2023–24 Manchester City F.C. season
The 2023–24 season will be the 129th season in the existence of Manchester City Football Club and their 22nd consecutive season in the top flight of English football, where they will be competing as three-time defending champions. In addition to the Premier League, Manchester City will also participate in this season's editions of the FA Cup, EFL Cup, FA Community Shield and UEFA Champions League, entering the latter for the 13th consecutive season, and as defending champions for the first time. They will also participate in the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup for the first time in their history.
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Season summary
Pre-season
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First-team squad
- As of pre-season[1]
| No. | Name | Position | Nationality | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract end | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 13 | Zack Steffen | GK |  |
2 April 1995 | Columbus Crew |
9 July 2019 | £6.8m | 2025 | |||||
| 18 | Stefan Ortega | GK |  |
6 November 1992 | Arminia Bielefeld |
1 July 2022 | Free Transfer | 2025 | |||||
| 31 | Ederson | GK |  |
17 August 1993 |  Benfica |
1 July 2017 | £34.9m | 2026 | |||||
| 33 | Scott Carson | GK |  |
2 September 1985 | Derby County | 20 July 2021 | Free Transfer | 2024 | |||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Kyle Walker (VC) | RB / CB | |
28 May 1990 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 July 2017 | £45.0m | 2024 | |||||
| 3 | Rúben Dias (VC) | CB | |
14 May 1997 | Benfica |
29 September 2020 | £62.0m[a] | 2027 | |||||
| 5 | John Stones | CB / RB / DM | |
28 May 1994 | Everton | 9 August 2016 | £47.5m | 2026 | |||||
| 6 | Nathan Aké | CB / LB |  |
18 February 1995 | Bournemouth | 5 August 2020 | £40.0m | 2025 | |||||
| 7 | João Cancelo | LB / RB | |
27 May 1994 |  Juventus |
7 August 2019 | £60.0m[b] | 2027 | |||||
| 14 | Aymeric Laporte | CB / LB |  |
27 May 1994 | Athletic Bilbao |
30 January 2018 | £57.0m | 2025 | |||||
| 21 | Sergio Gómez | LB / AM | |
4 September 2000 |  Anderlecht |
16 August 2022 | £11.0m | 2026 | |||||
| 25 | Manuel Akanji | CB / RB / LB |  |
19 July 1995 | Borussia Dortmund |
1 September 2022 | £15.0m | 2027 | |||||
| 62# | Shea Charles | DM / CB |  |
5 November 2003 | Academy | 1 July 2022 | — | 2025 | |||||
| 82 | Rico Lewis | RB / DM | |
21 November 2004 | Academy | 1 July 2022 | — | 2024 | |||||
| 97 | Josh Wilson-Esbrand | LB | |
26 December 2002 | Academy | 1 July 2022 | — | 2027 | |||||
| 98 | Yan Couto | RB | |
3 June 2002 | Coritiba |
1 July 2020 | £6.0m | 2025 | |||||
| Issa Kaboré | RB |  |
12 May 2001 | Mechelen |
29 July 2020 | £4.5m | 2025 | ||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Kalvin Phillips | DM / CM | |
2 December 1995 | Leeds United | 4 July 2022 | £42.0m | 2028 | |||||
| 10 | Jack Grealish | LW / AM | |
10 September 1995 | Aston Villa | 5 August 2021 | £100.0m | 2027 | |||||
| 16 | Rodri (VC) | DM | |
22 June 1996 | Atlético Madrid |
4 July 2019 | £62.8m | 2027 | |||||
| 17 | Kevin De Bruyne (VC) | CM / AM | |
28 June 1991 | VfL Wolfsburg |
30 August 2015 | £54.5m | 2025 | |||||
| 20 | Bernardo Silva | CM / AM / RW | |
10 August 1994 |  Monaco |
1 July 2017 | £43.5m | 2025 | |||||
| 32 | Máximo Perrone | DM / CM |  |
7 January 2003 | Vélez Sarsfield |
23 January 2023 | £8.2m | 2028 | |||||
| 47 | Phil Foden | AM / CM / LW / RW / FW | |
28 May 2000 | Academy | 1 July 2017 | — | 2027 | |||||
| 69# | Tommy Doyle | CM | |
17 October 2001 | Academy | 1 July 2019 | — | 2025 | |||||
| 80 | Cole Palmer | AM / RW / LW | |
6 May 2002 | Academy | 1 July 2021 | — | 2026 | |||||
| 87# | James McAtee | CM / AM | |
18 August 2002 | Academy | 1 July 2021 | — | 2026 | |||||
| Yangel Herrera | CM |  |
7 January 1998 |  Atlético Venezuela |
1 February 2017 | £1.0m | 2024 | ||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Erling Haaland | ST |  |
21 July 2000 | Borussia Dortmund |
1 July 2022 | £51.2m | 2027 | |||||
| 19 | Julián Álvarez | ST / LW / RW | |
31 January 2000 | River Plate |
31 January 2022 | £14.1m | 2028 | |||||
| 26 | Riyad Mahrez | RW |  |
