2025–26 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City
2025–26 season
OwnerCity Football Group
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
ManagerPep Guardiola
StadiumEtihad Stadium
Premier LeaguePre-season
FA CupThird round
EFL CupThird round
UEFA Champions LeagueLeague phase

The 2025–26 season is the 131st season in the existence of Manchester City Football Club and their 24th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, Manchester City will be also participating in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and UEFA Champions League, entering the latter for the 15th consecutive season.

This is the first season since 2014–15 without midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, who departed the club following the expiration of his contract. This season also marks as the first since 2020–21 where the club have not entered a Premier League season as reigning champions.

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Season summary

Pre-season

The revamped 2025 FIFA Club World Cup spanned the period between the 2024–25 and 2025–26 English football seasons. City's involvement in this competition is documented in more detail on their 2024–25 season page.

It had been anticipated that City's squad would need a major overhaul in the summer to remain competitive at the highest level. While this transition began in the previous January transfer window, further changes were expected, particularly in midfield, at full-back, and potentially at centre-half if the club chose to offload some of their aging and injury-prone players. Between 9 and 11 June, the transfers of left-back Rayan Aït-Nouri from Wolverhampton Wanderers; midfielders Tijjani Reijnders from Milan; and Rayan Cherki from Lyon; and of back-up goal keeper Marcus Bettinelli from Chelsea were duly completed in time for the players to join the squad for the Club World Cup at a total estimated cost of £112 million.[1][2][3][4]

On 30 June, the Blues were shockingly knocked out 3–4 a.e.t. by Al Hilal in the round of 16 at the Club World Cup after having swept their group stage opponents, including Juventus.[5]

First-team squad

See also: List of Manchester City F.C. records and statistics § Current first-team squad statistics
As of 11 June 2025[6]
No. Player Position Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
13 Marcus Bettinelli GK (1992-05-24) 24 May 1992 Chelsea 10 June 2025 Free transfer 2026
18 Stefan Ortega GK (1992-11-06) 6 November 1992 Arminia Bielefeld 1 July 2022 Free transfer 2026
31 Ederson GK (1993-08-17) 17 August 1993 Benfica 1 July 2017 £34.9m 2026
Defenders
3 Rúben Dias (VC) CB (1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 Benfica 29 September 2020 £62.0m[a] 2027
5 John Stones CB / RB / DM (1994-05-28) 28 May 1994 Everton 9 August 2016 £47.5m 2026
6 Nathan Aké CB / LB (1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 Bournemouth 5 August 2020 £40.0m 2027
21 Rayan Aït-Nouri LB (2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers 9 June 2025 £36.3m 2030
22 Vitor Reis CB / RB (2006-01-12) 12 January 2006 Palmeiras 21 January 2025 £29.6m 2029
24 Joško Gvardiol CB / LB (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 RB Leipzig 5 August 2023 £77.5m 2028
25 Manuel Akanji CB / RB / LB / DM (1995-07-19) 19 July 1995 Borussia Dortmund 1 September 2022 £15.0m 2027
45 Abdukodir Khusanov CB / RB (2004-02-29) 29 February 2004 Lens 20 January 2025 £33.6m 2029
75 Nico O'Reilly LB / CM / AM / LW / RW (2005-03-21) 21 March 2005 Academy 1 July 2022 — 2026
82 Rico Lewis RB / DM (2004-11-21) 21 November 2004 Academy 1 July 2022 — 2028
Midfielders
4 Tijjani Reijnders DM / CM / AM (1998-07-29) 29 July 1998 Milan 11 June 2025 £46.3m 2030
8 Mateo Kovačić DM / CM (1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 Chelsea 27 June 2023 £25.0m 2027
10 Jack Grealish LW / AM (1995-09-10) 10 September 1995 Aston Villa 5 August 2021 £100.0m 2027
11 Jérémy Doku RW / LW (2002-05-27) 27 May 2002 Rennes 24 August 2023 £55.5m 2028
14 Nico González DM / CM (2002-01-03) 3 January 2002 Porto 3 February 2025 £50.0m 2029
16 Rodri (VC) DM / CM (1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 Atlético Madrid 4 July 2019 £62.8m 2027
19 İlkay Gündoğan (VC) CM / DM (1990-10-24) 24 October 1990 Barcelona 23 August 2024 Free transfer 2026
20 Bernardo Silva (C) CM / AM / LW / RW (1994-08-10) 10 August 1994 Monaco 1 July 2017 £43.5m 2026
26 Savinho RW / LW (2004-04-10) 10 April 2004 Troyes 18 July 2024 £21.0m 2029
27 Matheus Nunes CM / AM / DM / LW / RW / RB (1998-08-27) 27 August 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 September 2023 £53.0m 2028
29 Rayan Cherki AM / RW (2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 Lyon 10 June 2025 £34.0m 2030
30 Claudio Echeverri AM / LW (2006-01-02) 2 January 2006 River Plate 25 January 2024 £12.5m 2028
47 Phil Foden AM / LW / RW / ST (2000-05-28) 28 May 2000 Academy 1 July 2017 — 2027
52 Oscar Bobb RW / ST (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 Vålerenga 12 July 2019 — 2029
87 James McAtee CM / AM / LW / RW (2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 Academy 1 July 2021 — 2026
Forwards
7 Omar Marmoush ST / AM / LW / RW / SS (1999-02-07) 7 February 1999 Frankfurt 23 January 2025 £59.0m 2029
9 Erling Haaland (VC) ST (2000-07-21) 21 July 2000 Borussia Dortmund 1 July 2022 £51.2m 2034
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 and contracts

