2025–26 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City
2025–26 season
Manchester City and Palermo players lining up before an exhibition match, 9 August 2025
OwnerCity Football Group
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
ManagerPep Guardiola
StadiumEtihad Stadium
Premier League1st
FA CupThird round
EFL CupThird round
UEFA Champions LeagueLeague phase
Top goalscorerLeague:
Erling Haaland (2)

All:
Erling Haaland (2)
Biggest win4–0 v Wolverhampton Wanderers
(Away)
16 August 2025
(Premier League)

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 is also participating in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and UEFA Champions League, entering the latter for the 15th consecutive season.

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

Kits

Supplier: Puma / Sponsor: Etihad Airways

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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 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 after a trophyless season. 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] Goalkeeper and former Manchester City EDS player James Trafford also rejoined Manchester City from Burnley for £31 million, after the Club World Cup.

Key departures included Jack Grealish, who departed on loan to Everton

The full squad regrouped for pre-season training at the City Football Academy from 28 July 2025.

The club welcomed fans back through a City Are Back open training session at Joie Stadium on 5 August, providing supporters the first chance to see new signings in action.

On 7 July 2025, City announced a friendly against sister club Palermo FC to contest the inaugural Anglo-Palermitan Trophy.

A behind-closed-doors friendly at the City Football Academy against Preston North End on 2 August, ending in a 1–0 win thanks to a goal from Rico Lewis.

Their sole open, full-match friendly against Palermo on 9 August 2025, resulted in a convincing 3–0 victory.

Start of season

Manchester City launched their 2025–26 Premier League campaign with an emphatic 4–0 away victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on 16 August 2025 . Erling Haaland continued his tradition of scoring on opening days, netting a brace with goals in the 34th and 61st minutes . Tijjani Reijnders, making his Premier League debut, scored one and was instrumental in both of Haaland’s goals—delivering a dynamic and influential performance.

