2024–25 Manchester City F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 130th season in the existence of Manchester City Football Club and their 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, where they are competing as four-time defending champions, Manchester City are also participating in the FA Cup, EFL Cup, FA Community Shield, the revamped UEFA Champions League; entering the latter for the 14th consecutive season, and the expanded FIFA Club World Cup as winners of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League.[1]

Manchester City
2024–25 season
OwnerCity Football Group
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
ManagerPep Guardiola
StadiumEtihad Stadium
Premier League2nd
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFourth round
FA Community ShieldWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueLeague phase
FIFA Club World CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Erling Haaland (12)

All:
Erling Haaland (15)
Highest home attendance52,846 v Arsenal
22 September 2024
(Premier League)
Lowest home attendance40,584 v Watford
24 September 2024
(EFL Cup)
Average home league attendance52,672
Biggest win5–0 v Sparta Prague
(Home)
23 October 2024
(UEFA Champions League)
Biggest defeat1–4 v Sporting CP
(Away)
5 November 2024
(UEFA Champions League)
2025–26 →

City began the season by defeating Manchester United 7–6 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in regular time on 10 August to win the FA Community Shield for the first time since 2019.[2] On 30 October, they were eliminated in the fourth round of the EFL Cup by Tottenham Hotspurs at their stadium in a 1–2 defeat, the team's first in any competition that season.

Kits

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Season summary

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Pre-season

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The club ended the previous season with the main issue being whether or not Pep Guardiola would decide to extend his contract as manager beyond the end of the 2024–25 season after nine years with the club.[3] Kevin De Bruyne was the only key player who would start the season in the final year of his existing contract, but there was also further speculation on the futures of Kyle Walker and Bernardo Silva, as there had been in previous recent summers. Rumours also emerged that Ederson could be a target for Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr.[4]

A total of 13 current City players were selected for squads for Euro 2024, the joint most alongside Inter Milan, and one player was selected for the 2024 Copa América. Six of those players reached the semi-finals of these competitions played in the week commencing 8 July; five of those would go on to reach the respective finals played on 14 July; and two: Rodri for Spain and Julián Alvarez for Argentina, would celebrate as champions. Rodri was also recognised as the Player of the Tournament for Euro 2024.[5][6][7][8]

Players who had not participated in either competition returned to the club for pre-season training on 15 July to prepare for their forthcoming pre-season tour in the United States. Spanish defender Sergio Gómez had been the first senior player to be transferred, leaving the club after two seasons to join Real Sociedad on 12 July. The first transfer in was announced on 18 July when Brazilian winger Savinho joined from fellow CFG club Troyes, after a successful loan season at Girona, for a reported fee of £21 million.[9][10]

City took a largely inexperienced squad on their pre-season tour to the US, selecting only 11 previous first team players who had not played at the Euros or Copa America.[11] Their two Croatian Internationals, Joško Gvardiol and Mateo Kovačić, who had returned from Germany after the group stages, joined the tour at its mid-point.[12] The remaining 14 players were allowed extended breaks and would join the squad after its return to the UK. However, this tour squad was able to perform well and only suffered narrow losses to Celtic and Milan, drew with Barcelona and beat Chelsea convincingly with a Haaland hat-trick. The performances of Haaland, Grealish and Oscar Bobb in particular stood out in these games with the latter demonstrating he was ready for more first-team appearances in the coming season.[13]

Start of the season

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In their first competitive game of the season, City won the FA Community Shield by beating fierce rivals Manchester United 7–6 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in regular time, thus avenging the defeat to the same side in the 2024 FA Cup final. United opened the scoring in the 82nd minute with a strike from Alejandro Garnacho, and City equalised in the penultimate minute of normal time with a Bernardo Silva header from an excellent Oscar Bobb run and cross. Although Silva went on to see his first penalty saved, an Ederson save against Jadon Sancho and a miss from Jonny Evans saw City victorious in the penalty shoot-out. It was the first time since 2019 that City had won the competition after consecutive defeats in their previous three appearances.[2]

