end the 53-year European trophy drought and secure the continental treble, and the match was a tense and close affair. City began the final with Kyle Walker unexpectedly left on the bench in favour of Nathan Aké; Inter retained the same starting line-up that had played in previous rounds.[61] The two sides had scoring chances early in the first half, but Inter's André Onana made two saves to prevent City from taking the lead.[62] A misplayed pass from Ederson in the 26th minute was stolen by Nicolò Barella, but his shot over the goalkeeper missed.[63][64] De Bruyne would leave the match in the 36th minute with a hamstring injury, and he was replaced by Phil Foden.[65] The first half ended scoreless, with Inter playing more defensively to prevent City from gaining momentum.[62][64]
Romelu Lukaku was brought on to replace former City striker Edin Džeko early in the second half and immediately produced a chance from a header. In the 59th minute, Ederson did not anticipate a backpass from Akanji which was found by Inter's Lautaro Martínez; his shot from near the touchline was blocked by Ederson.[64] Rodri scored the opening goal for City in the 68th minute, finishing a pulled-back pass that Bernardo Silva sent from near the goal to the top of the penalty area.[62][63] Inter had a chance to equalise three minutes later through a header by defender Federico Dimarco that hit the crossbar. Dimarco tried to capitalise on the rebound as well, but his shot was blocked by Lukaku.[62] The Belgian striker had his own chance to score from a close-range header in the 89th minute, which Ederson blocked with his legs.[64] The Brazilian made an additional save in stoppage time off of a Robin Gosens header to preserve a 1–0 victory for City.[63]
Rodri, who scored the lone goal and was instrumental in City's midfield, was named man of the match by UEFA. For Manchester City, this was their first-ever European Cup, and first European trophy since 1970. Having earlier won the Premier league and FA Cup titles, they achieved a continental treble, becoming only the second English and eighth European men's club to have done so.[66][67] As winners, City earned the right to play against Sevilla, the champions of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League, in the UEFA Super Cup, as well as qualifying for both the 2023 and 2025 FIFA Club World Cups.
City's players and staff later received multiple prestigious awards in recognition of their achievements. Haaland was named the UEFA Men's Player of the Year, and Pep Guardiola won the UEFA Men's Coach of the Year award. Seven City players were included in the Champions League team of the season, with Rodri being named the most valuable player of the tournament.
First-team squad Edit
| No. | Player | Nat. | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed | Signed from | Transfer fee | Contract until |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||
| 18 | Stefan Ortega | GK | 6 November 1992 (aged 30) | 2022 | Arminia Bielefeld[69] | Free | 2025 | |
| 31 | Ederson | GK | 17 August 1993 (aged 29) | 2017 | Benfica[70] | £34.9m | 2026 | |
| 33 | Scott Carson | GK | 2 September 1985 (aged 37) | 2021[a] | Derby County | Free | 2023 | |
| Defenders | ||||||||
| 2 | Kyle Walker (VC) | RB / CB | 28 May 1990 (aged 33) | 2017 | Tottenham Hotspur[71] | £45m | 2024 | |
| 3 | Rúben Dias (VC) | CB | 14 May 1997 (aged 26) | 2020 | Benfica[72] | £62m[b] | 2027 | |
| 5 | John Stones | CB / RB / DM | 28 May 1994 (aged 29) | 2016 | Everton[73] | £47.5m | 2026 | |
| 6 | Nathan Aké | CB / LB | 18 February 1995 (aged 28) | 2020 | Bournemouth[74] | £40m | 2025 | |
| 14 | Aymeric Laporte | CB / LB | 27 May 1994 (aged 29) | 2018† | Athletic Bilbao[75] | £57m | 2025 | |
| 21 | Sergio Gómez | LB / AM | 4 September 2000 (aged 22) | 2022 | Anderlecht[17] | £11m | 2026 | |
| 25 | Manuel Akanji | CB / RB / LB | 19 July 1995 (aged 27) | 2022 | Borussia Dortmund[76] | £15m | 2027 | |
| 62# | Shea Charles | DM / CB | 5 November 2003 (aged 19) | 2023 | Manchester City Academy | Academy Player | 2025 | |
| 82 | Rico Lewis | RB / DM | 21 November 2004 (aged 18) | 2022 | Manchester City Academy | Academy Player | 2025 | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||
| 4 | Kalvin Phillips | DM / CM | 5 December 1995 (aged 27) | 2022 | Leeds United[5] | £42m | 2028 | |
| 8 | İlkay Gündoğan (C) | CM / DM | 14 October 1990 (aged 32) | 2016 | Borussia Dortmund[77] | £20m | 2023 | |
| 10 | Jack Grealish | LW / AM | 10 September 1995 (aged 27) | 2021 | Aston Villa[78] | £100m[c] | 2027 | |
| 16 | Rodri (VC) | DM | 23 June 1996 (aged 27) | 2019 | Atlético Madrid[79] | £62.8m | 2027 | |
| 17 | Kevin De Bruyne (VC) | CM / AM | 28 June 1991 (aged 32) | 2015 | VfL Wolfsburg[80] | £54.5m | 2025 | |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva | CM / AM / RW | 10 August 1994 (aged 28) | 2017 | Monaco[81] | £43.5m | 2025 | |
| 32 | Máximo Perrone | DM / CM | 5 January 2003 (aged 20) | 2023† | Vélez Sarsfield[82] | £8.2m | 2028 | |
| 47 | Phil Foden | AM / CM / LW / RW / FW | 28 May 2000 (aged 23) | 2017 | Manchester City Academy | Academy Player | 2027 | |
| 80 | Cole Palmer | AM / RW / LW | 6 May 2002 (aged 21) | 2020 | Manchester City Academy | Academy Player | 2026 | |
| Forwards | ||||||||
| 9 | Erling Haaland | ST | 21 July 2000 (aged 22) | 2022 | Borussia Dortmund[4] | £51.2m | 2027 | |
| 19 | Julián Álvarez | ST / LW / RW | 31 January 2000 (aged 23) | 2022† | River Plate[83] | £14.1m | 2028 | |
| 26 | Riyad Mahrez | RW | 21 February 1991 (aged 32) | 2018 | Leicester City[84] | £60m | 2025 | |
- ^ Carson was on loan from Derby in 2019–2021, before joining Man City permanently in 2021.
- ^ City player Nicolás Otamendi was included in the deal, bringing the transfer fee paid to £50m.
- ^ Record transfer fee for an English player.
- Key
Transfers Edit
Transfers in Edit
| Date | Pos. | No. | Player | From | Fee | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2022 | FW | 9 | Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund | £51,200,000 | First team | [4][85][86] |
| 1 July 2022 | GK | 18 | Stefan Ortega | Arminia Bielefeld | Free transfer | First team | [69] |
| 4 July 2022 | MF | 4 | Kalvin Phillips | Leeds United | £42,000,000 | First team | [5] |
| 1 August 2022 | MF | 99 | Terrell Agyemang | Charlton Athletic | Free transfer | Academy | [87] |
| 16 August 2022 | DF | 21 | Sergio Gómez | Anderlecht | £11,000,000 | First team | [17] |
| 31 August 2022 | FW | Farid Alpha-Ruprecht | Hamburger SV | Undisclosed | Academy | [88][89] | |
| 1 September 2022 | DF | 25 | Manuel Akanji | Borussia Dortmund | £15,000,000 | First team | [76] |
| 23 January 2023 | MF | 32 | Máximo Perrone | Vélez Sarsfield | £8,200,000 | First team | [90][82] |
| Total | £127,400,000 | ||||||
Transfers out Edit
Loans out Edit
- ^ Rosa's loan was terminated early as he was sold by Manchester City.
- ^ Slicker's loan was terminated early.
- ^ Bustos's loan was terminated early.
- ^ Kayky's loan was terminated prematurely by City in December 2022 due to lack of first team exposure.
- ^ Nahuel Ferraresi was initially loaned to São Paulo until 30 June 2023, with an extension option through 31 December 2023.
- ^ Delap's loan was terminated early.
- ^ Mbete's loan was terminated early.