First-team squad

As of 16 August 2025[5]
No. Player Position Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 James Trafford GK England (2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 Burnley 29 July 2025 £27.0m 2030
13 Marcus Bettinelli GK England (1992-05-24) 24 May 1992 Chelsea 10 June 2025 Free transfer 2026
18 Stefan Ortega GK Germany (1992-11-06) 6 November 1992 Germany Arminia Bielefeld 1 July 2022 Free transfer 2026
31 Ederson GK Brazil (1993-08-17) 17 August 1993 Portugal Benfica 1 July 2017 £34.9m 2026
Defenders
3 Rúben Dias (VC) CB Portugal (1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 Portugal Benfica 29 September 2020 £62.0m[a] 2027
5 John Stones CB / RB / DM England (1994-05-28) 28 May 1994 Everton 9 August 2016 £47.5m 2026
6 Nathan Aké CB / LB Netherlands (1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 Bournemouth 5 August 2020 £40.0m 2027
21 Rayan Aït-Nouri LB Algeria (2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers 9 June 2025 £36.3m 2030
24 Joško Gvardiol CB / LB Croatia (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 Germany RB Leipzig 5 August 2023 £77.5m 2028
25 Manuel Akanji CB / RB / LB / DM Switzerland (1995-07-19) 19 July 1995 Germany Borussia Dortmund 1 September 2022 £15.0m 2027
45 Abdukodir Khusanov CB / RB Uzbekistan (2004-02-29) 29 February 2004 France Lens 20 January 2025 £33.6m 2029
82 Rico Lewis RB / DM England (2004-11-21) 21 November 2004 Academy 1 July 2022 2028
97 Joshua Wilson-Esbrand LB England (2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 Academy 1 October 2019 2027
Midfielders
4 Tijjani Reijnders DM / CM / AM Netherlands (1998-07-29) 29 July 1998 Italy Milan 11 June 2025 £46.3m 2030
8 Mateo Kovačić DM / CM Croatia (1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 Chelsea 27 June 2023 £25.0m 2027
10 Rayan Cherki AM / RW France (2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 France Lyon 10 June 2025 £34.0m 2030
11 Jérémy Doku RW / LW Belgium (2002-05-27) 27 May 2002 France Rennes 24 August 2023 £55.5m 2028
14 Nico González DM / CM Spain (2002-01-03) 3 January 2002 Portugal Porto 3 February 2025 £50.0m 2029
16 Rodri (VC) DM / CM Spain (1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 Spain Atlético Madrid 4 July 2019 £62.8m 2027
19 İlkay Gündoğan (VC) CM / DM Germany (1990-10-24) 24 October 1990 Spain Barcelona 23 August 2024 Free transfer 2026
20 Bernardo Silva (C) CM / AM / LW / RW Portugal (1994-08-10) 10 August 1994 France Monaco 1 July 2017 £43.5m 2026
26 Savinho RW / LW Brazil (2004-04-10) 10 April 2004 France Troyes 18 July 2024 £21.0m 2029
27 Matheus Nunes CM / AM / DM / LW / RW / RB Portugal (1998-08-27) 27 August 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 September 2023 £53.0m 2028
30 Claudio Echeverri AM / LW Argentina (2006-01-02) 2 January 2006 Argentina River Plate 25 January 2024 £12.5m 2028
33 Nico O'Reilly CM / AM / LW / RW / LB England (2005-03-21) 21 March 2005 Academy 1 July 2022 2026
44 Kalvin Phillips DM / CM England (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 Leeds United 4 July 2022 £42.0m 2028
47 Phil Foden AM / LW / RW / ST England (2000-05-28) 28 May 2000 Academy 1 July 2017 2027
52 Oscar Bobb RW / ST Norway (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 Norway Vålerenga 12 July 2019 2029
Forwards
7 Omar Marmoush ST / AM / LW / RW / SS Egypt (1999-02-07) 7 February 1999 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 23 January 2025 £59.0m 2029
9 Erling Haaland (VC) ST Norway (2000-07-21) 21 July 2000 Germany 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 Algeria Rayan Aït-Nouri[a] Wolverhampton Wanderers £31,800,000 First team [6][1]
10 June 2025 GK 13 England Marcus Bettinelli[b] Chelsea Free First team [4]
10 June 2025 RW 10 France Rayan Cherki[c] France Lyon £34,000,000 First team [7][3]
11 June 2025 CM 4 Netherlands Tijjani Reijnders[d] Italy Milan £46,300,000 First team [8][2]
17 July 2025 CM Norway Sverre Nypan Norway Rosenborg £12,500,000 First team [9]
23 July 2025 FW Scotland Caelan Cadamarteri Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed Academy [10]
29 July 2025 GK 1 England James Trafford Burnley £31,000,000 First team [11][12]
Total £155,600,000
  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 England Jacob Wright Norwich City £2,300,000 Academy [13][14]
30 June 2025 FW 37 Brazil Kayky Brazil Bahia Undisclosed Academy [15]
1 July 2025[b] RB 39 Brazil Yan Couto Germany Borussia Dortmund £25,200,000 First team [16]
5 July 2025 RB 2 England Kyle Walker Burnley £5,000,000 First team [17]
10 July 2025 DF Wales Jaden Lienou Leeds United Undisclosed Academy [18]
18 July 2025 DM 32 Argentina Máximo Perrone Italy Como £13,000,000 First team [19]
27 July 2025 FW 85 Germany Farid Alfa-Ruprecht Germany Bayer Leverkusen £5,000,000 Academy [20]
16 August 2025 MF 87 England James McAtee Nottingham Forest £30,000,000 First team [21]
Total £80,500,000
  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 Sierra Leone Juma Bah France Nice 31 May 2026 Academy [22]
5 July 2025 CF 67 England Divin Mubama Stoke City [23]
7 July 2025 DF 94 England Finley Burns Reading [24]
11 July 2025 GK 72 England Oliver Whatmuff Rochdale [25]
29 July 2025 DF 74 Finland Tomas Galvez Netherlands Cambuur [26]
29 July 2025 FW 73 England Joel Ndala Hull City [27]
5 August 2025 CB 66 England Jahmai Simpson-Pusey Scotland Celtic [28]
8 August 2025 CB 22 Brazil Vitor Reis Spain Girona First team [29]
8 August 2025 DF 68 England Max Alleyne Watford Academy [30]
12 August 2025 LW 10 England Jack Grealish Everton First team [31]
19 August 2025 CM Norway Sverre Nypan Middlesbrough [32]

