2022–23 Manchester City F.C. season

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Manchester City
2022–23 season
Manchester City line up before facing Southampton at the Etihad, 8 October 2022
OwnerCity Football Group
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
ManagerPep Guardiola
StadiumEtihad Stadium
Premier League1st
FA CupWinners
EFL CupQuarter-finals
FA Community ShieldRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Erling Haaland (36)
All:
Erling Haaland (52)
Highest home attendance53,490 v Chelsea
21 May 2023
(Premier League)
Lowest home attendance47,149 v Liverpool
22 December 2022
(EFL Cup)
Average home league attendance53,249
Biggest 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)

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 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.

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Season summary[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

2022–23 shirts of City's new players hang alongside 2021–22 shirts of others before presentation

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]

Manchester City players in an away Premier League match against Wolves in September 2022

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]

Erling Haaland in action against RB Leipzig in the Champions League round of 16

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 retaining 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 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]

See 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 until
Goalkeepers
18 Stefan Ortega Germany GK (1992-11-06)6 November 1992 (aged 30) 2022 Germany Arminia Bielefeld[69] Free 2025
31 Ederson Brazil GK (1993-08-17)17 August 1993 (aged 29) 2017 Portugal Benfica[70] £34.9m 2026
33 Scott Carson England GK (1985-09-02)2 September 1985 (aged 37) 2021[a] Derby County Free 2023
Defenders
2 Kyle Walker (VC) England RB / CB (1990-05-28)28 May 1990 (aged 33) 2017 Tottenham Hotspur[71] £45m 2024
3 Rúben Dias (VC) Portugal CB (1997-05-14)14 May 1997 (aged 26) 2020 Portugal Benfica[72] £62m[b] 2027
5 John Stones England CB / RB / DM (1994-05-28)28 May 1994 (aged 29) 2016 Everton[73] £47.5m 2026
6 Nathan Aké Netherlands CB / LB (1995-02-18)18 February 1995 (aged 28) 2020 Bournemouth[74] £40m 2025
14 Aymeric Laporte Spain CB / LB (1994-05-27)27 May 1994 (aged 29) 2018† Spain Athletic Bilbao[75] £57m 2025
21 Sergio Gómez Spain LB / AM (2000-09-04)4 September 2000 (aged 22) 2022 Belgium Anderlecht[17] £11m 2026
25 Manuel Akanji Switzerland CB / RB / LB (1995-07-19)19 July 1995 (aged 27) 2022 Germany Borussia Dortmund[76] £15m 2027
62# Shea Charles Northern Ireland DM / CB (2003-11-05)5 November 2003 (aged 19) 2023 Manchester City Academy Academy Player 2025
82 Rico Lewis England RB / DM (2004-11-21)21 November 2004 (aged 18) 2022 Manchester City Academy Academy Player 2025
Midfielders
4 Kalvin Phillips England DM / CM (1995-12-05)5 December 1995 (aged 27) 2022 Leeds United[5] £42m 2028
8 İlkay Gündoğan (C) Germany CM / DM (1990-10-14)14 October 1990 (aged 32) 2016 Germany Borussia Dortmund[77] £20m 2023
10 Jack Grealish England LW / AM (1995-09-10)10 September 1995 (aged 27) 2021 Aston Villa[78] £100m[c] 2027
16 Rodri (VC) Spain DM (1996-06-23)23 June 1996 (aged 27) 2019 Spain Atlético Madrid[79] £62.8m 2027
17 Kevin De Bruyne (VC) Belgium CM / AM (1991-06-28)28 June 1991 (aged 32) 2015 Germany VfL Wolfsburg[80] £54.5m 2025
20 Bernardo Silva Portugal CM / AM / RW (1994-08-10)10 August 1994 (aged 28) 2017 France Monaco[81] £43.5m 2025
32 Máximo Perrone Argentina DM / CM (2003-01-05)5 January 2003 (aged 20) 2023† Argentina Vélez Sarsfield[82] £8.2m 2028
47 Phil Foden England AM / CM / LW / RW / FW (2000-05-28)28 May 2000 (aged 23) 2017 Manchester City Academy Academy Player 2027
80 Cole Palmer England AM / RW / LW (2002-05-06)6 May 2002 (aged 21) 2020 Manchester City Academy Academy Player 2026
Forwards
9 Erling Haaland Norway ST (2000-07-21)21 July 2000 (aged 22) 2022 Germany Borussia Dortmund[4] £51.2m 2027
19 Julián Álvarez Argentina ST / LW / RW (2000-01-31)31 January 2000 (aged 23) 2022† Argentina River Plate[83] £14.1m 2028
26 Riyad Mahrez Algeria RW (1991-02-21)21 February 1991 (aged 32) 2018 Leicester City[84] £60m 2025
Includes 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).
  1. ^ Carson was on loan from Derby in 2019–2021, before joining Man City permanently in 2021.
  2. ^ City player Nicolás Otamendi was included in the deal, bringing the transfer fee paid to £50m.
  3. ^ Record transfer fee for an English player.
Key
# – Current EDS squad player.
† – Signed in January window.
‡ – Initially signed to Academy team.