On 12 August, it was announced that Julián Alvarez would be joining Atlético Madrid for a reported initial fee of £64.4 million with up to £17.1 million in add-ons after two highly successful seasons with City. At the time, this was the highest transfer fee the club had ever received for a player and represented a significant profit for a player acquired for £14 million only two years previously. Álvarez had won the continental treble in 2024, as well as a World Cup and a Copa America title while a City player.[14]

On 23 August, former captain İlkay Gündoğan returned to the club on a free transfer, signing a one-year deal after having spent the previous season at Barcelona.[15]

City began their league campaign with three strong performances and victories away to Chelsea and West Ham United, and at home to newly promoted Ipswich Town. The games against Ipswich and West Ham United included Haaland's 10th and 11th hat-tricks since he joined the club, as he became the Premier League player to score the most goals (7) in the first three games of the season.[16][17] The Blues led the league over Liverpool on goals scored at the first international break, with both clubs maintaining a 100% record and a goal difference of +7.

On 22 September, City played their first league game of the season against their closest title challengers from the previous two seasons and drew 2–2 at home against Arsenal. The first goal was Haaland's 100th for the club in all competitions, achieved in just 105 appearances. This equalled a record set by Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid for the fastest to reach this milestone at a single club. Arsenal were able to come back to take a 2–1 lead by half time, but saw Leandro Trossard sent off for a second bookable offence shortly before the break. A resolute defensive effort with 10 men and excellent goalkeeping from David Raya was almost enough to secure the victory and three points for the Gunners, but a scrambled goal from John Stones in the eighth minute of injury time saved the point for City and ensured they remained unbeaten and at top of the league by a point from Liverpool and Aston Villa.

Rodri had limped out of the Arsenal match following a collision with Thomas Partey. On 27 September, it was confirmed that the player had ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament and would miss the rest of the season in recovery. Guardiola said Rodri was "irreplaceable" during the previous season's title run-in. Rodri missed five games the previous season and City had lost four of them.[18]

Autumn period

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Manchester City remained unbeaten in all competitions up to the October international break. In the Premier League, they were positioned just a point behind Liverpool, securing second place and edging out Arsenal on goal difference. Their form extended to the Champions League, where they held the eighth spot in the new Swiss-style league phase.

On 7 October, City's legal case against the Premier League over rules on commercial deals involving club owners concluded with a tribunal ruling. The tribunal upheld two aspects of the club's complaints but rejected others. The case, separate from the ongoing investigation into City's alleged financial breaches, found that shareholder loans should not be excluded from associated party transaction (APT) rules and that some recent rule amendments should not be retained. Both sides claimed partial victory, with City pleased about some rulings and the Premier League relieved that most rules were upheld. The ruling could impact other clubs' compliance with financial regulations.[19]

On 14 October, Manchester City's director of football, Txiki Begiristain, announced he would be leaving the club the following June after 12 years, being replaced by Sporting Lisbon's Hugo Viana.[20]

On 28 October, Rodri became the first current City player to win the prestigious Ballon d'Or award.

City faced an injury crisis and a series of four consecutive losses before the final international break of the year, marking their worst losing streak since 2006 under Stuart Pearce. It was also the first time Guardiola had suffered four consecutive defeats in his managerial career. During this period, they were eliminated from the EFL Cup by Tottenham and experienced their first outright Champions League loss in over two years, falling 1-4 to Sporting Lisbon in Portugal. Additionally, this streak ended their 10-month and 32-game unbeaten run in the league with away losses to Bournemouth and Brighton, leaving City in second place, trailing Liverpool by five points.[21]

On 19 November it was widely reported that Guardiola had extended his contract with the club for a further year to 2026, when he would be able to celebrate the completion of his tenth season at City.