Released

Date Pos. No. Player Subsequent club Join date Team Ref.
30 June 2025 AM 17 Belgium Kevin De Bruyne Italy Napoli 1 July 2025 First team [33][34]
30 June 2025 GK 33 England Scott Carson TBD TBD First team [35]
30 June 2025 FW 60 England Tai Sodje TBD TBD Academy [36]

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.[37]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 August 2025 Anglo Palermitan Trophy Palermo 0–3 Manchester City Palermo, Italy
21:00 CEST
Report
  • Haaland 25'
  • Reijnders 59', 82'
Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Referee: Rosario Abisso (Italy)

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 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00
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 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00

Last updated: 16 August 2025
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 3 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Sunderland 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3
3 Tottenham Hotspur 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3
4 Liverpool 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 3
5 Nottingham Forest 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 18 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[38]
Notes:
  1. ^ The winners of the 2025–26 FA Cup and the 5th-placed team both qualify for the Europa League league phase. If the FA Cup winners finish in the top five, the 6th-placed team will qualify.

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
1 1 0 0 4 0  +4 3 0 0 0 0 0  0 1 0 0 4 0  +4

Last updated: 16 August 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultW
Position1
Points3
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2025. 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.[39]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

16 August 2025 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–4 Manchester City Wolverhampton
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 31,118
Referee: Jarred Gillett
23 August 2025 2 Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
12:30 BST Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live TNT Sports broadcasting.[40]
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 for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[40]
14 September 2025 4 Manchester City v Manchester United Manchester
16:30 BST Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 13 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[41]
21 September 2025 5 Arsenal v Manchester City Holloway
16:30 BST Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 20 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[41]
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

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

9–11 January 2026Third round TBC v TBC TBC

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

As one of the Premier League clubs participating in European competitions, Manchester City will enter the EFL Cup in the third round.

23–24 September 2025Third round TBC v TBC

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

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 match played 16 August 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list 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:[42]

No. Player Pos. Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Champions League Total
👕 Yellow card Red card 👕 Yellow card Red card 👕 Yellow card Red card 👕 Yellow card Red card 👕 Yellow card Red card
1 England James Trafford GK 1 1
3 Portugal Rúben Dias DF 1 1
4 Netherlands Tijjani Reijnders MF 1 1 1 1 1 1
5 England John Stones DF 1 1
7 Egypt Omar Marmoush FW 1 1
9 Norway Erling Haaland FW 1 2 1 2
10 France Rayan Cherki MF 1 1 1 1
11 Belgium Jérémy Doku MF 1 1
14 Spain Nico González MF 1 1
20 Portugal Bernardo Silva MF 1 1
21 Algeria Rayan Aït-Nouri DF 1 1
27 Portugal Matheus Nunes MF 1 1
33 England Nico O'Reilly MF 1 1 1 1
45 Uzbekistan Abdukodir Khusanov DF 1 1
52 Norway Oscar Bobb MF 1 1
82 England Rico Lewis DF 1 1
Totals 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0

Goalscorers

As of match played 16 August 2025

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.[42]

Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Champions League Total
1 9 FW Norway Erling Haaland 2 0 0 0 2
2 10 MF France Rayan Cherki 1 0 0 0 1
4 MF Netherlands Tijjani Reijnders 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 4 0 0 0 4

Assists

As of match played 16 August 2025

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when assists are equal.[42]

Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Champions League Total
1 52 MF Norway Oscar Bobb 1 0 0 0 1
82 MF England Rico Lewis 1 0 0 0 1
4 MF Netherlands Tijjani Reijnders 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 3 0 0 0 3

Disciplinary record

As of match played 16 August 2025

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total cards are equal.[42]

Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA 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
1 33 MF England Nico O'Reilly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 MF Netherlands Tijjani Reijnders 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

Hat-tricks

As of match played 16 August 2025
Player Against Result Date Competition Ref.

Clean sheets

As of match played 16 August 2025

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
1 England James Trafford 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 1 0 0 0 1

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