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Date Pos. No. Player From Fee Team Ref.
1 July 2022 FW 9 Norway Erling Haaland Germany Borussia Dortmund £51,200,000 First team [4][85][86]
1 July 2022 GK 18 Germany Stefan Ortega Germany Arminia Bielefeld Free transfer First team [69]
4 July 2022 MF 4 England Kalvin Phillips Leeds United £42,000,000 First team [5]
1 August 2022 MF 99 England Terrell Agyemang Charlton Athletic Free transfer Academy [87]
16 August 2022 DF 21 Spain Sergio Gómez Belgium Anderlecht £11,000,000 First team [17]
31 August 2022 FW Germany Farid Alpha-Ruprecht Germany Hamburger SV Undisclosed Academy [88][89]
1 September 2022 DF 25 Switzerland Manuel Akanji Germany Borussia Dortmund £15,000,000 First team [76]
23 January 2023 MF 32 Argentina Máximo Perrone Argentina Vélez Sarsfield £8,200,000 First team [90][82]
Total £127,400,000

Transfers out[edit]

Date Pos. No. Player To Fee Team Ref.
17 June 2022 GK 55 Republic of Ireland Gavin Bazunu Southampton £12,000,000 Academy [91]
1 July 2022 FW Ghana Thomas Agyepong End of contract Academy [92]
1 July 2022 MF Ghana Mohammed Aminu Greece AEP Kozani End of contract Academy [93][94]
1 July 2022 FW 73 Netherlands Jayden Braaf Germany Borussia Dortmund End of contract Academy [95]
1 July 2022 MF 25 Brazil Fernandinho Brazil Athletico Paranaense End of contract First team [96][97]
1 July 2022 DF 95 Ghana Kwaku Oduroh Derby County End of contract Academy [93][98]
1 July 2022 DF Peru Kluiverth Aguilar Belgium Lommel Undisclosed City Football Group [99]
1 July 2022 DF Spain Pedro Porro Portugal Sporting CP £7,200,000 City Football Group [100]
1 July 2022 DF 56 England CJ Egan-Riley Burnley £350,000 Academy [101]
2 July 2022 DF Japan Ko Itakura Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach £4,300,000 City Football Group [102][103]
4 July 2022 FW 9 Brazil Gabriel Jesus Arsenal £45,000,000 First team [9]
4 July 2022 FW 89 England Darko Gyabi Leeds United £5,000,000 Academy [104]
6 July 2022 MF 90 Belgium Roméo Lavia Southampton £10,500,000 Academy [105]
8 July 2022 FW Japan Ryotaro Meshino Japan Gamba Osaka Undisclosed City Football Group [106]
13 July 2022 LW 7 England Raheem Sterling Chelsea £47,500,000 First team [10]
22 July 2022 GK 49 Kosovo Arijanet Muric Burnley £2,500,000 First team [107]
22 July 2022 DF 11 Ukraine Oleksandr Zinchenko Arsenal £30,000,000 First team [11]
26 July 2022 MF Australia Daniel Arzani Australia Macarthur Undisclosed City Football Group [108]
31 July 2022 FW 41 Spain Pablo Moreno Portugal Marítimo Undisclosed City Football Group [109]
1 August 2022 MF 68 Spain Oscar Tarensi Spain Celta C-Gran Peña Undisclosed Academy [110][111]
11 August 2022 DF England Testimony Igbinoghene Wolverhampton Wanderers Free transfer Academy [112]
12 August 2022 MF England Luca Barrington Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed Academy [113]
31 August 2022 MF Croatia Ante Palaversa France Troyes Undisclosed City Football Group [114]
1 September 2022 FW 29 Colombia Marlos Moreno France Troyes Undisclosed City Football Group [115]
1 September 2022 MF 81 France Claudio Gomes Italy Palermo Undisclosed Academy [116]
1 September 2022 MF 53 England Samuel Edozie Southampton £10,000,000 Academy [117]
1 September 2022 DF 99 Spain Juan Larios Southampton £6,000,000 Academy [118]
6 September 2022 DF 57 England Yeboah Amankwah Belgium Lommel Undisclosed Academy [119]
14 January 2023 DF Brazil Diego Rosa Brazil Bahia Undisclosed City Football Group [120]
1 February 2023 FW 54 Scotland Liam Smith Wales Swansea City Undisclosed Academy [121]