Transfers in

Date Pos. No. Player From Fee Team Ref.
9 June 2025 LB 21 Rayan Aït-Nouri[a] Wolverhampton Wanderers £31,800,000 First team [7][1]
10 June 2025 GK 13 Marcus Bettinelli[b] Chelsea Undisclosed First team [4]
10 June 2025 RW 29 Rayan Cherki[c] Lyon £34,000,000 First team [8][3]
11 June 2025 CM 4 Tijjani Reijnders[d] Milan £46,300,000 First team [9][2]
Total £112,100,000
  1. ^ Transfer for the 2025–26 season, but eligible to start in 2024–25 for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
  2. ^ Transfer for the 2025–26 season, but eligible to start in 2024–25 for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
  3. ^ Transfer for the 2025–26 season, but eligible to start in 2024–25 for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
  4. ^ Transfer for the 2025–26 season, but eligible to start in 2024–25 for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup

Loaned in

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

Transfers out

Date Pos. No. Player To Fee Team Ref.
1 June 2025[a] DM 56 Jacob Wright Norwich City £2,300,000 Academy [10][11]
30 June 2025 FW 37 Kayky Bahia Undisclosed Academy [12]
1 July 2025[b] RB 39 Yan Couto Borussia Dortmund £25,200,000 First team [13]
5 July 2025 RB 2 Kyle Walker Burnley £5,000,000 First team [14]
Total £32,500,000
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 28 May 2025, and became official on 1 June when the transfer window reopened.
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 10 October 2024, and became official on 1 July 2025 when the Bundesliga transfer window reopened.

Loaned out

Date Pos. No. Player Loaned to On loan until Team Ref.
25 June 2025 CB – Juma Bah Nice 30 June 2026 Academy [15]
5 July 2025 CF 67 Divin Mubama Stoke City 31 May 2026 [16]
7 July 2025 DF 94 Finley Burns Reading [17]

Released

Date Pos. No. Player Subsequent club Join date Team Ref.
30 June 2025 AM 17 Kevin De Bruyne Napoli 1 July 2025 First team [18][19]
30 June 2025 GK 33 Scott Carson TBD TBD First team [20]
30 June 2025 FW 60 Tai Sodje TBD TBD Academy [21]

New contracts

Date Pos. No. Player Contract until Team Ref.

Pre-season and friendlies

On 7 July, a pre-season friendy against sister club Palermo for the Anglo Palermitan Trophy was announced.[22]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 August 2025 Friendly Palermo v Manchester City Palermo, Italy
TBC CEST Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 16 August 2025 24 May 2026 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
FA Cup January 2026 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup 23–25 September 2025 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
UEFA Champions League 16–18 September 2025 League phase 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: pre-season
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

Main article: 2025–26 Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Leeds United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Liverpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Manchester City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Manchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Newcastle United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 15 August 2025. 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[23]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAH
Result
Position
Points
Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: Premier League
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

On 18 June, the Premier League fixtures were released, with Manchester City starting the campaign away to Wolverhampton Wanderers.[24]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

