2025–26 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City
2025–26 season
Manchester City players lining up with mascots before their first home Premier League match of the season against Tottenham Hotspur, 23 August 2025
OwnerCity Football Group
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
ManagerPep Guardiola
StadiumCity of Manchester Stadium
Premier League2nd
FA CupFifth round
EFL CupFinal
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Erling Haaland (22)

All:
Erling Haaland (29)
Highest home attendance52,534 v Manchester United
14 September 2025
(Premier League)
Lowest home attendance35,259 v Galatasaray
28 January 2026
(Champions League)
Average home league attendance52,226
Biggest win10–1 v Exeter City
(Home)
10 January 2026
(FA Cup)
Biggest defeat0–2 v Tottenham Hotspur
(Home)
23 August 2025
(Premier League)

0–2 v Bayer Leverkusen
(Home)
25 November 2025
(Champions League)

0–2 v Manchester United
(Away)
17 January 2026
(Premier League)

1–3 v Bodø/Glimt
(Away)
20 January 2026
(Champions League)

The 2025–26 season is the 131st season in the existence of Manchester City Football Club and their 24th consecutive season in the topflight 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 for Napoli following the expiration of his contract, and the first season since 2016–17 without Kyle Walker (to Burnley) and Ederson (to Fenerbahçe). Bernardo Silva was named as the club's new captain after Walker's departure. This also marks the first campaign since 2020–21 which Manchester City did not enter as reigning Premier League 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 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 goalkeeper 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 the club from Burnley for £31 million, after the Club World Cup.[5] Key departures included Jack Grealish, who was sent on loan to Everton.[6] The full squad regrouped for pre-season training at the City Football Academy on 28 July 2025. Fans were welcomed back through a City Are Back open training session at Joie Stadium on 5 August, providing supporters the first chance to see the new signings in action.[7]

On 7 July 2025, Manchester City announced a friendly against sister club Palermo to contest the inaugural Anglo-Palermitan Trophy. On 2 August, a behind-closed-doors friendly at the City Football Academy against Preston North End was played, ending in a 1–0 win thanks to a goal from Rico Lewis. On 9 August, City's single open, full-match friendly against Palermo resulted in a convincing 3–0 victory.[8]

Start of season

Manchester City launched their 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.[9]

City next faced Tottenham Hotspur at the City of Manchester Stadium on 23 August. Tottenham secured a 2–0 victory, with goals from Brennan Johnson in the 35th minute and João Palhinha in first-half stoppage time. Tottenham's disciplined defence and pressing game under their new manager Thomas Frank proved decisive.[10]

On 31 August, Manchester City suffered a 2–1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion at the American Express Community Stadium in the Premier League.[11] Despite taking the lead through Erling Haaland in the 34th minute—his 88th goal in 100 league appearances—City were undone in the second half. Former Blue, James Milner, equalised from the penalty spot in the 67th minute after a hand-ball from Matheus Nunes, and Brajan Gruda netted the winner in the 89th minute following a late surge by Brighton. The loss marked City's second consecutive league defeat, raising concerns about their early-season form.

On transfer deadline day, 1 September 2025, Manchester City concluded several significant moves. The most notable was the signing of Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma from Paris Saint-Germain for £26 million,[12] intended to succeed Ederson, who departed for Fenerbahçe after eight seasons at the club.[13] Other key exits included İlkay Gündoğan to Galatasaray and Manuel Akanji on loan to Inter Milan.[14][15]

Following the September 2025 international break, Manchester City recorded consecutive victories. On 14 September, City defeated Manchester United 3–0 at home in the Premier League, with goals from Phil Foden and a brace from Erling Haaland.[16] Four days later, on 18 September 2025, City beat Napoli 2–0 in their opening UEFA Champions League league stage match. Haaland scored his 50th goal in the competition in his 49th appearance, becoming the fastest player to reach the milestone, while Jérémy Doku added the second against the Italian side, who played most of the match with ten men.[17]