New contracts Edit
| Date | Pos. | No. | Player | Contract until | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2022 | GK | 33 | Scott Carson | 2023 | First team | [151] |
| 24 June 2022 | DF | 79 | Luke Mbete | 2027 | Academy | [152] |
| 8 July 2022 | MF | 64 | Rowan McDonald | 2023 | Academy | [153] |
| 8 July 2022 | GK | 85 | James Trafford | 2027 | Academy | [153] |
| 12 July 2022 | MF | 16 | Rodri | 2027 | First team | [154] |
| 15 July 2022 | FW | 26 | Riyad Mahrez | 2025 | First team | [155] |
| 14 October 2022 | MF | 47 | Phil Foden | 2027 | First team | [156] |
| 25 January 2023 | DF | 86 | Callum Doyle | 2027 | Academy | [157] |
| 16 March 2023 | FW | 19 | Julián Álvarez | 2028 | First team | [158] |
| 26 May 2023 | GK | 33 | Scott Carson | 2024 | First team | [159] |
Pre-season and friendlies Edit
On 25 April, Manchester City announced they would travel to the United States for two pre-season friendlies in preparation for the new season, starting with a fixture against Club América on 20 July.[160] The second fixture against Bayern Munich on 23 July was announced a week later.[161] On 7 December, City announced they would play a friendly match against fellow CFG team Girona on 17 December at their Academy Stadium as a warm-up to the resumption of the post-World Cup season.[162]
| 20 July 2022 Friendly | Manchester City | 2–1 | América | Houston, United States |
| 19:30 CDT | Report | Stadium: NRG Stadium Attendance: 61,223 Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States) |
| 23 July 2022 Friendly | Bayern Munich | 0–1 | Manchester City | Green Bay, United States |
| 18:15 CDT | Report | Stadium: Lambeau Field Attendance: 78,128 Referee: Matthew Thompson (United States) | ||
| Note: The start of the match was postponed by 15 minutes due to lightning. The length of the match was then shortened to 80 minutes after a second lightning delay in the first half. | ||||
| 24 August 2022 ALS Charity Friendly | Barcelona | 3–3 | Manchester City | Barcelona, Spain |
| 21:30 CEST |
| Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 91,062 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain) |
| 17 December 2022 Friendly | Manchester City | 2–0 | Girona | Manchester, England |
| 13:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Craig Pawson (England) |
Competitions Edit
Overall record Edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Premier League | 7 August 2022 | 28 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 94 | 33 | +61 | 73.68 |
| FA Cup | 8 January 2023 | 3 June 2023 | Third round | Winners | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 100.00 |
| EFL Cup | 9 November 2022 | 11 January 2023 | Third round | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 66.67 |
| FA Community Shield | 30 July 2022 | Final | Runners-up | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 | |
| UEFA Champions League | 6 September 2022 | 10 June 2023 | Group stage | Winners | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 5 | +27 | 61.54 |
| Total | 61 | 44 | 10 | 7 | 151 | 46 | +105 | 72.13 | ||||
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 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 94 | 33 | +61 | 89 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 88 | 43 | +45 | 84 | |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 75 | |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 68 | 33 | +35 | 71 | |
| 5 | Liverpool | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 75 | 47 | +28 | 67 | 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[163]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Since the winners of the 2022–23 FA Cup, Manchester City, qualified for the Champions League as a result of their league positions, the second Europa League group stage berth allocated to England was transferred to the sixth-placed team.
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 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 94 | 33 | +61 | 89 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 17 | +43 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 16 | +18 |
Source: Premier League
Results by matchday Edit
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
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.
- 1 Matchday 7 (vs Tottenham Hotspur) was postponed, alongside all other matches in the Premier League, due to the death and state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
- 2 Matchday 12 (vs Arsenal) was postponed to accommodate Arsenal's rearranged Europa League fixture against PSV Eindhoven.
- 3 Matchday 28 (vs West Ham United) was postponed to accommodate City's FA Cup quarter-final fixture against Burnley.
- 4 Matchday 32 (vs Brighton & Hove Albion) was postponed to accommodate City's FA Cup semi-final fixture against Sheffield United.
Matches Edit
The league fixtures were announced on 16 June 2022.[164]
Win Draw Loss
| 7 August 2022 1 | West Ham United | 0–2 | Manchester City | Stratford |
| 16:30 BST | Report | Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 62,443 Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 13 August 2022 2 | Manchester City | 4–0 | Bournemouth | Manchester |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 53,453 Referee: David Coote |
| 21 August 2022 3 | Newcastle United | 3–3 | Manchester City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 16:30 BST | Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,258 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 27 August 2022 4 | Manchester City | 4–2 | Crystal Palace | Manchester |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 53,112 Referee: Darren England |
| 31 August 2022 5 | Manchester City | 6–0 | Nottingham Forest | Manchester |
| 19:30 BST | Report |
| Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 53,409 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 3 September 2022 6 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Manchester City | Aston |
| 17:30 BST | Report |
| Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,830 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 17 September 2022 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–3 | Manchester City | Wolverhampton |
| 12:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,578 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 2 October 2022 9 | Manchester City | 6–3 | Manchester United | Manchester |
| 14:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 53,475 Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 8 October 2022 10 | Manchester City | 4–0 | Southampton | Manchester |
| 15:00 BST | Report |
| Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 53,365 Referee: Andrew Madley |
| 22 October 2022 13 | Manchester City | 3–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Manchester |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 53,223 Referee: Craig Pawson |
| 29 October 2022 14 | Leicester City | 0–1 | Manchester City | Leicester |
| 12:30 BST | Report |
| Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,223 Referee: Robert Jones |
| 12 November 2022 16 | Manchester City | 1–2 | Brentford | Manchester |
| 12:30 GMT | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 52,786 Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 28 December 2022 17 | Leeds United | 1–3 | Manchester City | Leeds |
| 20:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,889 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 31 December 2022 18 | Manchester City | 1–1 | Everton | Manchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 53,444 Referee: Andrew Madley |
| 5 January 2023 19 | Chelsea | 0–1 | Manchester City | Fulham |
| 20:00 GMT | Report |
| Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,998 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 14 January 2023 20 | Manchester United | 2–1 | Manchester City | Trafford |
| 12:30 GMT | Report |
| Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,546 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 19 January 2023 7 | Manchester City | 4–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Manchester |
| 20:00 GMT | Report |
| Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 53,088 Referee: Simon Hooper | |
| Note: The match was originally scheduled to be played on 10 September 2022, but was part of the league-wide postponement of all English football following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.[165][166] | ||||