7 February 2023 MF 66 Spain Iker Pozo Croatia Šibenik Undisclosed Academy [122]
Total £180,350,000

Loans out[edit]

Date Pos. No. Player Loaned to On loan until Team Ref.
15 June 2022 GK 85 England James Trafford Bolton Wanderers End of season Academy [123]
1 July 2022 DF 12 England Taylor Harwood-Bellis Burnley End of season Academy [124]
4 July 2022 MF 69 England Tommy Doyle Sheffield United End of season Academy [125]
8 July 2022 MF Brazil Diego Rosa Portugal Vizela 14 January 2023[a] City Football Group [126]
11 July 2022 DF 86 England Callum Doyle Coventry City End of season Academy [127]
16 July 2022 MF 71 Scotland Lewis Fiorini Blackpool End of season Academy [128]
19 July 2022 GK 13 United States Zack Steffen Middlesbrough End of season First team [129]
22 July 2022 FW Argentina Darío Sarmiento Uruguay Montevideo City Torque Unknown City Football Group [130]
25 July 2022 DF 39 Brazil Yan Couto Spain Girona End of season City Football Group [131]
29 July 2022 GK 84 Scotland Cieran Slicker Rochdale 11 January 2023[b] Academy [132][133]
2 August 2022 DF Venezuela Yangel Herrera Spain Girona End of season City Football Group [134]
4 August 2022 MF 87 England James McAtee Sheffield United End of season Academy [135]
4 August 2022 FW Serbia Slobodan Tedić Barnsley End of season City Football Group [136]
5 August 2022 FW Argentina Nahuel Bustos Brazil São Paulo 27 December 2022[c] City Football Group [137]
13 August 2022 FW 37 Brazil Kayky Portugal Paços de Ferreira 10 December 2022[d] Academy [138][139]
13 August 2022 DF Venezuela Nahuel Ferraresi Brazil São Paulo End of season[e] City Football Group [140]
17 August 2022 DF Burkina Faso Issa Kaboré France Marseille End of season City Football Group [141]
18 August 2022 FW 48 England Liam Delap Stoke City 12 January 2023[f] Academy [142][143]
1 September 2022 DF 79 England Luke Mbete Huddersfield Town 31 January 2023[g] Academy [144][145]
3 September 2022 FW Serbia Filip Stevanović Portugal Santa Clara End of season City Football Group [146]
27 December 2022 FW Argentina Nahuel Bustos Argentina Talleres de Córdoba End of 2023 City Football Group [147]
4 January 2023 FW 72 England Morgan Rogers Blackpool End of season Academy [148]
10 January 2023 DF 97 England Josh Wilson-Esbrand Coventry City End of season First team [149]
12 January 2023 FW 48 England Liam Delap Preston North End End of season Academy [143]
13 January 2023 FW 37 Brazil Kayky Brazil Bahia End of 2023 Academy [150]
31 January 2023 DF 7 Portugal João Cancelo Germany Bayern Munich End of season First team [39]
31 January 2023 DF 79 England Luke Mbete Bolton Wanderers End of season Academy [145]
  1. ^ Rosa's loan was terminated prior to him being sold to Bahia. Manchester City had not announced the original length of the loan.
  2. ^ On 11 January, Slicker was recalled from his season-long loan at Rochdale.
  3. ^ On 27 December, Bustos was recalled from his loan at São Paulo, which had been scheduled to last until 30 June 2023, and was subsequently loaned to Talleres de Córdoba.
  4. ^ On 10 December, Kaky was recalled from his season-long loan at Paços de Ferreira and was subsequently loaned to Bahia.
  5. ^ Nahuel Ferraresi was initially loaned to São Paulo until 30 June 2023, with an extension option through 31 December 2023.
  6. ^ On 12 January, Delap was recalled from his season-long loan at Stoke and was subsequently loaned to Preston.
  7. ^ On 31 January, Mbete was recalled from his season-long loan at Huddersfield and was subsequently loaned to Bolton.