Autumn period

Manchester City resumed their league campaign on 21 September with a 1–1 draw at Arsenal. Erling Haaland put City ahead after nine minutes, but Gabriel Martinelli’s stoppage-time equaliser rescued a point for the hosts.[18][19] Three days later, on 24 September 2025, City advanced in the EFL Cup with a 2–0 victory over Huddersfield Town in the third round, as Phil Foden opened the scoring and Savinho doubled the lead.[20][21] This was followed up with an emphatic 5–1 Premier League victory over Burnley on 27 September. The match featured two own goals from Maxime Estève, an injury time brace from Haaland, and a strike from Matheus Nunes, while Rico Lewis marked his 100th senior appearance for the club.[22][23] This result left City in seventh place and five points behind early leaders and defending champions Liverpool.

In their second match of the Champions League league phase, City drew Monaco 2–2 away from home.[24] Erling Haaland opened the scoring in the 15th minute, before Jordan Teze equalised three minutes later. Despite City taking a 2–1 lead into half-time thanks to another Haaland header, they were unable to maintain their advantage as Eric Dier converted a late penalty to secure a point for Monaco.

A further Haaland goal and a 1–0 away win at Brentford on 5 October meant City went into the second international break in fifth place, just three points behind new league leaders Arsenal. Haaland's 12 goals in nine appearances so far this season had elevated him to the top of the European Golden Shoe standings alongside Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappé, and into the list of the top 10 all-time City goalscorers after just over three seasons at the club.[25]

Returning to domestic competition, City extended their winning run with a 2–0 home victory over Everton on 19 October, with Haaland reaching double figures for league goals.[26] Three days later, City recorded another 2–0 win away to Villarreal, moving into seventh place in the Champions League league standings.[27] At this point, Haaland had scored in 12 consecutive appearances for club and country. This streak, and the club's winning streak, ended soon after with a 1–0 away defeat to Aston Villa, marking the third consecutive season that City had lost this fixture.[28] By the end of October, City sat fifth in the Premier League table, six points behind leaders Arsenal.[29]

The Blues started November with a 3–1 win against Bournemouth at home, with Haaland pushing his goal tally to 13 in the Premier League. In the second half, Nico O'Reilly registered his first goal of the season with a composed left foot shot into the bottom right corner. Before the November international break, City defeated Liverpool 3–0 at the Etihad Stadium in what was Pep Guardiola's 1000th game in football management. Although Erling Haaland's early penalty was saved by Georgian backup goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, he later opened the scoring with a header. Nico González and Jérémy Doku added further goals from outside the penalty area. The result left City second in the league standings, four points behind leaders Arsenal.[30]

After the November international break, Manchester City returned to Premier League action with a 1–2 away defeat to Newcastle United. A long-range strike from Harvey Barnes in the 63rd minute put Newcastle ahead, but Rúben Dias equalised shortly afterwards with a volley. City's hope of a comeback ended when Barnes struck again in the 70th minute, with the goal confirmed only after a VAR review for offside.[31]

In the Champions League, City lost 0–2 at home to Bayer Leverkusen. Guardiola made ten changes to his starting XI for the match, and the German side took the lead through Álex Grimaldo in the 23rd minute, with Patrik Schick doubling the advantage early in the second half to complete a surprise win.[32]

The Blues responded with a 3–2 victory over Leeds United. Phil Foden scored after just one minute, and then struck again in stoppage time to prevent a Leeds comeback and secure all three points for City.[33]

Christmas and New Year period

City began their busy December schedule with a 5–4 away win against Fulham at Craven Cottage on 2 December 2025. Erling Haaland scored his 100th Premier League goal — becoming the fastest player to reach that mark in just 111 appearances — and Phil Foden scored twice as City moved within two points of the league leaders, before holding on following a late Fulham fightback after they had led by four goals.[34]

On 6 December, City recorded a 3–0 home win over Sunderland in the Premier League, with goals from Rúben Dias, Joško Gvardiol and Phil Foden, narrowing the gap to the top of the table.[35]

In the Champions League on 10 December, the Blues secured a 2–1 victory at Real Madrid in the league phase, coming from behind with an equaliser from Nico O'Reilly and a Haaland penalty to take the win at the Santiago Bernabéu.[36]