| 22 January 2023 21 | Manchester City | 3–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Manchester |
| 14:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 53,282 Referee: David Coote |
| 5 February 2023 22 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Manchester City | Tottenham |
| 16:30 GMT | Report | 2022, manchester, city, season, 2022, season, 128th, season, existence, manchester, city, football, club, their, 21st, consecutive, season, flight, english, football, where, they, were, competing, time, defending, champions, addition, premier, league, manchest. The 2022 23 season was the 128th season in the existence of Manchester City Football Club and their 21st consecutive season in the top flight of English football where they were competing as two time defending champions In addition to the Premier League Manchester City also participated in this season s editions of the FA Cup EFL Cup Community Shield and UEFA Champions League entering the latter for the 12th consecutive season The season was unusual in that the fixture dates of domestic and European competitions were altered to accommodate the FIFA World Cup played in November and December 2022 in Qatar Manchester City2022 23 seasonManchester City line up before facing Southampton at the Etihad 8 October 2022OwnerCity Football GroupChairmanKhaldoon Al MubarakManagerPep GuardiolaStadiumEtihad StadiumPremier League1stFA CupWinnersEFL CupQuarter finalsFA Community ShieldRunners upUEFA Champions LeagueWinnersTop goalscorerLeague Erling Haaland 36 All Erling Haaland 52 Highest home attendance53 490 v Chelsea21 May 2023 Premier League Lowest home attendance47 149 v Liverpool22 December 2022 EFL Cup Average home league attendance53 249Biggest win7 0 v RB Leipzig Home 14 March 2023 UEFA Champions League Biggest defeat1 3 v Liverpool Neutral 30 July 2022 FA Community Shield 0 2 v Southampton Away 11 January 2023 EFL Cup Home coloursAway coloursThird colours 2021 222023 24 Manchester City kicked off the season by losing the Community Shield to Liverpool 1 3 and were knocked out of the EFL Cup by Southampton at the quarter final stage in January 2023 On 20 May City mathematically clinched their third consecutive Premier League title following an exciting title race with closest rivals Arsenal who had been leading the standings for the large part of the season On 3 June City defeated rivals Manchester United 2 1 in the FA Cup final to win their second trophy of the season Furthermore the Blues had advanced to their second Champions League final in three years where they defeated Inter Milan on 10 June in Istanbul to clinch the club s first ever European Cup their first European trophy since 1970 and complete only the second continental treble by an English men s team after Manchester United in 1998 99 Manchester City ended the season topping the UEFA coefficient rankings One of this season s individual highlights were the goalscoring feats of City s new striker Erling Haaland in his debut season in English football He broke several club league and European records after scoring 52 goals in his first 53 games at City going on to win multiple individual awards including the European Golden Shoe This was the first season since 2012 13 without former team captain Fernandinho who left at the end of the previous season to return to Brazil and the first since 2014 15 not to feature English forward Raheem Sterling who moved to Chelsea in the summer of 2022 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 Season run in 2 6 End of season 2 6 1 The treble 3 First team squad 4 Transfers 4 1 Transfers in 4 2 Transfers out 4 3 Loans out 4 4 New contracts 5 Pre season and friendlies 6 Competitions 6 1 Overall record 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 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 6 6 2 4 Final 7 Statistics 7 1 Overall 7 2 Goalscorers 7 3 Assists 7 4 Disciplinary record 7 5 Hat tricks 7 6 Clean sheets 8 Awards 8 1 Etihad Player of the Year 8 2 UEFA Men s Player of the Year 8 3 PFA Players Player of the Year 8 4 Premier League Player of the Season 8 5 Premier League Young Player of the Season 8 6 FWA Footballer of the Year 8 7 UEFA Champions League Player of the Season 8 8 European Golden Shoe 8 9 Premier League Golden Boot 8 10 Premier League Playmaker of the Season 8 11 UEFA Men s Coach of the Year 8 12 Premier League Manager of the Season 8 13 LMA Manager of the Year 8 14 UEFA Champions League Team of the Season 8 15 PFA Team of the Year 8 16 Premier League Player of the Month 8 17 Etihad Player of the Month 9 See also 10 Notes 11 ReferencesKits EditSupplier Puma Sponsor Etihad Airways nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Home nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Home alt A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Away nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Third nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Home 2023 24 B Season summary EditPre season Edit nbsp 2022 23 shirts of City s new players hang alongside 2021 22 shirts of others before presentationManchester City had already resolved their most pressing squad issue before the end of the previous season having announced their agreement to recruit a prolific centre forward in Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund This transfer was confirmed on 13 June 2022 with Haaland formally joining the first team on 1 July 4 Julian Alvarez would also join from River Plate having been transferred in January 2022 and then temporarily loaned back City were expected to purchase a defensive midfielder to replace former captain Fernandinho Kalvin Phillips was duly signed from Leeds United for a reported fee of 42 million plus add ons on 4 July and took the number 4 shirt previously worn by Vincent Kompany 5 City were also reported to be in the market for a new specialist left back with rumours that Marc Cucurella of Brighton was their number one target City s first player sales of the season were the transfer out of Pedro Porro to Sporting CP through a loan to buy deal for 7 2 million 6 and of Gavin Bazunu to Southampton for 12 million initially up to 15 million after add ons 7 Neither player had made a first team appearance for City City began pre season with several key first team players entering the final years of their contract amidst rumours that they might leave the club for a fee rather than renew Of these it seemed the most speculation concerned Gabriel Jesus and his possible transfer to Arsenal Tottenham Hotspur or Real Madrid after five years at City and Raheem Sterling who was also rumoured to be a Real Madrid target Both players would in theory compete with the incoming Haaland and Alvarez for playing time if they remained 8 Jesus left City for Arsenal for a reported fee of 45 million on 4 July 9 Sterling went on to join Chelsea on 13 July for a fee reported to be about 47 5 million with 2 5 million of add ons He had won eleven domestic titles in seven seasons at Manchester City scoring 131 goals in 339 appearances and was the club s 11th highest scorer of all time 10 Another significant transfer was the move of versatile Ukrainian left back midfielder Oleksandr Zinchenko to Arsenal for a fee of around 30 million after six seasons at City on 22 July 11 This left Pep Guardiola with just two senior specialist full backs in his squad at the start of the new season both of whom were natural right backs meaning City did not have a first team left back The club had refused to offer the minimum 50 million fee demanded by Brighton for Cucurella and he was eventually transferred to Chelsea on 5 August for a reported fee in excess of 60 million 12 Manchester City opted to start pre season training a week later than most of their rivals and scheduled only two friendly warm up games as part of their tour of the United States in order to ensure their players would have sufficient rest They would also begin the new season with a relatively small squad of just twenty senior players Both of these were considered to be strong preferences by Guardiola 13 Start of season Edit City won both their pre season tour games in the United States However they tasted defeat in their first competitive match of the season losing 1 3 to a more prepared Liverpool side in the Community Shield held at Leicester City s King Power Stadium Debutant Julian Alvarez scored the sole goal for the Blues 14 nbsp Manchester City players in an away Premier League match against Wolves in September 2022In their first league game on 7 August City beat West Ham United 2 0 away with