21 February 1991 | Leicester City | 10 July 2018 | £60.0m | 2025 | |||||
| 48# | Liam Delap | ST | |
8 February 2003 | Derby County | January 2020‡ | £1.2m | 2026 | |||||
| Nahuel Bustos | CF | |
4 July 1998 | Talleres |
4 October 2020 | £6.5m | 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.
- ^ City player Nicolás Otamendi was included in the deal, bringing the transfer fee paid to £50m.
- ^ A swap deal involving City player Danilo was agreed, bringing the transfer fee paid to £27.4m.
- Key
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Pos. | No. | Player | From | Fee | Team | Ref. |
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| 1 July 2023 | GK | Spike Brits
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AFC Wimbledon | Undisclosed | Academy | [2] |
Transfers out
| Date | Pos. | No. | Player | To | Fee | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2023 | RB | 99 | Terrell Agyemang
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Middlesbrough | Free transfer | Academy | [3] |
Loans in
| Date | Pos. | No. | Player | Loaned from | On loan until | Team | Ref. |
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Loans out
| Date | Pos. | No. | Player | Loaned to | On loan until | Team | Ref. |
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New contracts
| Date | Pos. | No. | Player | Contract until | Team | Ref. |
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Pre-season and friendlies
On 20 April 2023, Manchester City announced a tour of South Korea as part of the pre-season preparations in July, where they would take on Atlético Madrid in the 'Coupang Play Series'. This tour is the first time City will have visited South Korea since 1976.[4] The club later announced that two friendlies against Yokohama F. Marinos, a fellow CFG club, and Bayern Munich, who City faced a year ago in the United States, would take place in Tokyo before the team travels to South Korea.[5]
| 23 July 2023 Friendly | Yokohama F. Marinos | v | Manchester City | Tokyo, Japan |
| TBA JST | Stadium: Japan National Stadium |
| 26 July 2023 Friendly | FC Bayern Munich | v | Manchester City | Tokyo, Japan |
| TBA JST | Stadium: Japan National Stadium |
| 30 July 2023 Coupang Play Series | Manchester City | v | Atlético Madrid | Mapo, South Korea |
| TBA KST | Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Premier League | 11 August 2023 | 19 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| FA Cup | 5–8 January 2024 | TBD | Third round | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| EFL Cup | 26–28 September 2023 | TBD | Third round | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| FA Community Shield | 6 August 2023 | Final | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| UEFA Champions League | 19–20 September 2023 | TBD | Group stage | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| UEFA Super Cup | 16 August 2023 | Final | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 18–19 December 2023 | 22 December 2023 | Semi-finals | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||||
Last updated: Pre-season
Source: Soccerway
Premier League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City (C) | 38 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 96 | 34 | +62 | 91 | Qualification to Champions League league phase |
| 2 | Arsenal | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 91 | 29 | +62 | 89 | |
| 3 | Liverpool | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 86 | 41 | +45 | 82 | |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 76 | 61 | +15 | 68 | |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 74 | 61 | +13 | 66 | Qualification to Europa League league phase |
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[6]
(C) Champions
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[6]
(C) Champions
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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 matchday
Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:
- Positions show the situation at the end of the corresponding Game Weeks (GW), not the position at the conclusion of matches or game days.