New contracts[edit]

Date Pos. No. Player Contract until Team Ref.
14 Jun 2022 GK 33 England Scott Carson 2023 First team [151]
24 June 2022 DF 79 England Luke Mbete 2027 Academy [152]
8 July 2022 MF 64 England Rowan McDonald 2023 Academy [153]
8 July 2022 GK 85 England James Trafford 2027 Academy [153]
12 July 2022 MF 16 Spain Rodri 2027 First team [154]
15 July 2022 FW 26 Algeria Riyad Mahrez 2025 First team [155]
14 October 2022 MF 47 England Phil Foden 2027 First team [156]
25 January 2023 DF 86 England Callum Doyle 2027 Academy [157]
16 March 2023 FW 19 Argentina Julián Álvarez 2028 First team [158]
26 May 2023 GK 33 England 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 England 2–1 Mexico 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 Germany 0–1 England 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 Spain 3–3 England 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 England 2–0 Spain 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 +61 073.68
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 +1 066.67
FA Community Shield 30 July 2022 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
UEFA Champions League 6 September 2022 10 June 2023 Group stage Winners 13 8 5 0 32 5 +27 061.54
Total 61 44 10 7 151 46 +105 072.13

Source: Soccerway

Premier League[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 Premier League

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]
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[163]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2022–23 FA Cup, Manchester City, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed 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]

Matchday12345689101113141516171819207121222312224252627293031333428335363732438
GroundAHAHHAAHHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAAHAHAHHAHHAHAA
ResultWWDWWDWWWLWWWLWDWLWWLWWDWWWWWWWWWWWWDL
Position41222222222222222222221222222222111111
Points3671013141720232326293232353639394245454851525558616467707376798285888989
Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