On 14 December, Manchester City continued their Premier League campaign with a 3–0 away win against Crystal Palace, with Haaland scoring twice and Foden adding a goal to keep pressure on league leaders Arsenal.[37]

City’s festive run concluded with mixed results at the start of 2026. A 0–0 draw away to Sunderland on New Year’s Day halted their winning momentum after eight consecutive victories in all competitions; before two consecutive 1–1 home draws against Chelsea and Brighton on 4 January and 7 January respectively saw City drop further ground in the title race; conceding a 94th minute equaliser in the former fixture. Despite scoring first and dominating possession and territory in both games, Guardiola’s side were unable to convert their chances, leaving them second in the Premier League table, six points behind leaders Arsenal after 21 matches. Preparations also continued for the upcoming EFL Cup semi-final against Newcastle United, following December’s 2–0 quarter-final victory over Brentford.

Off the pitch, the club were rumoured to be active in the winter transfer window, reaching agreement to sign in form Ghanian winger Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth for his short-term £65 million release fee, a deal which was concluded on 9 January;[38] and were rumoured to also be in discussions to sign England defender Marc Guéhi from Crystal Palace. A deal that had been predicated by long-term injuries to first-choice centre-halves Rúben Dias and Joško Gvardiol in the Chelsea game.[39] That deal was concluded on 19 January for a reported £20 million fee.[40]

Semenyo immediately made his City debut on 10 January in a 10–1 FA Cup third‑round victory over Exeter City, scoring and assisting in his first appearance — the first City player to do so since Sergio Agüero against Swansea City in 2011. In all, seven different City players made goal contributions in the match, including a debut senior goal for Ryan McAidoo and a first senior goal for Max Alleyne.[41][42]

Following their FA Cup victory, City’s inconsistent January form continued. On 13 January, Guardiola’s side secured a 2–0 away win over Newcastle United in the EFL Cup semi‑final first leg, taking control of the tie through a disciplined defensive display and clinical finishing.[43]

However, City then suffered back‑to‑back defeats. A 2–0 loss away to Manchester United on 17 January marked their first Premier League defeat of 2026, with the hosts scoring twice in the second half to end City’s recent unbeaten run in the derby. Four days later, City were unexpectedly beaten 3–1 by Bodø/Glimt in the Champions League league phase, the Norwegian champions capitalising on defensive lapses, and left City needing to win their final league game against Galatasaray to ensure qualification as a top 8 side.

City responded on 24 January with a much‑needed 2–0 home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers — their first Premier League victory of the year, and Marc Guehi's debut for the club — as Omar Marmoush and Antoine Semenyo both scored, reducing Arsenal’s lead at the top to four points.

Their month concluded with a 2–0 home win over Galatasaray on 28 January in the Champions League league phase, ensuring they qualified for the last-16 knockout phase as one of the top eight clubs.[44]

Spring period

Manchester City resumed their Premier League campaign on 1 February 2026 with a 2–2 draw away to Tottenham Hotspur. Rayan Cherki and Antoine Semenyo goals gave the blues a 2 goal lead at half time, but a second half brace from Dominic Solanke meant the points were shared.

On 8 February, City recorded a significant 2–1 away victory over Liverpool at Anfield. After falling behind in the second half, Guardiola’s side turned the match around with a composed display, Bernardo Silva slid in with an 84th minute equaliser before Haaland scored his 20th league goal of the season from the penalty spot in injury time. The result was widely described as a statement performance, keeping City within touching distance of leaders Arsenal in what had become a closely fought title battle.

City then hosted Fulham at the City of Manchester Stadium on 11 February, winning 3–0. A dominant display saw City control possession and territory throughout, with goals from Haaland, Semenyo and Nico O'Reilly securing a comfortable victory and further improving their goal difference. The win maintained City’s position as Arsenal’s closest challengers at the top of the Premier League table heading into the latter stages of the campaign.