Haaland recording his first two competitive goals for the club he became the first City player to score a brace on their league debut since Sergio Aguero did so against Swansea City in 2011 15 The following weekend City announced that Ilkay Gundogan had been appointed club captain with Rodri and Kyle Walker joining the vice captain leadership group shortly after City won their first league game at home 4 0 against Bournemouth 16 City finally recruited a specialist left back on 16 August signing Spanish under 21 defender Sergio Gomez for 11 million plus add ons from Anderlecht where he had previously played under the management of former City defender and captain Vincent Kompany 17 On 21 August City played Newcastle United in an even match at St James Park and fought out another two goal comeback to snatch a 3 3 draw With seven points after three games City were second in the league standings two points behind Arsenal 18 On 27 August City fell behind by two goals for the fourth time in six league matches this time against Crystal Palace at home only to recover to a 4 2 victory in a second half comeback with Erling Haaland scoring his first home goals and first hat trick for the club 19 On 31 August Haaland became the first City player in the Premier League era to score a hat trick in consecutive league games scoring a perfect one in a 6 0 home rout of newly promoted Nottingham Forest He had scored nine goals in his first five league games another Premier League record 20 21 City were estimated to have earnt a Premier League record of about 180 million from transfer sales during the single summer 2022 window thus demonstrating the success of the team s academy programme sales included several youth players sold for seven or eight figure fees and the increasing market value for footballers such as Zinchenko and Jesus gained from playing under Guardiola and his coaching team for several seasons 22 City s overall net spend in both 2022 transfer windows was estimated to be around 100 million or more 23 In their opening UEFA Champions League group game Manchester City thrashed Sevilla 4 0 in Spain with a Haaland brace that brought his tally up to twelve goals in eight games for City and 25 goals in just twenty total Champions League appearances This was Sevilla s largest ever defeat at home in the Champions League and their first defeat in an opening fixture since their debut season this was also the sixth time in seven seasons that City had won their opening fixture in the competition 24 City s home league fixture against Tottenham Hotspur which originally was due to be played on 10 September was postponed a day beforehand along with the entire weekend s English football league programme as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II 25 The following week the away league fixture against Arsenal due to be played on 19 October was also postponed indirectly due to events following the Queen s death 26 27 By late September and the first international break of the season City were second in the league one point behind Arsenal and ahead of Spurs on goal difference with a record of five wins and two draws By that point Haaland had already scored fourteen goals in ten games across all competitions and become the first player in Premier League history to score in all of his first four away fixtures City had also extended their unbeaten away run in the league to 22 games and well over a year since their last defeat 28 Autumn period Edit On 2 October City beat Manchester United 6 3 in the first Manchester derby of the season at the Etihad making it the highest scoring derby match of all time Both Haaland and Phil Foden scored the first City derby hat tricks in 52 years and only the third and fourth of all time Haaland also became the first Premier League player to score a hat trick in three consecutive home games and City became the first team since Tottenham in 1965 to win eight consecutive league home games while scoring three goals or more 29 With his performance the Norwegian pushed his output to seventeen goals in eleven appearances as well as fourteen Premier League goals in eight appearances A 4 0 home league victory against Southampton the following week included another goal from Haaland and meant he had now scored in ten consecutive fixtures overall and seven in the Premier League The latter record matched a feat accomplished only once before by a City player in the Premier League namely Sergio Aguero in 2019 Haaland also reached the milestone of twenty goals for the season after playing only thirteen matches another league record Moreover City matched the previous all time English record set by Wolves in 1959 of nine consecutive home league wins while scoring three or more goals 30 In the league standings the Blues maintained their second place with 23 points just one behind surprise leaders Arsenal and already three ahead of third placed Spurs City qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League for the tenth consecutive season on 11 October Although they could only draw 0 0 away to Copenhagen that night a 1 1 draw between Borussia Dortmund and Sevilla ensured their progression City s match included three first half VAR decisions a 25 yard Rodri strike ruled out because of a Riyad Mahrez handball in the build up a penalty awarded to City also for handball taken by Mahrez and saved and a red card shown to City s left back Sergio Gomez for a professional foul which left the Blues playing with ten men for over an hour 31 City suffered their first league defeat in a hard fought match against Liverpool at Anfield on 16 October Mohamed Salah scored the only goal off of a second half breakaway after Foden had seen his effort earlier in the contest ruled out by VAR for a foul on Fabinho by Haaland in the build up A second consecutive 0 0 Champions League away draw to Dortmund on 25 October was sufficient to ensure City would qualify for the last 16 as group winners with one game to spare although Mahrez again missed a penalty On 2 November Rico Lewis scored his first senior goal in a 3 1 win against Sevilla he became the all time youngest scorer on a first start in a Champions League match and City s youngest ever Champions League scorer aged 17 years and 346 days 32 Three days later City beat Fulham 2 1 in the league at the Etihad having played for over an hour with ten men after Joao Cancelo had been sent off when adjudged to have deliberately denied Harry Wilson a goal scoring opportunity with a shoulder charge City s winner was scored in the fifth minute of injury time by Haaland netting a penalty after De Bruyne had been fouled This led to ecstatic scenes afterwards with Guardiola encouraging his players to thank the crowd with a lap of honour 33 The Blues lost their final game before the mid season break for the World Cup on 12 November having been beaten 1 2 at home to Brentford with a brace including a 98th minute winner from Ivan Toney City therefore ended the first part of the season in second place in the league five points behind Arsenal and two points ahead of Newcastle but with a game in hand the Blues also advanced in the Champions League with an unbeaten record and reached the fourth round of the EFL Cup 34 Sixteen of City s players were called up in squads to play in the World Cup finals second only to Barcelona seventeen in world football and the most in the club s history This left just eight players remaining at home until the season resumed the week before Christmas with a home EFL Cup tie against Liverpool 35 Just two of City s World Cup participants played for teams eliminated after the group stage of the competition the other fourteen would remain for the knockout phase However only Julian Alvarez reached the final week of the competition in the Argentina squad while the others were eliminated either in the round of 16 or quarter finals Alvarez went on to become the fifth player to participate on the pitch in a World Cup final while playing at City after Nigel de Jong in 2010 and Sergio Aguero Pablo Zabaleta and Martin Demichelis in 2014 and only the second to become a World Cup winner as a City player The club announced on 23 November that Pep Guardiola had signed a new contract to remain as manager for an additional two years until summer 2025 36 Christmas and New Year Edit All but two of City s first team players had been able to return to training by the time of the first competitive fixture after the resumption of the season Ederson had been delayed by flight problems returning