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
16 October 2022 11 Liverpool 1–0 Manchester City Liverpool
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,286
Referee: Anthony Taylor
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
5 November 2022 15 Manchester City 2–1 Fulham Manchester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 52,395
Referee: Darren England
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 (2023-01-05) 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
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 61,747
Referee: Andrew Madley
12 February 2023 23 Manchester City 3–1 Aston Villa Manchester
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 53,392
Referee: Robert Jones
15 February 2023 12 Arsenal 1–3 Manchester City Holloway
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,276
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Originally scheduled for 19 October 2022, this match was postponed to accommodate Arsenal's rearranged Europa League fixture against PSV Eindhoven. The latter was postponed due to the severe limitations on police resources and organisational issues related to the ongoing events surrounding the national mourning for Queen Elizabeth II.[26][27]
18 February 2023 24 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Manchester City West Bridgford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,365
Referee: Graham Scott
25 February 2023 25 Bournemouth 1–4 Manchester City Bournemouth
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 10,481
Referee: Paul Tierney
4 March 2023 26 Manchester City 2–0 Newcastle United Manchester
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 53,419
Referee: Simon Hooper
11 March 2023 27 Crystal Palace 0–1 Manchester City Selhurst
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,844
Referee: Robert Jones
1 April 2023 29 Manchester City 4–1 Liverpool Manchester
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 52,877
Referee: Simon Hooper
8 April 2023 30 Southampton 1–4 Manchester City Southampton
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,963
Referee: Robert Jones
15 April 2023 31 Manchester City 3–1 Leicester City Manchester
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 53,329
Referee: Darren England
26 April 2023 33 Manchester City 4–1 Arsenal Manchester
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 53,482
Referee: Michael Oliver
30 April 2023 34 Fulham 1–2 Manchester City Fulham
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 24,498
Referee: Simon Hooper
3 May 2023 28 Manchester City 3–0 West Ham United Manchester
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 53,305
Referee: John Brooks
Note: Originally scheduled for 18 March, the fixture was postponed due to City's participation in the FA Cup quarter-finals.
6 May 2023 35 Manchester City 2–1 Leeds United Manchester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 53,406
Referee: Andrew Madley
14 May 2023 36 Everton 0–3 Manchester City Liverpool
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,376
Referee: Anthony Taylor
21 May 2023 37 Manchester City 1–0 Chelsea Manchester
16:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 53,490
Referee: Michael Oliver
24 May 2023 32 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Manchester City Falmer
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,388
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Originally scheduled for 22 April, the fixture was postponed due to the both teams' participation in the FA Cup semi-finals.
28 May 2023 38 Brentford 1–0 Manchester City Brentford
16:30 BST
Report Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 17,120
Referee: John Brooks

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 FA Cup
Wembley Stadium, as seen from the stands, during the 2023 FA Cup final

City entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to Chelsea, making it a rematch of the third round League Cup tie earlier that season.[167] The fourth round draw was held shortly before City's third round tie against Chelsea, with the Blues drawn against the winner of the following day's Oxford United vs Arsenal tie.[168] In the fifth round, City were drawn away to Bristol City. After their victory, the Cityzens were drawn at home to Burnley in the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals, the Blues were paired with Sheffield United with a potential derby in the final at stake. City defeated Sheffield 3–0, while Manchester United overcame Brighton on penalties after a goalless draw to set up the first-ever Manchester derby in a major cup final.[169]

8 January 2023 Third round Manchester City 4–0 Chelsea Manchester
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 51,505
Referee: Robert Jones
27 January 2023 Fourth round Manchester City 1–0 Arsenal Manchester
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 51,694
Referee: Paul Tierney
28 February 2023 Fifth round Bristol City 0–3 Manchester City Bristol
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 25,713
Referee: Andre Marriner
18 March 2023 Quarter-finals Manchester City 6–0 Burnley Manchester
18:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 51,688
Referee: John Brooks
22 April 2023 Semi-finals Manchester City 3–0 Sheffield United London
16:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 69,603
Referee: Stuart Attwell
3 June 2023 Final Manchester City 2–1 Manchester United London
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 83,179
Referee: Paul Tierney