16 August 2025 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester City Wolverhampton
17:30 BST Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
23 August 2025 2 Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
12:30 BST Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live TNT Sports broadcasting.[25]
31 August 2025 3 Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City Brighton and Hove
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 30 August, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[25]
13 September 2025 4 Manchester City v Manchester United Manchester
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
20 September 2025 5 Arsenal v Manchester City Holloway
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
27 September 2025 6 Manchester City v Burnley Manchester
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
4 October 2025 7 Brentford v Manchester City Brentford
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
18 October 2025 8 Manchester City v Everton Manchester
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
25 October 2025 9 Aston Villa v Manchester City Birmingham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Villa Park
1 November 2025 10 Manchester City v Bournemouth Manchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
8 November 2025 11 Manchester City v Liverpool Manchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
22 November 2025 12 Newcastle United v Manchester City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: St. James' Park
29 November 2025 13 Manchester City v Leeds United Manchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
3 December 2025 14 Fulham v Manchester City Fulham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
6 December 2025 15 Manchester City v Sunderland Manchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
13 December 2025 16 Crystal Palace v Manchester City Selhurst
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
20 December 2025 17 Manchester City v West Ham United Manchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
27 December 2025 18 Nottingham Forest v Manchester City West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: City Ground
30 December 2025 19 Sunderland v Manchester City Sunderland
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
3 January 2026 20 Manchester City v Chelsea Manchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
7 January 2026 21 Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion Manchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
17 January 2026 22 Manchester United v Manchester City Old Trafford
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Old Trafford
24 January 2026 23 Manchester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers Manchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
31 January 2026 24 Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City Tottenham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
7 February 2026 25 Liverpool v Manchester City Liverpool
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Anfield
11 February 2026 26 Manchester City v Fulham Manchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
21 February 2026 27 Manchester City v Newcastle United Manchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
28 February 2026 28 Leeds United v Manchester City Leeds
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Elland Road
4 March 2026 29 Manchester City v Nottingham Forest Manchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
14 March 2026 30 West Ham United v Manchester City Stratford
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: London Stadium
21 March 2026 31 Manchester City v Crystal Palace Manchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
11 April 2026 32 Chelsea v Manchester City Fulham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
18 April 2026 33 Manchester City v Arsenal Manchester
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
25 April 2026 34 Burnley v Manchester City Burnley
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Turf Moor
2 May 2026 35 Everton v Manchester City Liverpool
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Everton Stadium
9 May 2026 36 Manchester City v Brentford Manchester
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
17 May 2026 37 Bournemouth v Manchester City Bournemouth
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Dean Court
24 May 2026 38 Manchester City v Aston Villa Manchester
16:00 BST Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium

FA Cup

Main article: 2025–26 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League

League phase

Round1
GroundTBC
ResultTBC
PositionTBC
PointsTBC
Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics

Overall

As of pre-season

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:[26]

No. Player Pos. Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Champions League Total
3 Rúben Dias DF
4 Tijjani Reijnders MF
5 John Stones DF
6 Nathan Aké DF
7 Omar Marmoush FW
8 Mateo Kovačić MF
9 Erling Haaland FW
10 Jack Grealish MF
11 Jérémy Doku MF
13 Marcus Bettinelli GK
14 Nico González MF
16 Rodri MF
18 Stefan Ortega GK
19 İlkay Gündoğan MF
20 Bernardo Silva MF
21 Rayan Aït-Nouri DF
22 Vitor Reis DF
24 Joško Gvardiol DF
25 Manuel Akanji DF
26 Savinho MF
27 Matheus Nunes MF
29 Rayan Cherki MF
30 Claudio Echeverri MF
31 Ederson GK
33 Scott Carson GK
45 Abdukodir Khusanov DF
47 Phil Foden MF
52 Oscar Bobb MF
75 Nico O'Reilly MF
82 Rico Lewis DF
87 James McAtee MF
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

As of pre-season

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.[26]

Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Champions League Total
Totals 0 0 0 0 0

Assists

As of pre-season

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when assists are equal.[26]

Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Champions League Total
Totals 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary record

As of pre-season

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total cards are equal.[26]

Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Champions League Total
         
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Hat-tricks

As of pre-season
Player Against Result Date Competition Ref.

Clean sheets

As of pre-season

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 UEFA Champions League Total
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0

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