from Brazil and Alvarez was permitted an extended break to enjoy the victory celebrations in Argentina In their first match back on 22 December City beat Liverpool for the first time in two seasons with a 3 2 win in the fourth round of the EFL Cup thus knocking out the current holders and qualifying for the quarter finals Another brace from Haaland in City s 3 1 away victory over Leeds in their first league game after the World Cup moved him to twenty league goals for the season as he became the fastest player since the formation of the Premier League to reach this milestone after only fourteen appearances City suffered from inconsistent form in early January 2023 They were knocked out of the EFL Cup by Southampton in a 2 0 defeat at St Mary s Stadium and dropped league points against Everton and Manchester United to allow Arsenal to open up an eight point gap at the top of the table The latter derby defeat included a controversial equalising goal for their rivals which many observers deemed should have been ruled out for offside 37 However the Blues also convincingly beat Chelsea 4 0 in the FA Cup to reach the fourth round Haaland scored his fourth hat trick of the season in City s 3 0 victory over Wolves on 22 January This set a new club record for the most hat tricks scored in a single season and a new national record for the fewest games to achieve the milestone It also moved Haaland to 31 goals in all competitions for the season only seven behind City s all time record as he became only the thirteenth player in the club s history to score more than thirty 38 On winter transfer deadline day Joao Cancelo moved on loan to Bayern Munich for the remainder of the season with an option for a later permanent transfer amid rumours he had fallen out with Pep Guardiola Until then Cancelo had played the most minutes of any of the squad s defenders but had found game time more limited since the World Cup with the emergence of teenage academy graduate Rico Lewis and the form of Nathan Ake 39 On 6 February the Premier League announced that after a four year investigation they were charging Manchester City with committing more than 100 breaches of financial rules referring the club to an independent commission for breaches made between 2009 and 2018 City were also accused of not co operating with the investigation The punishments that the commission could impose ranged from fines to points deduction or even expulsion from the Premier League 40 Despite this City went back to top of the league on 15 February when they beat Arsenal 3 1 at the Emirates Stadium to move ahead of them on goal difference although their opponents that day still had a game in hand However this lead was brief as City s inconsistency and wasteful finishing again cost them two points in their following match away at Nottingham Forest as the Blues were held to a 1 1 draw with a late equaliser by Chris Wood for the hosts Arsenal won their game in hand to again stretch their lead to five points by early March Haaland scored his 27th goal of the league season against Bournemouth on 25 February breaking the club record that Sergio Aguero set in 2014 15 for most Premier League goals in a season On 28 February City defeated Bristol City away from home 3 0 advancing to the FA Cup quarter finals Season run in Edit nbsp Erling Haaland in action against RB Leipzig in the Champions League round of 16On 14 March on a record breaking night City defeated RB Leipzig 7 0 at home 8 1 on aggregate in their Champions League round of 16 second leg tie to advance to the quarter finals of the competition This equalled City s record scoreline in the Champions League but the match was particularly notable for the five goals scored by Haaland who in recording his 39th goal of the season broke the 94 year old club record of Tommy Johnson It was also the first time a City player had scored five goals in a single continental match and broke the record for the most number of continental goals scored in a season 41 Prior to the final international break of the season the Blues displayed an impressive offensive showing against Burnley recording a 6 0 home win in the FA Cup quarter finals with another Haaland hat trick 42 Following the resumption of domestic football on City convincingly beat Liverpool 4 1 at home on 1 April despite going a goal behind and missing the injured Haaland and Foden from their matchday squad However Arsenal matched the result later that day by beating Leeds United Thus with just ten games remaining City remained seven points behind the Gunners as league leaders but still had a game in hand and a home fixture against their league rivals to help bolster their chances of retain ing their title 43 On 8 April in a 4 1 away win against Southampton Haaland brought his tally to thirty league goals with a brace becoming only the fifth player to reach this milestone and the fastest ever to do so De Bruyne also became the fastest player to reach 100 Premier League assists 44 Arsenal dropped points the following day drawing 2 2 away to Liverpool after they had led by two goals This reduced the deficit to six points with City still having a game in hand yet to play their rivals at home and with a superior goal difference On 11 April Manchester City faced ten time defending Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich at home in the first leg of their Champions League quarter final and earned a convincing 3 0 victory Rodri Bernardo Silva and Haaland each scored and the Blues had multiple chances to further increase their advantage 45 A dominant first half performance against Leicester City in the next league game saw City run out as 3 1 winners Another brace from Haaland brought his league goals tally to 32 equalling the record held by Mohamed Salah for goals in a 38 game Premier League season The following day Arsenal once again dropped points after holding a two goal lead drawing 2 2 at West Ham and thus decreasing their lead at the top of the table to only four points with an extra game played 46 47 On 19 April the Blues secured safe passage to the Champions League semi finals for the third year in a row after a 1 1 draw with Bayern at the Allianz Arena Haaland had sent a penalty over the crossbar at the end of the first half but atoned by converting a one on one chance early into the second period Late in the game Bayern managed to equalise with a penalty from Joshua Kimmich City would next face holders Real Madrid in a rematch of the previous year s semi finals where the Spanish giants had dramatically won 6 5 on aggregate after extra time en route to their 14th European crown 48 Later that week Arsenal hosted the league s bottom club Southampton and drew 3 3 unexpectedly coming back from a two goal deficit Their lead in first place was now five points having played two more matches than City and due to meet them at the Etihad in their next game in what was billed as a league decider 49 On 22 April Riyad Mahrez scored City s first ever Wembley hat trick and the first in a FA Cup semi final since 1958 to beat Sheffield United 3 0 and reach the club s twelfth FA Cup final 50 On 26 April City convincingly beat Arsenal 4 1 at home with a brace from De Bruyne and a goal and two assists from Haaland with his goal breaking the Premier League scoring record for a 38 game season This meant City moved to within two points of the their opponents with two games in hand leaving the destiny of the league title in City s hands with only seven games remaining 51 End of season Edit On 3 May Haaland became the sole record holder for the most Premier League goals scored in a single season netting City s second goal in a 3 0 home victory against West Ham The third goal scored by Phil Foden was also the 1 000th under Guardiola s reign as City manager achieved in just 404 games 52 Further victories away at Fulham and at home to Leeds United stretched City s winning streak in the league to ten games and ensured that they would likely require a maximum of eight points from their four remaining fixtures to retain the league title thanks to a significantly better goal difference than their closest rivals On 9 May the Blues secured a 1 1 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in the first leg of their Champions League semi final against Real Madrid with Kevin De Bruyne netting a long range equaliser and becoming the first player to score in separate Champions League away knockout games against Real Madrid having previously done so against Los Blancos in the round of 16 of