EFL Cup[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup

City entered the competition in the third round. The draw was held on 24 August 2022 after the second round fixtures were completed, and they were drawn at home to the previous season's runners-up Chelsea as one of seven all-Premier League ties.[170] The draw for the fourth round was held after the final match of the third round between Manchester United and Aston Villa on 10 November, by Peter Schmeichel and Dion Dublin. City were drawn at home to the cup holders Liverpool. The tie would be held immediately after the World Cup final, before the resumption of league fixtures.[171] City were handed an away tie at Southampton in the quarter-finals draw, held immediately after their fourth round victory over Liverpool.[172]

9 November 2022 Third round Manchester City 2–0 Chelsea Manchester
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 52,148
Referee: Simon Hooper
22 December 2022 Fourth round Manchester City 3–2 Liverpool Manchester
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,149
Referee: David Coote
11 January 2023 Quarter-finals Southampton 2–0 Manchester City Southampton
20:00 GMT
Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 22,996
Referee: Peter Bankes

FA Community Shield[edit]

Main article: 2022 FA Community Shield

The traditional season curtain raiser was played between Manchester City and Liverpool, the previous season's league champions and FA Cup winners respectively. Normally held at Wembley Stadium, this season's edition was played at Leicester City's King Power Stadium to avoid clashes with UEFA Women's Euro 2022.

30 July 2022 (2022-07-30) Final Liverpool 3–1 Manchester City Leicester
17:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 28,545
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on ITV

UEFA Champions League[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League

Group stage[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage

The 2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage draw took place in Istanbul, Turkey, on 25 August 2022.[173] The first group matches were played on 6 September, and they wrapped up earlier than usual, at the start of November, to accommodate the mid-season FIFA World Cup.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI DOR SEV CPH
1 England Manchester City 6 4 2 0 14 2 +12 14 Advance to knockout phase — 2–1 3–1 5–0
2 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 2 3 1 10 5 +5 9 0–0 — 1–1 3–0
3 Spain Sevilla 6 1 2 3 6 12 −6 5 Transfer to Europa League 0–4 1–4 — 3–0
4 Denmark Copenhagen 6 0 3 3 1 12 −11 3 0–0 1–1 0–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
6 September 2022 1 Sevilla Spain 0–4 England Manchester City Seville, Spain
21:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 38,764
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
14 September 2022 2 Manchester City England 2–1 Germany Borussia Dortmund Manchester
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 50,441
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
5 October 2022 3 Manchester City England 5–0 Denmark Copenhagen Manchester
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 51,765
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
11 October 2022 4 Copenhagen Denmark 0–0 England Manchester City Copenhagen, Denmark
18:45 CEST
Report
Stadium: Parken Stadium
Attendance: 35,447
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
25 October 2022 5 Borussia Dortmund Germany 0–0 England Manchester City Dortmund, Germany
21:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 81,000
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
2 November 2022 6 Manchester City England 3–1 Spain Sevilla Manchester
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 51,610
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

Knockout phase[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
Round of 16[edit]

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 7 November 2022 at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, with Manchester City being drawn against RB Leipzig.[174]

22 February 2023 First leg RB Leipzig Germany 1–1 England Manchester City Leipzig, Germany
21:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Leipzig Stadium
Attendance: 45,228
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
14 March 2023 Second leg Manchester City England 7–0
(8–1 agg.)		 Germany RB Leipzig Manchester
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 52,038
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Quarter-finals[edit]

The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals was held on 17 March 2023. City were drawn against Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals, with the winner of that tie playing either Real Madrid or Chelsea in the semi-finals.[175]

11 April 2023 First leg Manchester City England 3–0 Germany Bayern Munich Manchester
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 52,257
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
19 April 2023 Second leg Bayern Munich Germany 1–1
(1–4 agg.)		 England Manchester City Munich, Germany
21:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Munich Football Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Note: Bayern manager Thomas Tuchel was sent off Sent off (second booking) in the 86th minute.
Semi-finals[edit]
9 May 2023 First leg Real Madrid Spain 1–1 England Manchester City Madrid, Spain
21:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 63,485
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
17 May 2023 Second leg Manchester City England 4–0
(5–1 agg.)		 Spain Real Madrid Manchester
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 52,313
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Final[edit]
Main article: 2023 UEFA Champions League final
10 June 2023 Final Manchester City England 1–0 Italy Inter Milan Istanbul, Turkey
22:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 71,412
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Statistics[edit]