First-team squad

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As of 27 August 2024[22]
No. Player Position Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
18 Stefan Ortega GK   (1992-11-06) 6 November 1992 (age 32)   Arminia Bielefeld 1 July 2022 Free transfer 2026
31 Ederson GK   (1993-08-17) 17 August 1993 (age 31)   Benfica 1 July 2017 £34.9m 2026
33 Scott Carson GK   (1985-09-02) 2 September 1985 (age 39) Derby County 20 July 2021 Free transfer 2025[23]
Defenders
2 Kyle Walker (C) RB / CB   (1990-05-28) 28 May 1990 (age 34) Tottenham Hotspur 14 July 2017 £45.0m 2026
3 Rúben Dias (VC) CB   (1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 (age 27)   Benfica 29 September 2020 £62.0m[a] 2027
5 John Stones CB / RB / DM   (1994-05-28) 28 May 1994 (age 30) Everton 9 August 2016 £47.5m 2026
6 Nathan Aké CB / LB   (1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 (age 29) Bournemouth 5 August 2020 £40.0m 2027
24 Joško Gvardiol CB / LB   (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 22)   RB Leipzig 5 August 2023 £77.5m 2028
25 Manuel Akanji CB / RB / LB / DM   (1995-07-19) 19 July 1995 (age 29)   Borussia Dortmund 1 September 2022 £15.0m 2027
82 Rico Lewis RB / DM / AM   (2004-11-21) 21 November 2004 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2022 2028
97 Josh Wilson-Esbrand LB   (2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 (age 21) Academy 1 July 2022 2027
Midfielders
8 Mateo Kovačić DM / CM   (1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 (age 30) Chelsea 27 June 2023 £25.0m 2027
10 Jack Grealish LW / AM / RW   (1995-09-10) 10 September 1995 (age 29) Aston Villa 5 August 2021 £100.0m 2027
11 Jérémy Doku RW / LW / AM   (2002-05-27) 27 May 2002 (age 22)   Rennes 24 August 2023 £55.5m 2028
16 Rodri (VC) DM / CM   (1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 (age 28)   Atlético Madrid 4 July 2019 £62.8m 2027
17 Kevin De Bruyne (VC) CM / AM   (1991-06-28) 28 June 1991 (age 33)   VfL Wolfsburg 30 August 2015 £54.5m 2025
19 İlkay Gündoğan (VC) CM / DM   (1990-10-24) 24 October 1990 (age 34)   Barcelona 23 August 2024 Free transfer 2025
20 Bernardo Silva (VC) CM / AM / LW / RW   (1994-08-10) 10 August 1994 (age 30)   Monaco 1 July 2017 £43.5m 2026
26 Savinho AM / RW / LW   (2004-04-10) 10 April 2004 (age 20)   Troyes 18 July 2024 £21.0m 2029
27 Matheus Nunes CM / AM / DM / LW   (1998-08-27) 27 August 1998 (age 26) Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 September 2023 £53.0m 2028
47 Phil Foden AM / LW / RW   (2000-05-28) 28 May 2000 (age 24) Academy 1 July 2017 2027
52 Oscar Bobb RW / ST   (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 21)   Vålerenga 12 July 2019 2029
87 James McAtee CM / AM / LW / RW   (2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 (age 22) Academy 1 July 2021 2026
Forwards
9 Erling Haaland ST   (2000-07-21) 21 July 2000 (age 24)   Borussia Dortmund 1 July 2022 £51.2m 2027
Includes first team players and EDS players who train routinely with the first team and have made at least one league appearance.
  1. ^ City player Nicolás Otamendi was included in the deal, bringing the transfer fee paid to £50m.
Key
# – Current EDS Squad player.
† – Signed in January window.
‡ – Initially signed to Academy team.

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Pos. No. Player From Fee Team Ref.
18 July 2024 RW 26   Savinho   Troyes £21,000,000 First team [24]
23 August 2024 MF 19   İlkay Gündoğan   Barcelona Free transfer First team [25]
30 August 2024 FW   Divin Mubama West Ham United £2,000,000 Academy [26]
Total £23,000,000