the 2019 20 edition City had controlled much of the game and frustrated the title holders in many periods of the match However both goalkeepers had to make several saves to keep the scores level The result stretched City s unbeaten run to 21 matches in all competitions over the past three months 53 On 12 May Haaland was named FWA Footballer of the Year the season s first top level award 54 City extended their unbeaten run to 22 games and their league winning streak to eleven as they defeated Everton 3 0 at Goodison Park on 14 May with captain Ilkay Gundogan scoring a brace for the second league match in a row This win coupled with Arsenal s home defeat to Brighton later the same day meant that City could become league champions if they were victorious against Chelsea at home in their next league game or if Arsenal lost against Nottingham Forest in their next fixture the day before 55 The latter scenario subsequently materialised as Arsenal lost 0 1 at Forest on 20 May with Manchester City thus securing a third consecutive league title and fifth in six years with three games to spare 56 On 17 May in one of their best performances of the Guardiola era City thrashed Real Madrid 4 0 at home in the second leg of the Champions League semi finals for a convincing 5 1 aggregate victory Bernardo Silva scored a first half brace and Manuel Akanji and Julian Alvarez further extended their lead in the second half Once again the Blues had an abundance of chances to score more but similarly to last season Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois s prolific performance kept his side in the game this time until City s third goal Manchester City therefore advanced to their second Champions League final in three years having lost to Chelsea in the 2021 final they would meet Inter Milan in Istanbul on 10 June 2023 attempting to clinch their first European Cup and first European trophy since 1970 57 58 With the title already secured City ended their league campaign with a home win an away draw and an away defeat against Chelsea Brighton and Brentford respectively as Guardiola rotated his squad to rest players ahead of their two upcoming finals In the end of season awards Haaland became the first player to win both the Premier League Player of the Season and Young Player of the Season awards as well as the Golden Boot De Bruyne won the Playmaker of the Season award while Guardiola won both the Premier League Manager of the Season and LMA Manager of the Year awards The treble Edit On 3 June City secured the league and FA Cup double for the second time in their history by beating city rivals Manchester United 2 1 in the first ever Manchester derby cup final Ilkay Gundogan scored both goals for the Blues the first one after just 12 seconds making it the fastest in FA Cup final history 59 60 On 10 June Manchester City faced Inter Milan in the Champions League final aiming to end the 53 year European trophy drought and secure the continental treble and the match was a tense and close affair City began the final with Kyle Walker unexpectedly left on the bench in favour of Nathan Ake Inter retained the same starting line up that had played in previous rounds 61 The two sides had scoring chances early in the first half but Inter s Andre Onana made two saves to prevent City from taking the lead 62 A misplayed pass from Ederson in the 26th minute was stolen by Nicolo Barella but his shot over the goalkeeper missed 63 64 De Bruyne would leave the match in the 36th minute with a hamstring injury and he was replaced by Phil Foden 65 The first half ended scoreless with Inter playing more defensively to prevent City from gaining momentum 62 64 Romelu Lukaku was brought on to replace former City striker Edin Dzeko early in the second half and immediately produced a chance from a header In the 59th minute Ederson did not anticipate a backpass from Akanji which was found by Inter s Lautaro Martinez his shot from near the touchline was blocked by Ederson 64 Rodri scored the opening goal for City in the 68th minute finishing a pulled back pass that Bernardo Silva sent from near the goal to the top of the penalty area 62 63 Inter had a chance to equalise three minutes later through a header by defender Federico Dimarco that hit the crossbar Dimarco tried to capitalise on the rebound as well but his shot was blocked by Lukaku 62 The Belgian striker had his own chance to score from a close range header in the 89th minute which Ederson blocked with his legs 64 The Brazilian made an additional save in stoppage time off of a Robin Gosens header to preserve a 1 0 victory for City 63 Rodri who scored the lone goal and was instrumental in City s midfield was named man of the match by UEFA For Manchester City this was their first ever European Cup and first European trophy since 1970 Having earlier won the Premier league and FA Cup titles they achieved a continental treble becoming only the second English and eighth European men s club to have done so 66 67 As winners City earned the right to play against Sevilla the champions of the 2022 23 UEFA Europa League in the UEFA Super Cup as well as qualifying for both the 2023 and 2025 FIFA Club World Cups City s players and staff later received multiple prestigious awards in recognition of their achievements Haaland was named the UEFA Men s Player of the Year and Pep Guardiola won the UEFA Men s Coach of the Year award Seven City players were included in the Champions League team of the season with Rodri being named the most valuable player of the tournament First team squad EditSee also List of Manchester City F C records and statistics Current first team squad statistics 68 No Player Nat Position s Date of birth age Signed Signed from Transfer fee Contract untilGoalkeepers18 Stefan Ortega nbsp GK 1992 11 06 6 November 1992 aged 30 2022 nbsp Arminia Bielefeld 69 Free 202531 Ederson nbsp GK 1993 08 17 17 August 1993 aged 29 2017 nbsp Benfica 70 34 9m 202633 Scott Carson nbsp GK 1985 09 02 2 September 1985 aged 37 2021 a Derby County Free 2023Defenders2 Kyle Walker VC nbsp RB CB 1990 05 28 28 May 1990 aged 33 2017 Tottenham Hotspur 71 45m 20243 Ruben Dias VC nbsp CB 1997 05 14 14 May 1997 aged 26 2020 nbsp Benfica 72 62m b 20275 John Stones nbsp CB RB DM 1994 05 28 28 May 1994 aged 29 2016 Everton 73 47 5m 20266 Nathan Ake nbsp CB LB 1995 02 18 18 February 1995 aged 28 2020 Bournemouth 74 40m 202514 Aymeric Laporte nbsp CB LB 1994 05 27 27 May 1994 aged 29 2018 nbsp Athletic Bilbao 75 57m 202521 Sergio Gomez nbsp LB AM 2000 09 04 4 September 2000 aged 22 2022 nbsp Anderlecht 17 11m 202625 Manuel Akanji nbsp CB RB LB 1995 07 19 19 July 1995 aged 27 2022 nbsp Borussia Dortmund 76 15m 202762 Shea Charles nbsp DM CB 2003 11 05 5 November 2003 aged 19 2023 Manchester City Academy Academy Player 202582 Rico Lewis nbsp RB DM 2004 11 21 21 November 2004 aged 18 2022 Manchester City Academy Academy Player 2025Midfielders4 Kalvin Phillips nbsp DM CM 1995 12 05 5 December 1995 aged 27 2022 Leeds United 5 42m 20288 Ilkay Gundogan C nbsp CM DM 1990 10 14 14 October 1990 aged 32 2016 nbsp Borussia Dortmund 77 20m 202310 Jack Grealish nbsp LW AM 1995 09 10 10 September 1995 aged 27 2021 Aston Villa 78 100m c 202716 Rodri VC nbsp DM 1996 06 23 23 June 1996 aged 27 2019 nbsp Atletico Madrid 79 62 8m 202717 Kevin De Bruyne VC nbsp CM AM 1991 06 28 28 June 1991 aged 32 2015 nbsp VfL Wolfsburg 80 54 5m 202520 Bernardo Silva nbsp CM AM RW 1994 08 10 10 August 1994 aged 28 2017 nbsp Monaco 81 43 5m 202532 Maximo Perrone nbsp DM CM 2003 01 05 5 January 2003 aged 20 2023 nbsp Velez Sarsfield 82 8 2m 202847 Phil Foden nbsp AM CM LW RW FW 2000 05 28 28 May 2000 aged 23 2017 Manchester City Academy Academy Player 202780 Cole Palmer nbsp AM RW LW 2002 05 06 6 May 2002 aged 21 2020 Manchester City Academy Academy Player 2026Forwards9 Erling Haaland nbsp ST 2000 07 21 21 July 2000 aged 22 2022 nbsp Borussia Dortmund 4 51 2m 202719 Julian Alvarez nbsp ST LW RW 2000 01 31 31 January 2000 aged 23 2022 nbsp River Plate 83 14 1m 202826 Riyad Mahrez nbsp RW 1991 02 21 21 February 1991 aged 32 2018 Leicester City 84 60m 2025Includes first team players and EDS players who train routinely with the first team and have made at least one league appearance in the first team Ages are stated as of the end of the 2022 23 season 10 June 2023 Carson was on loan from Derby in 2019 2021 before joining Man City permanently in 2021 City player Nicolas Otamendi was included in the deal bringing the transfer fee paid to 50m Record transfer fee for an English