Overall[edit]

Appearances (👕) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only, including sub appearances.
Red card numbers denote: numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.
Source for all stats:[176]

No. Player Pos. Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Community Shield Champions League Total
👕 Yellow card Red card 👕 Yellow card Red card 👕 Yellow card Red card 👕 Yellow card Red card 👕 Yellow card Red card 👕 Yellow card Red card
2 England Kyle Walker DF 27 3 5 1 1 5 39 3
3 Portugal Rúben Dias DF 26 3 3 1 1 1 12 1 2 43 1 6
4 England Kalvin Phillips MF 12 1 4 2 3 21 1
5 England John Stones DF 23 2 2 2 1 8 1 34 3 2
6 Netherlands Nathan Aké DF 27 1 3 3 1 3 1 1 8 1 42 3 4
7 Portugal João Cancelo DF 17 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 6 1 26 2 5 1
8 Germany İlkay Gündoğan MF 31 8 3 2 1 3 1 13 1 4 51 11 5
9 Norway Erling Haaland FW 35 36 5 4 3 2 1 1 11 12 1 53 52 6
10 England Jack Grealish MF 28 5 4 5 3 1 1 13 1 50 5 6
14 Spain Aymeric Laporte DF 12 5 3 4 1 24 1
16 Spain Rodri MF 36 2 5 4 2 3 1 1 12 2 1 56 4 9
17 Belgium Kevin De Bruyne MF 32 7 1 4 1 2 1 10 2 1 49 10 2
18 Germany Stefan Ortega GK 3 6 1 3 2 14 1
19 Argentina Julián Álvarez FW 30 9 5 3 2 1 1 1 10 3 1 48 17 1
20 Portugal Bernardo Silva MF 34 4 5 5 2 2 1 12 4 2 55 7 9
21 Spain Sergio Gómez DF 12 4 2 5 1 23 1
25 Switzerland Manuel Akanji DF 29 2 6 2 11 1 2 48 1 4
26 Algeria Riyad Mahrez FW 30 5 2 5 5 2 2 1 9 3 47 15 2
31 Brazil Ederson GK 35 3 1 1 11 2 48 5
32 Argentina Máximo Perrone MF 1 1 2
33 England Scott Carson GK
47 England Phil Foden MF 32 11 1 5 3 2 1 8 1 1 48 15 2
62 Northern Ireland Shea Charles DF 1 1
80 England Cole Palmer MF 14 1 4 1 3 4 25 1 1
82 England Rico Lewis DF 14 1 5 2 2 1 23 1 1
97 England Josh Wilson-Esbrand DF 2 2
Own goals 2 1 3
Totals 94 44 1 19 8 0 5 2 0 1 1 0 32 21 1 151 76 2

Goalscorers[edit]

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.[176]

Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Community Shield Champions League Total
1 9 FW Norway Erling Haaland 36 3 1 0 12 52
2 19 FW Argentina Julián Álvarez 9 3 1 1 3 17
3 47 MF England Phil Foden 11 3 0 0 1 15
26 FW Algeria Riyad Mahrez 5 5 2 0 3 15
5 8 MF Germany İlkay Gündoğan 8 2 0 0 1 11
6 17 MF Belgium Kevin De Bruyne 7 1 0 0 2 10
7 20 MF Portugal Bernardo Silva 4 0 0 0 3 7
8 10 MF England Jack Grealish 5 0 0 0 0 5
9 16 MF Spain Rodri 2 0 0 0 2 4
10 6 DF Netherlands Nathan Aké 1 1 1 0 0 3
5 DF England John Stones 2 0 0 0 1 3
12 7 DF Portugal João Cancelo 2 0 0 0 0 2
13 25 DF Switzerland Manuel Akanji 0 0 0 0 1 1
3 DF Portugal Rúben Dias 0 0 0 0 1 1
82 DF England Rico Lewis 0 0 0 0 1 1
80 MF England Cole Palmer 0 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 2 0 0 0 1 3
Totals 94 19 5 1 32 151