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 15 June 2023.[7]
Win Draw Loss
| 19 August 2023 2 | Manchester City | v | Newcastle United | Manchester |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium |
| 26 August 2023 3 | Sheffield United | v | Manchester City | Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Bramall Lane |
| 2 September 2023 4 | Manchester City | v | Fulham | Manchester |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium |
| 16 September 2023 5 | West Ham United | v | Manchester City | Stratford |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: London Stadium |
| 23 September 2023 6 | Manchester City | v | Nottingham Forest | Manchester |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium |
| 30 September 2023 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | v | Manchester City | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Molineux |
| 7 October 2023 8 | Arsenal | v | Manchester City | Holloway |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Emirates Stadium |
| 21 October 2023 9 | Manchester City | v | Brighton & Hove Albion | Manchester |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium |
| 28 October 2023 10 | Manchester United | v | Manchester City | Trafford |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Old Trafford |
| 4 November 2023 11 | Manchester City | v | Bournemouth | Manchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium |
| 11 November 2023 12 | Chelsea | v | Manchester City | Fulham |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
| 25 November 2023 13 | Manchester City | v | Liverpool | Manchester |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium |
| 2 December 2023 14 | Manchester City | v | Tottenham Hotspur | Manchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium |
| 5 December 2023 15 | Aston Villa | v | Manchester City | Aston |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Villa Park |
| 9 December 2023 16 | Luton Town | v | Manchester City | Luton |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Kenilworth Road |
| 16 December 2023 17 | Manchester City | v | Crystal Palace | Manchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium |
| Postponed 18 | Manchester City | v | Brentford | Manchester |
| --:-- GMT | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium |
| 26 December 2023 19 | Everton | v | Manchester City | Liverpool |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Goodison Park |
| 30 December 2023 20 | Manchester City | v | Sheffield United | Manchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium |
| 13 January 2024 21 | Newcastle United | v | Manchester City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: St James' Park |
| 31 January 2024 22 | Manchester City | v | Burnley | Manchester |
| 20:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium |
| 3 February 2024 23 | Brentford | v | Manchester City | Brentford |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium |
| 10 February 2024 24 | Manchester City | v | Everton | Manchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium |
| 17 February 2024 25 | Manchester City | v | Chelsea | Manchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium |
| 24 February 2024 26 | Bournemouth | v | Manchester City | Bournemouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Dean Court |
| 2 March 2024 27 | Manchester City | v | Manchester United | Manchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium |
| 16 March 2024 29 | Brighton & Hove Albion | v | Manchester City | Falmer |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Falmer Stadium |
| 30 March 2024 30 | Manchester City | v | Arsenal | Manchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium |
| 3 April 2024 31 | Manchester City | v | Aston Villa | Manchester |
| 20:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium |
| 6 April 2024 32 | Crystal Palace | v | Manchester City | Selhurst |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park |
| 13 April 2024 33 | Manchester City | v | Luton Town | Manchester |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium |
| 20 April 2024 34 | Tottenham Hotspur | v | Manchester City | Tottenham |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium |
| 27 April 2024 35 | Nottingham Forest | v | Manchester City | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: City Ground |
| 4 May 2024 36 | Manchester City | v | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Manchester |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium |
| 11 May 2024 37 | Fulham | v | Manchester City | Fulham |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Craven Cottage |
| 19 May 2024 38 | Manchester City | v | West Ham United | Manchester |
| 16:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium |
FA Cup
EFL Cup
FA Community Shield
As the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup winners, Manchester City will face league runners-up Arsenal in the traditional season curtain raiser.
| 6 August 2023 Final | Manchester City | v | Arsenal | London |
| 17:30 BST | Stadium: Wembley Stadium |
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Super Cup
As the previous season's UEFA Champions League winners, Manchester City will face the previous season's UEFA Europa League winners Sevilla.
| 16 August 2023 Final | Manchester City | v | Sevilla | Piraeus, Greece |
| 22:00 EEST | Report | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium |
FIFA Club World Cup
Manchester City enters the tournament in the semi-finals as the UEFA representative.
| 18–19 December 2023 Semi-final | Manchester City | v | TBD | Saudi Arabia |
| --:-- SAST |
| 22 December 2023 Third place or Final | Manchester City | v | TBD | Saudi Arabia |
| --:-- SAST |
Statistics
- As of Pre-season
Overall
Appearances (
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Red card numbers denote: numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.
Source for all stats:[8]
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Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.[8]
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Community Shield | Champions League | Super Cup | Club World Cup | Total |
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Assists
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total assists are equal.[8]
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Community Shield | Champions League | Super Cup | Club World Cup | Total |
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Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total cards are equal.[8]
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Community Shield | Champions League | Super Cup | Club World Cup | Total | ||||||||||||||||
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Hat-tricks
| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition | Ref |
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Clean sheets
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.
| Clean sheets | |||||||||||
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| No. | Player | Games Played | Goals Against | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Community Shield | Champions League | Super Cup | Club World Cup | Total |
Awards
Etihad Player of the Month
Awarded by an online vote of supporters on the official Manchester City F.C. website.
| Month | Player | Ref. |
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References
- ^ "Manchester City squad list". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "AFC Wimbledon sell young keeper to Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Boro Agree Deal To Sign Departing Man City Youngster". Middlesbrough FC. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ Pollard, Rob (20 April 2023). "City set for South Korea as part of 2023/24 preseason tour". Manchester City FC. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ Johnson, Isaac (16 May 2023). "Man City announce two more friendlies for pre-season Asia tour including Bayern Munich fixture". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ Premier League Handbook: Season 2023/24 (PDF). 29 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Premier League 2023/24 fixtures released". Premier League. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d "2022–2023 Manchester City Stats". FBref. Retrieved 26 July 2022.