player Key Current EDS squad player Signed in January window Initially signed to Academy team Transfers EditTransfers in Edit Date Pos No Player From Fee Team Ref 1 July 2022 FW 9 nbsp Erling Haaland nbsp Borussia Dortmund 51 200 000 First team 4 85 86 1 July 2022 GK 18 nbsp Stefan Ortega nbsp Arminia Bielefeld Free transfer First team 69 4 July 2022 MF 4 nbsp Kalvin Phillips Leeds United 42 000 000 First team 5 1 August 2022 MF 99 nbsp Terrell Agyemang Charlton Athletic Free transfer Academy 87 16 August 2022 DF 21 nbsp Sergio Gomez nbsp Anderlecht 11 000 000 First team 17 31 August 2022 FW nbsp Farid Alpha Ruprecht nbsp Hamburger SV Undisclosed Academy 88 89 1 September 2022 DF 25 nbsp Manuel Akanji nbsp Borussia Dortmund 15 000 000 First team 76 23 January 2023 MF 32 nbsp Maximo Perrone nbsp Velez Sarsfield 8 200 000 First team 90 82 Total 127 400 000Transfers out Edit Date Pos No Player To Fee Team Ref 17 June 2022 GK 55 nbsp Gavin Bazunu Southampton 12 000 000 Academy 91 1 July 2022 FW nbsp Thomas Agyepong End of contract Academy 92 1 July 2022 MF nbsp Mohammed Aminu nbsp AEP Kozani End of contract Academy 93 94 1 July 2022 FW 73 nbsp Jayden Braaf nbsp Borussia Dortmund End of contract Academy 95 1 July 2022 MF 25 nbsp Fernandinho nbsp Athletico Paranaense End of contract First team 96 97 1 July 2022 DF 95 nbsp Kwaku Oduroh Derby County End of contract Academy 93 98 1 July 2022 DF nbsp Pedro Porro nbsp Sporting CP 7 200 000 City Football Group 99 1 July 2022 DF 56 nbsp CJ Egan Riley Burnley 350 000 Academy 100 2 July 2022 DF nbsp Ko Itakura nbsp Borussia Monchengladbach 4 300 000 City Football Group 101 102 4 July 2022 FW 9 nbsp Gabriel Jesus Arsenal 45 000 000 First team 9 4 July 2022 FW 89 nbsp Darko Gyabi Leeds United 5 000 000 Academy 103 6 July 2022 MF 90 nbsp Romeo Lavia Southampton 10 500 000 Academy 104 8 July 2022 FW nbsp Ryotaro Meshino nbsp Gamba Osaka Undisclosed City Football Group 105 13 July 2022 LW 7 nbsp Raheem Sterling Chelsea 47 500 000 First team 10 22 July 2022 GK 49 nbsp Arijanet Muric Burnley 2 500 000 First team 106 22 July 2022 DF 11 nbsp Oleksandr Zinchenko Arsenal 30 000 000 First team 11 26 July 2022 MF nbsp Daniel Arzani nbsp Macarthur Undisclosed City Football Group 107 31 July 2022 FW 41 nbsp Pablo Moreno nbsp Maritimo Undisclosed City Football Group 108 1 August 2022 MF 68 nbsp Oscar Tarensi nbsp Celta C Gran Pena Undisclosed Academy 109 110 11 August 2022 DF nbsp Testimony Igbinoghene Wolverhampton Wanderers Free transfer Academy 111 12 August 2022 MF nbsp Luca Barrington Brighton amp Hove Albion Undisclosed Academy 112 31 August 2022 MF nbsp Ante Palaversa nbsp Troyes Undisclosed City Football Group 113 1 September 2022 FW 29 nbsp Marlos Moreno nbsp Troyes Undisclosed City Football Group 114 1 September 2022 MF 81 nbsp Claudio Gomes nbsp Palermo Undisclosed Academy 115 1 September 2022 MF 53 nbsp Samuel Edozie Southampton 10 000 000 Academy 116 1 September 2022 DF 99 nbsp Juan Larios Southampton 6 000 000 Academy 117 6 September 2022 DF 57 nbsp Yeboah Amankwah nbsp Lommel Undisclosed Academy 118 14 January 2023 DF nbsp Diego Rosa nbsp Bahia Undisclosed City Football Group 119 1 February 2023 FW 54 nbsp Liam Smith nbsp Swansea City Undisclosed Academy 120 Total 180 350 000Loans out Edit Date Pos No Player Loaned to On loan until Team Ref 15 June 2022 GK 85 nbsp James Trafford Bolton Wanderers End of season Academy 121 1 July 2022 DF nbsp Kluiverth Aguilar nbsp Lommel End of season City Football Group 122 1 July 2022 DF 12 nbsp Taylor Harwood Bellis Burnley End of season Academy 123 4 July 2022 MF 69 nbsp Tommy Doyle Sheffield United End of season Academy 124 8 July 2022 MF nbsp Diego Rosa nbsp Vizela 14 January 2023 a City Football Group 125 11 July 2022 DF 86 nbsp Callum Doyle Coventry City End of season Academy 126 16 July 2022 MF 71 nbsp Lewis Fiorini Blackpool End of season Academy 127 19 July 2022 GK 13 nbsp Zack Steffen Middlesbrough End of season First team 128 22 July 2022 FW nbsp Dario Sarmiento nbsp Montevideo City Torque End of 2022 City Football Group 129 25 July 2022 DF 39 nbsp Yan Couto nbsp Girona End of season City Football Group 130 29 July 2022 GK 84 nbsp Cieran Slicker Rochdale 11 January 2023 b 131 Academy 132 2 August 2022 DF nbsp Yangel Herrera nbsp Girona End of season City Football Group 133 4 August 2022 MF 87 nbsp James McAtee Sheffield United End of season Academy 134 4 August 2022 FW nbsp Slobodan Tedic Barnsley End of season City Football Group 135 5 August 2022 FW nbsp Nahuel Bustos nbsp Sao Paulo 27 December 2022 c City Football Group 136 13 August 2022 FW 37 nbsp Kayky nbsp Pacos de Ferreira 10 December 2022 d 137 Academy 138 13 August 2022 DF nbsp Nahuel Ferraresi nbsp Sao Paulo End of season e City Football Group 139 17 August 2022 DF nbsp Issa Kabore nbsp Marseille End of season City Football Group 140 18 August 2022 FW 48 nbsp Liam Delap Stoke City 12 January 2023 f 141 Academy 142 1 September 2022 DF 79 nbsp Luke Mbete Huddersfield Town 31 January 2023 g Academy 143 3 September 2022 FW nbsp Filip Stevanovic nbsp Santa Clara End of season City Football Group 144 27 December 2022 FW nbsp Nahuel Bustos nbsp Talleres de Cordoba End of 2023 City Football Group 145 4 January 2023 FW 72 nbsp Morgan Rogers Blackpool End of season Academy 146 10 January 2023 DF 97 nbsp Josh Wilson Esbrand Coventry City End of season First team 147 12 January 2023 FW 48 nbsp Liam Delap Preston North End End of season Academy 141 13 January 2023 FW 37 nbsp Kayky nbsp Bahia End of 2023 Academy 148 31 January 2023 DF 7 nbsp Joao Cancelo nbsp Bayern Munich End of season First team 39 31 January 2023 DF 79 nbsp Luke Mbete Bolton Wanderers End of season Academy 149 7 February 2023 MF 66 nbsp Iker Pozo nbsp Sibenik End of season Academy 150 Rosa s loan was terminated early as he was sold by Manchester City Slicker s loan was terminated early Bustos s loan was terminated early Kayky s loan was terminated prematurely by City in December 2022 due to lack of first team exposure Nahuel Ferraresi was initially loaned to Sao Paulo until 30 June 2023 with an extension option through 31 December 2023 Delap s loan was terminated early Mbete s loan was terminated early New contracts Edit Date Pos No Player Contract until Team Ref 14 Jun 2022 GK 33 nbsp Scott Carson 2023 First team 151 24 June 2022 DF 79 nbsp Luke Mbete 2027 Academy 152 8 July 2022 MF 64 nbsp Rowan McDonald 2023 Academy 153 8 July 2022 GK 85 nbsp James Trafford 2027 Academy 153 12 July 2022 MF 16 nbsp Rodri 2027 First team 154 15 July 2022 FW 26 nbsp Riyad Mahrez 2025 First team 155 14 October 2022 MF 47 nbsp Phil Foden 2027 First team 156 25 January 2023 DF 86 nbsp Callum Doyle 2027 Academy 157 16 March 2023 FW 19 nbsp Julian Alvarez 2028 First team 158 26 May 2023 GK 33 nbsp Scott Carson 2024 First team 159 Pre season and friendlies EditOn 25 April Manchester City announced they would travel to the United States for two pre season friendlies in preparation for the new season starting with a fixture against Club America on 20 July 160 The second fixture against Bayern Munich on 23 July was announced a week later 161 On 7 December City announced they would play a friendly match against fellow CFG team Girona on 17 December at their Academy Stadium as a warm up to the resumption of the post World Cup season 162 Manchester City nbsp v nbsp America 20 July 2022 FriendlyManchester City nbsp 2 1 nbsp AmericaHouston United States19 30 CDT De Bruyne nbsp 30 45 1 Cancelo nbsp 41 Report Lara nbsp 18 Martin nbsp 43 Valdez nbsp 59 Layun nbsp 61 Stadium NRG Stadium Attendance 61 223Referee Armando Villarreal United States Bayern Munich nbsp v nbsp Manchester City 23 July 2022 FriendlyBayern Munich nbsp 0 1 nbsp Manchester CityGreen Bay United States18 15 CDT Kimmich nbsp 36 Pavard nbsp 56 Hernandez nbsp 68 Report Haaland nbsp 12 Cancelo nbsp 64 Phillips nbsp 66 Stadium Lambeau Field Attendance 78 128Referee Matthew Thompson United States Note The start of the match was postponed by 15 minutes due to lightning The length of the match was then shortened to 80 minutes after a second lightning delay in the first half Barcelona nbsp v nbsp Manchester City 24 August 2022 ALS Charity FriendlyBarcelona nbsp 3 3 nbsp Manchester CityBarcelona Spain21 30 CEST Aubameyang nbsp 29 De Jong nbsp 66 Depay nbsp 79 Report Alvarez nbsp 21 Palmer nbsp 70 nbsp 74 Mahrez nbsp 90 9 pen Stadium Camp Nou Attendance 91 062Referee Jose Maria Sanchez Martinez Spain Manchester City nbsp v nbsp Girona 17 December 2022 FriendlyManchester City nbsp 2 0 nbsp GironaManchester