Assists[edit]

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total assists are equal.[176]

Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Community Shield Champions League Total
1 17 MF Belgium Kevin De Bruyne 16 4 2 0 7 29
2 26 FW Algeria Riyad Mahrez 10 1 0 0 2 13
3 10 MF England Jack Grealish 7 3 0 0 1 11
4 47 MF England Phil Foden 6 1 0 0 2 9
9 FW Norway Erling Haaland 8 0 0 0 1 9
6 16 MF Spain Rodri 6 0 1 0 0 7
7 20 MF Portugal Bernardo Silva 5 0 0 0 1 6
8 MF Germany İlkay Gündoğan 4 0 0 0 2 6
9 7 DF Portugal João Cancelo 1 0 0 0 4 5
10 19 FW Argentina Julián Álvarez 0 2 0 0 2 4
11 5 DF England John Stones 2 0 0 0 1 3
12 21 DF Spain Sergio Gómez 1 0 0 0 1 2
13 25 DF Switzerland Manuel Akanji 1 0 0 0 0 1
31 GK Brazil Ederson 1 0 0 0 0 1
80 MF England Cole Palmer 1 0 0 0 0 1
2 DF England Kyle Walker 0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 69 12 3 0 24 108

Disciplinary record[edit]

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total cards are equal.[176]

Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Community Shield Champions League Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 16 MF Spain Rodri 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0
20 MF Portugal Bernardo Silva 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 0 0
3 3 DF Portugal Rúben Dias 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0
10 MF England Jack Grealish 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
9 FW Norway Erling Haaland 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
6 7 DF Portugal João Cancelo 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 1
7 31 GK Brazil Ederson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0
8 MF Germany İlkay Gündoğan 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 0
9 25 DF Switzerland Manuel Akanji 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0
10 3 DF Netherlands Nathan Aké 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
47 MF England Phil Foden 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
2 DF England Kyle Walker 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
13 17 MF Belgium Kevin De Bruyne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
26 FW Algeria Riyad Mahrez 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
5 DF England John Stones 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 21 DF Spain Sergio Gómez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
17 19 FW Argentina Julián Álvarez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
14 DF Spain Aymeric Laporte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
82 DF England Rico Lewis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 GK Germany Stefan Ortega 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
80 MF England Kalvin Phillips 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 MF England Cole Palmer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 44 0 1 8 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 21 0 1 76 0 2

Hat-tricks[edit]

Player Against Result Date Competition Ref
Norway Erling Haaland Crystal Palace (H) 4–2 27 August 2022 Premier League [19]
Nottingham Forest (H) 6–0 31 August 2022 [20]
Manchester United (H) 6–3 2 October 2022 [29]
England Phil Foden [29]
Norway Erling Haaland Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) 3–0 22 January 2023 [177]
RB Leipzig (H)5 7–0 14 March 2023 Champions League [178]
Burnley (H) 6–0 18 March 2023 FA Cup [179]
Algeria Riyad Mahrez Sheffield United (N) 3–0 22 April 2023 FA Cup [50]

4 – Player scored four goals.

5 – Player scored five goals.

Clean sheets[edit]

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games 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.

Goalkeepers Clean sheets
Rank No. Player Apps Goals conceded Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Community Shield Champions League Total
1 31 Brazil Ederson 47 (1) 39 11 0 0 0 7 18
2 18 Germany Stefan Ortega 14 7 2 5 1 0 1 9
3 33 England Scott Carson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 13 5 1 0 8 27

Awards[edit]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Used in the away game against Sevilla on matchday 1 of the Champions League.[1][2]
  2. ^ Used in the away game against Brentford on matchday 38 of the Premier League.[3]

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