Transfers out

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Date Pos. No. Player To Fee Team Ref.
1 July 2024 MF 69   Tommy Doyle Wolverhampton Wanderers £4,300,000 Academy [27]
1 July 2024 DF 12   Taylor Harwood-Bellis Southampton £20,000,000 Academy [28]
1 July 2024 MF   Dario Sarmiento   Tigre £1,300,000 City Football Group [29]
2 July 2024 MF 71   Lewis Fiorini Stockport County £1,000,000 Academy [30]
12 July 2024 DF 21   Sergio Gómez   Real Sociedad £8,400,000 First team [31][32]
13 July 2024 FW 48   Liam Delap Ipswich Town £15,000,000 Academy [33]
7 August 2024 MF 93   Alex Robertson   Cardiff City £1,000,000 Academy [34]
9 August 2024 FW 92   Micah Hamilton Middlesbrough £3,500,000 Academy [35]
12 August 2024 FW 96   Ben Knight   Murcia Free transfer Academy [36]
12 August 2024 FW 19   Julián Alvarez   Atlético Madrid £81,500,000[a] First team [14]
20 August 2024 MF 67   Kane Taylor Aston Villa £750,000 Academy [37]
27 August 2024 DF 7   João Cancelo   Al Hilal £21,000,000 First team [38]
30 August 2024 GK 83   George Murray-Jones Nottingham Forest £1,100,000 Academy [39]
4 September 2024 FW   Filip Stevanović   Lommel Undisclosed Academy [40]
Total £158,850,000
  1. ^ Fee widely reported as £64,400,000 initially, with up to £17,100,000 in add-ons.

Loaned in

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Date Pos. No. Player Loaned from On loan until Team Ref.

Loaned out

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Date Pos. No. Player Loaned to On loan until Team Ref.
10 July 2024 GK 88   True Grant Buxton End of season Academy [41]
3 August 2024 DF 39   Yan Couto   Borussia Dortmund End of season City Football Group [42]
6 August 2024 MF 76   Mahamadou Susoho Peterborough United 17 August 2024[a][43] Academy [44]
6 August 2024 DF 86   Callum Doyle Norwich City End of season Academy [45]
7 August 2024 DF 74   Tomas Galvez   LASK End of season Academy [46]
9 August 2024 DF 94   Finley Burns Hull City End of season Academy [47]
12 August 2024 DF 79   Luke Mbete Northampton Town End of season Academy [48]
12 August 2024 MF 50   Kian Breckin Crewe Alexandra End of season Academy [49]
16 August 2024 MF 4   Kalvin Phillips Ipswich Town End of season First team [50]
25 August 2024 MF 32   Máximo Perrone   Como End of season First team [51]
26 August 2024 FW 37   Kayky   Sparta Rotterdam End of season Academy [52]
30 August 2024 DF 70   Jadel Katongo Peterborough United End of season Academy [53]
1 September 2024 DF 78   Issa Kaboré   Benfica End of season City Football Group [54]
3 September 2024 FW 73   Joel Ndala   PSV Eindhoven End of season Academy [55]
  1. ^ Susoho's loan was ended after an injury ruled him out of action for four months.

Released

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Date Pos. No. Player Subsequent club Join date Team Ref.
1 July 2024 MF 61   Josh Adam   Wrexham 9 September 2024 Academy [56][57]
1 July 2024 DF   Jamal Baptiste   Sheffield United 5 November 2024 Academy [56][58]

New contracts

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Date Pos. No. Player Contract until Team Ref.
8 June 2024 GK 18   Stefan Ortega 2026 First team [59]

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 19 March 2024, Manchester City announced they would return to the United States during pre-season, with matches against Celtic, Milan, Barcelona and Chelsea as part of the 2024 Florida Cup.[60]

23 July 2024 FC Series Manchester City   3–4   Celtic Chapel Hill, United States
19:30 EDT
Report
Stadium: Kenan Memorial Stadium
Referee: Ted Unkel (United States)
27 July 2024 FC Series
Soccer Champions Tour
Manchester City   2–3   Milan New York City, United States
18:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 46,122
Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)
30 July 2024 FC Series
Soccer Champions Tour
Barcelona   2–2
(4–1 p)
  Manchester City Orlando, United States
20:20 EDT
Report
Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Attendance: 63,237
Referee: Tim Ford (United States)
Penalties
3 August 2024 FC Series Manchester City   4–2   Chelsea Columbus, United States
17:30 EDT
Report
Stadium: Ohio Stadium
Attendance: 71,280
Referee: Ted Unkel (United States)