England13 00 GMT De Bruyne nbsp 5 Haaland nbsp 18 Report Stadium Academy Stadium Attendance 4 500Referee Craig Pawson England Competitions EditOverall record Edit Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position RecordPld W D L GF GA GD Win Premier League 7 August 2022 28 May 2023 Matchday 1 Winners 38 28 5 5 94 33 61 0 73 68FA Cup 8 January 2023 3 June 2023 Third round Winners 6 6 0 0 19 1 18 100 00EFL Cup 9 November 2022 11 January 2023 Third round Quarter finals 3 2 0 1 5 4 1 0 66 67FA Community Shield 30 July 2022 Final Runners up 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 00 0 00UEFA Champions League 6 September 2022 10 June 2023 Group stage Winners 13 8 5 0 32 5 27 0 61 54Total 61 44 10 7 151 46 105 0 72 13Source Soccerway Premier League Edit Main article 2022 23 Premier League League table Edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation1 Manchester City C 38 28 5 5 94 33 61 89 Qualification for the Champions League group stage2 Arsenal 38 26 6 6 88 43 45 843 Manchester United 38 23 6 9 58 43 15 754 Newcastle United 38 19 14 5 68 33 35 715 Liverpool 38 19 10 9 75 47 28 67 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 163 C ChampionsNotes Since the winners of the 2022 23 FA Cup Manchester City qualified for the Champions League as a result of their league positions the second Europa League group stage berth allocated to England was transferred to the sixth placed team 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 GD38 28 5 5 94 33 61 89 17 1 1 60 17 43 11 4 4 34 16 18Source Premier League Results by matchday Edit Matchday12345689101113141516171819207121222312224252627293031333428335363732438GroundAHAHHAAHHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAAHAHAHHAHHAHAAResultWWDWWDWWWLWWWLWDWLWWLWWDWWWWWWWWWWWWDLPosition41222222222222222222221222222222111111Points3671013141720232326293232353639394245454851525558616467707376798285888989Source Premier LeagueA Away H Home W Win D Draw L Loss P Postponed 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 1 Matchday 7 vs Tottenham Hotspur was postponed alongside all other matches in the Premier League due to the death and state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II 2 Matchday 12 vs Arsenal was postponed to accommodate Arsenal s rearranged Europa League fixture against PSV Eindhoven 3 Matchday 28 vs West Ham United was postponed to accommodate City s FA Cup quarter final fixture against Burnley 4 Matchday 32 vs Brighton amp Hove Albion was postponed to accommodate City s FA Cup semi final fixture against Sheffield United Matches Edit The league fixtures were announced on 16 June 2022 164 Win Draw Loss West Ham United v Manchester City 7 August 2022 1West Ham United0 2Manchester CityStratford16 30 BST Report Haaland nbsp 36 pen 65 Cancelo nbsp 45 3 Stadium London Stadium Attendance 62 443Referee Michael Oliver Manchester City v Bournemouth 13 August 2022 2Manchester City4 0BournemouthManchester15 00 BST Gundogan nbsp 19 De Bruyne nbsp 31 Foden nbsp 37 Lerma nbsp 79 o g Report Stacey nbsp 5 Mepham nbsp 56 Smith nbsp 90 2 Stadium Etihad Stadium Attendance 53 453Referee David Coote Newcastle United v Manchester City 21 August 2022 3Newcastle United3 3Manchester CityNewcastle upon Tyne16 30 BST Bruno Guimaraes nbsp 8 Almiron nbsp 28 Schar nbsp 34 Wilson nbsp 39 Trippier nbsp 54 nbsp 76 Joelinton nbsp 90 2 Report Gundogan nbsp 5 Cancelo nbsp 18 Stones nbsp 52 Haaland nbsp 60 Silva nbsp 64 Stadium St James Park Attendance 52 258Referee Jarred Gillett Manchester City v Crystal Palace 27 August 2022 4Manchester City4 2Crystal PalaceManchester15 00 BST Silva nbsp 53 Haaland nbsp 62 70 81 Foden nbsp 86 Report Stones nbsp 4 o g Andersen nbsp 21 Mateta nbsp 81 Guehi nbsp 88 Stadium Etihad Stadium Attendance 53 112Referee Darren England Manchester City v Nottingham Forest 31 August 2022 5Manchester City6 0Nottingham ForestManchester19 30 BST Haaland nbsp 12 23 38 Cancelo nbsp 50 Alvarez nbsp 65 87 Report Dennis nbsp 76 Stadium Etihad Stadium Attendance 53 409Referee Paul Tierney Aston Villa v Manchester City 3 September 2022 6Aston Villa1 1Manchester CityAston17 30 BST Cash nbsp 26 Digne nbsp 71 Bailey nbsp 74 Report Haaland nbsp 50 Stadium Villa Park Attendance 41 830Referee Simon Hooper Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester City 17 September 2022 8Wolverhampton Wanderers0 3Manchester CityWolverhampton12 30 BST Collins nbsp 33 Nunes nbsp 65 Neves nbsp 66 Report Grealish nbsp 1 Rodri nbsp 13 Haaland nbsp 16 Foden nbsp 69 Stadium Molineux Attendance 31 578Referee Anthony Taylor Manchester City v Manchester United 2 October 2022 9Manchester City6 3Manchester UnitedManchester14 00 BST Foden nbsp 8 44 73 Haaland nbsp 34 37 64 Report Dalot nbsp 2 Malacia nbsp 23 Antony nbsp 56 Fernandes nbsp 80 Martial nbsp 84 90 1 pen Stadium Etihad Stadium Attendance 53 475Referee Michael Oliver Manchester City v Southampton 8 October 2022 10Manchester City4 0SouthamptonManchester15 00 BST Cancelo nbsp 20 Foden nbsp 32 Mahrez nbsp 49 Haaland nbsp 65 Report Walker Peters nbsp 20 Stadium Etihad Stadium Attendance 53 365Referee Andrew Madley Liverpool v Manchester City 16 October 2022 11Liverpool1 0Manchester CityLiverpool16 30 BST Fabinho nbsp 63 Salah nbsp 76 Thiago nbsp 84 Jota nbsp 90 Report Akanji nbsp 78 Stadium Anfield Attendance 53 286Referee Anthony Taylor Manchester City v Brighton amp Hove Albion 22 October 2022 13Manchester City3 1Brighton amp Hove AlbionManchester15 00 BST Haaland nbsp 22 43 pen Mahrez nbsp 54 De Bruyne nbsp 75 Report Caicedo nbsp 26 Trossard nbsp 53 Gross nbsp 61 Estupinan nbsp 74 Stadium Etihad Stadium Attendance 53 223Referee Craig Pawson Leicester City v Manchester City 29 October 2022 14Leicester City0 1Manchester CityLeicester12 30 BST Report De Bruyne nbsp 49 Stadium King Power Stadium Attendance 32 223Referee Robert Jones Manchester City v Fulham 5 November 2022 15Manchester City2 1FulhamManchester15 00 GMT Alvarez nbsp 17 Cancelo nbsp 26 Silva nbsp 45 3 Haaland nbsp 90 5 pen nbsp 90 7 Report Pereira nbsp 7 nbsp 28 pen Reed nbsp 45 Tete nbsp 63 Robinson nbsp 90 Stadium Etihad Stadium Attendance 52 395Referee Darren England Manchester City v Brentford 12 November 2022 16Manchester City1 2BrentfordManchester12 30 GMT Haaland nbsp 37 Foden nbsp 45 1 Cancelo nbsp 84 Report Toney nbsp 16 90 8 Mbeumo nbsp 72 Jensen nbsp 90 2 Stadium Etihad Stadium Attendance 52 786Referee Peter Bankes Leeds United v Manchester City 28 December 2022 17Leeds United1 3Manchester CityLeeds20 00 GMT Klich nbsp 70 Gnonto nbsp 71 Struijk nbsp 73 Greenwood nbsp 85 Report Rodri nbsp 45 1 nbsp 81 Haaland nbsp 51 64 Lewis nbsp 62 Palmer nbsp 90 2 Stadium Elland Road Attendance 36 889Referee Stuart Attwell Manchester City v Everton 31 December 2022 18Manchester City1 1EvertonManchester15 00 GMT Silva nbsp 16 Haaland nbsp 24 nbsp 44 De Bruyne nbsp 30 Report Patterson nbsp 33 Tarkowski nbsp 45 Onana nbsp 63 Gray nbsp 64 Stadium Etihad Stadium Attendance 53 444Referee Andrew Madley Chelsea v Manchester City 5 January 2023 2023 01 05 19Chelsea0 1Manchester CityFulham20 00 GMT Kovacic nbsp 89 Koulibaly nbsp 90 4 Report Mahrez nbsp 63 Stadium Stamford Bridge Attendance 39 998Referee Paul Tierney Manchester United v Manchester City 14 January 2023 20Manchester United2 1Manchester CityTrafford12 30 GMT Eriksen nbsp 64 Fernandes nbsp 78 Rashford nbsp 82 Fred nbsp 88 Casemiro nbsp 89 Report Grealish nbsp 60 Stadium Old Trafford Attendance 75 546Referee Stuart Attwell Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur 19 January 2023 7Manchester City4 2Tottenham HotspurManchester20 00 GMT Mahrez nbsp 21 nbsp 63 90 Alvarez nbsp 51 Haaland nbsp 53 Report Romero nbsp 23 Hojbjerg nbsp 31 Kulusevski nbsp 44 Emerson nbsp 45 2 Stadium Etihad Stadium Attendance 53 088Referee Simon HooperNote The match was originally scheduled to be played on 10 September 2022 but was part of the league wide postponement of all English football following the death of Queen Elizabeth II 165 166 Manchester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers 22 January 2023 21Manchester City3 0Wolverhampton WanderersManchester14 00 GMT Rodri nbsp 25 Haaland nbsp 40 50 pen 54 Report Kilman nbsp 10 Lemina nbsp 13 Stadium Etihad Stadium Attendance 53 282Referee David Coote Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City 5 February 2023 22Tottenham Hotspur1 0Manchester CityTottenham16 30 GMT Kane nbsp 15 Bentancur nbsp 23 Romero nbsp 26 nbsp 87 Perisic nbsp 75 Report a, 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. |