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 18 August 2024 25 May 2025 Matchday 1 11 7 2 2 22 13 +9 063.64
FA Cup 10–13 January 2025 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
EFL Cup 24 September 2024 30 October 2024 Third round Fourth round 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
FA Community Shield 10 August 2024 Final Winners 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
UEFA Champions League 18 September 2024 League phase 4 2 1 1 10 4 +6 050.00
FIFA Club World Cup June 2025 Group stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 18 10 4 4 36 21 +15 055.56

Last updated: 9 November 2024
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Liverpool 11 9 1 1 21 6 +15 28 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Manchester City 11 7 2 2 22 13 +9 23
3 Chelsea 11 5 4 2 21 13 +8 19
4 Arsenal 11 5 4 2 18 12 +6 19
5 Nottingham Forest 11 5 4 2 15 10 +5 19 Qualification for the Europa League league phase
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2024. Source: Premier League
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[61]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
11 7 2 2 22 13  +9 23 4 1 0 12 6  +6 3 1 2 10 7  +3

Last updated: 9 November 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHHAHA
ResultWWWWDDWWWLL
Position411112221222
Points3691213141720232323
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2024. Source: Premier League
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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The league fixtures were released on 18 June 2024.


  Win   Draw   Loss

18 August 2024 1 Chelsea 0–2 Manchester City Fulham
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,818
Referee: Anthony Taylor
24 August 2024 2 Manchester City 4–1 Ipswich Town Manchester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 52,811
Referee: Michael Salisbury
31 August 2024 3 West Ham United 1–3 Manchester City Stratford
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 62,469
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[62]
14 September 2024 4 Manchester City 2–1 Brentford Manchester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 52,142
Referee: Darren Bond
22 September 2024 5 Manchester City 2–2 Arsenal Manchester
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 52,846
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[62]
28 September 2024 6 Newcastle United 1–1 Manchester City Newcastle upon Tyne
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,248
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live TNT Sports broadcast.[62]
5 October 2024 7 Manchester City 3–2 Fulham Manchester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 52,719
Referee: Peter Bankes
20 October 2024 8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Manchester City Wolverhampton
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 31,319
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 19 October, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[63][64]
26 October 2024 9 Manchester City 1–0 Southampton Manchester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 52,844
Referee: Tony Harrington
2 November 2024 10 Bournemouth 2–1 Manchester City Bournemouth
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 11,231
Referee: Michael Oliver
9 November 2024 11 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Manchester City Brighton and Hove
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,715
Referee: Samuel Barrott
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[65]
23 November 2024 12 Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
17:30 GMT Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Referee: John Brooks
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[65]
1 December 2024 13 Liverpool v Manchester City Liverpool
16:00 GMT Report Stadium: Anfield
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 30 November, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[65]
4 December 2024 14 Manchester City v Nottingham Forest Manchester
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
7 December 2024 15 Crystal Palace v Manchester City Selhurst
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
15 December 2024 16 Manchester City v Manchester United Manchester
16:30 GMT Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
21 December 2024 17 Aston Villa v Manchester City Birmingham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Villa Park
26 December 2024 18 Manchester City v Everton Manchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
29 December 2024 19 Leicester City v Manchester City Leicester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
4 January 2025 20 Manchester City v West Ham United Manchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
14 January 2025 21 Brentford v Manchester City Brentford
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
19 January 2025 22 Ipswich Town v Manchester City Ipswich
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Portman Road
25 January 2025 23 Manchester City v Chelsea Manchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
1 February 2025 24 Arsenal v Manchester City Holloway
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
15 February 2025 25 Manchester City v Newcastle United Manchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
22 February 2025 26 Manchester City v Liverpool Manchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
25 February 2025 27 Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City Tottenham
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
8 March 2025 28 Nottingham Forest v Manchester City West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: City Ground
15 March 2025 29 Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion Manchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
2 April 2025 30 Manchester City v Leicester City Manchester
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
5 April 2025 31 Manchester United v Manchester City Manchester
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Old Trafford
12 April 2025 32 Manchester City v Crystal Palace Manchester
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
19 April 2025 33 Everton v Manchester City Liverpool
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Goodison Park
26 April 2025 34 Manchester City v Aston Villa Manchester
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
3 May 2025 35 Manchester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers Manchester
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
10 May 2025 36 Southampton v Manchester City Southampton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
18 May 2025 37 Manchester City v Bournemouth Manchester
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
25 May 2025 38 Fulham v Manchester City Fulham
16:00 BST Report Stadium: Craven Cottage

FA Cup

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As a Premier League team, Manchester City will enter the FA Cup in the third round.

EFL Cup

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As a Premier League team involved in European competition, Manchester City entered the EFL Cup in the third round, and were drawn at home against EFL Championship side Watford.[66] In the fourth round, they were drawn away to fellow Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.[67]

24 September 2024 Third round Manchester City 2–1 Watford Manchester
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 40,584
Referee: David Webb
30 October 2024 Fourth round Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Manchester City Tottenham
20:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 60,797
Referee: Robert Jones

FA Community Shield

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As the defending Premier League champions, Manchester City faced reigning FA Cup winners Manchester United in the traditional season opener. United previously defeated City in the FA Cup final earlier that year.

10 August 2024 Final Manchester City 1–1
(7–6 p)
Manchester United Wembley
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 78,146
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Penalties

UEFA Champions League

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League phase

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The league phase draw was held on 29 August 2024.[68]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8   Aston Villa 4 3 0 1 6 1 +5 9 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
9   Atalanta 4 2 2 0 5 0 +5 8 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
10   Manchester City 4 2 1 1 10 4 +6 7
11   Juventus 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 7
12   Arsenal 4 2 1 1 3 1 +2 7
Updated to match(es) played on 6 November 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Round12345678
GroundHAHAHAAH
ResultDWWL
Position168310
Points1477
Updated to match(es) played on 5 November 2024. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
18 September 2024 1 Manchester City   0–0   Inter Milan Manchester, England
20:00 BST
Report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 50,922
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
1 October 2024 2 Slovan Bratislava   0–4   Manchester City Bratislava, Slovakia
21:00 CEST Report
Stadium: Tehelné pole
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
23 October 2024 3 Manchester City   5–0   Sparta Prague Manchester, England
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 50,116
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
5 November 2024 4 Sporting CP   4–1   Manchester City Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WET
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 47,453
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
26 November 2024 5 Manchester City   v   Feyenoord Manchester, England
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
11 December 2024 6 Juventus   v   Manchester City Turin, Italy
21:00 CET Report Stadium: Juventus Stadium
22 January 2025 7 Paris Saint-Germain   v   Manchester City Paris, France
21:00 CET Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
29 January 2025 8 Manchester City   v   Club Brugge Manchester, England
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium

FIFA Club World Cup

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Manchester City qualified for the revamped tournament as winners of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League.

Statistics

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Overall

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As of match played 9 November 2024

Appearances ( ) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only, including substitute appearances.
Red card numbers denote: numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.
Source for all stats:[69]

No. Player Pos. Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Champions League Other competitions[a] Total
                                               
2   Kyle Walker DF 7 1 1 1 9 1
3   Rúben Dias DF 9 3 1 3 1 1 14 4
5   John Stones DF 6 2 1 2 2 1 1 10 3 2
6   Nathan Aké DF 2 1 1 1 5
8   Mateo Kovačić MF 11 3 3 1 2 1 1 15 3 4
9   Erling Haaland FW 11 12 2 4 3 1 16 15 2
10   Jack Grealish MF 7 2 1 2 10 2
11   Jérémy Doku MF 8 1 1 1 3 1 13 2
16   Rodri MF 2 1 3
17   Kevin De Bruyne MF 5 1 1 2 1 8 1 1
18   Stefan Ortega GK 2 2 4
19   İlkay Gündoğan MF 10 1 4 1 15 1
20   Bernardo Silva MF 11 2 1 3 1 1 1 16 1 3
24   Joško Gvardiol DF 11 3 2 4 1 18 3
25   Manuel Akanji DF 9 1 4 1 14 1
26   Savinho MF 8 2 2 4 1 1 15 3
27   Matheus Nunes MF 8 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 14 3 2
31   Ederson GK 11 3 2 1 14 3
33   Scott Carson GK
47   Phil Foden MF 8 2 4 3 14 3
52   Oscar Bobb MF 1 1
56   Jacob Wright MF 2 2
61   Kaden Braithwaite DF 1 1
66   Jahmai Simpson-Pusey DF 1 1 1 1 3 1
75   Nico O'Reilly MF 2 1 1 4
82   Rico Lewis DF 10 1 2 4 1 17 1
87   James McAtee MF 1 2 2 1 1 6 1
97   Josh Wilson-Esbrand DF
Own goals 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 22 23 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 10 5 0 1 2 0 36 30 0

Goalscorers

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As of match played 9 November 2024

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.[69]

Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup FA Community Shield UEFA Champions League FIFA Club World Cup Total
1 9 FW   Erling Haaland 12 0 0 0 3 0 15
2 24 DF   Joško Gvardiol 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
47 MF   Phil Foden 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
8 MF   Mateo Kovačić 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
27 MF   Matheus Nunes 0 0 2 0 1 0 3
5 DF   John Stones 2 0 0 0 1 0 3
6 11 MF   Jérémy Doku 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
7 17 MF   Kevin De Bruyne 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
19 MF   İlkay Gündoğan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
87 MF   James McAtee 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
20 MF   Bernardo Silva 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 22 0 3 1 10 0 36

Assists

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As of match played 9 November 2024

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when assists are equal.[69]

Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup FA Community Shield UEFA Champions League FIFA Club World Cup Total
1 82 DF   Rico Lewis 2 0 1 0 1 0 4
27 MF   Matheus Nunes 2 0 0 0 2 0 4
26 FW   Savinho 2 0 1 0 1 0 4
4 20 MF   Bernardo Silva 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
5 11 MF   Jérémy Doku 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
47 MF   Phil Foden 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
10 MF   Jack Grealish 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
8 25 DF   Manuel Akanji 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
52 MF   Oscar Bobb 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
17 FW   Kevin De Bruyne 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
31 GK   Ederson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
19 MF   İlkay Gündoğan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 15 0 3 1 8 0 27

Disciplinary record

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As of match played 9 November 2024

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total cards are equal.[69]

Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup FA Community Shield UEFA Champions League FIFA Club World Cup Total
                                                       
1 3 DF   Rúben Dias 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
2 31 GK   Ederson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
10 MF   Mateo Kovačić 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
20 MF   Bernardo Silva 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
26 MF   Savinho 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
6 10 MF   Jack Grealish 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 FW   Erling Haaland 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
27 MF   Matheus Nunes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
5 DF   John Stones 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
10 25 DF   Manuel Akanji 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 FW   Kevin De Bruyne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 MF   Mateo Kovačić 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
82 DF   Rico Lewis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
66 DF   Jahmai Simpson-Pusey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2 DF   Kyle Walker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0

Hat-tricks

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As of match played 9 November 2024
Player Against Result Date Competition Ref.
  Erling Haaland Ipswich Town (H) 4–1 24 August 2024 Premier League [16]
West Ham United (A) 3–1 31 August 2024 [17]

Clean sheets

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As of match played 9 November 2024

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent matches where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play.

Clean sheets
No. Player Apps Goals against Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup FA Community Shield UEFA Champions League FIFA Club World Cup Total
31   Ederson 14 18 2 0 0 0 1 0 3
18   Stefan Ortega 4 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Totals 21 2 0 0 0 3 0 5

Awards

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Etihad Player of the Month

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Awarded by an online vote of supporters on the official Manchester City F.C. website.

Month Player Ref.
August   Erling Haaland [70]
September [71]

Awarded by an online vote of supporters on the official Premier League website.

Month Player Ref.
August   Erling Haaland [72]

Notes

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