First-team squad

As of 2 February 2026[45]
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
25 Gianluigi Donnarumma GK Italy (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 France Paris Saint-Germain 2 September 2025 £26.0m 2030
Defenders
3 Rúben Dias (VC) CB Portugal (1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 Portugal Benfica 29 September 2020 £62.0m[a] 2029
5 John Stones (VC) 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
15 Marc Guéhi CB England (2000-07-13) 13 July 2000 Crystal Palace 19 January 2026 £20.0m 2031
21 Rayan Aït-Nouri LB Algeria (2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers 9 June 2025 £31.3m 2030
24 Joško Gvardiol CB / LB Croatia (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 Germany RB Leipzig 5 August 2023 £77.5m 2028
45 Abdukodir Khusanov CB / RB Uzbekistan (2004-02-29) 29 February 2004 France Lens 20 January 2025 £33.6m 2029
82 Rico Lewis RB / CM England (2004-11-21) 21 November 2004 Academy 1 July 2022 N/a 2030
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 £30.5m 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
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 2031
27 Matheus Nunes CM / AM / DM / LW / RW / RB Portugal (1998-08-27) 27 August 1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 September 2023 £53.0m 2028
33 Nico O'Reilly CM / AM / LW / RW / LB England (2005-03-21) 21 March 2005 Academy 1 July 2022 N/a 2030
41 Sverre Nypan DM / CM Norway (2006-12-19) 19 December 2006 Norway Rosenborg 17 July 2025 £12.5m 2030
42 Antoine Semenyo LW / RW Ghana (2000-01-07) 7 January 2000 Bournemouth 9 January 2026 £64.0m 2031
47 Phil Foden AM / LW / RW / ST England (2000-05-28) 28 May 2000 Academy 1 July 2017 N/a 2027
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 [46][1]
10 June 2025 GK 13 England Marcus Bettinelli[a] Chelsea Undisclosed First team [4]
10 June 2025 RW 10 France Rayan Cherki[a] France Lyon £34,000,000 First team [47][3]
11 June 2025 CM 4 Netherlands Tijjani Reijnders[a] Italy AC Milan £46,300,000 First team [48][2]
17 July 2025 CM 41 Norway Sverre Nypan Norway Rosenborg £12,500,000 First team [49]
23 July 2025 FW Scotland Caelan Cadamarteri Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed Academy [50]
29 July 2025 GK 1 England James Trafford Burnley £31,000,000 First team [5][51]
2 September 2025 GK 25 Italy Gianluigi Donnarumma France Paris Saint-Germain £26,000,000 First team [12][52]
9 January 2026 RW 42 Ghana Antoine Semenyo Bournemouth £64,000,000 First team [38][53]
19 January 2026 CB 15 England Marc Guéhi Crystal Palace £20,000,000 First team [40][54]
Total £265,600,000
  1. ^ a b c d 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 [55][56]
30 June 2025 FW 37 Brazil Kayky Brazil Bahia Undisclosed Academy [57]
1 July 2025[b] RB 39 Brazil Yan Couto Germany Borussia Dortmund £25,200,000 First team [58]
5 July 2025 RB 2 England Kyle Walker Burnley £5,000,000 First team [59]
10 July 2025 DF Wales Jaden Lienou Leeds United Undisclosed Academy [60]
18 July 2025 DM 32 Argentina Máximo Perrone Italy Como £13,000,000 First team [61]
27 July 2025 FW 85 Germany Farid Alfa-Ruprecht Germany Bayer Leverkusen £5,000,000 Academy [62]
16 August 2025 MF 87 England James McAtee Nottingham Forest £30,000,000 First team [63]
21 August 2025 DF 86 England Callum Doyle Wrexham £7,500,000 Academy [64]
25 August 2025 GK 88 England True Grant Stoke City Undisclosed Academy [65]
2 September 2025 GK 31 Brazil Ederson Turkey Fenerbahçe £12,000,000 First team [13]
2 September 2025 MF 19 Germany İlkay Gündoğan Turkey Galatasaray Free First team [14]
4 September 2025 MF 57 Hungary Michael Okeke Hungary Puskás Akadémia Undisclosed Academy [66]
16 January 2026 FW 65 England Will Dickson Chesterfield Undisclosed Academy [67]
17 January 2026 DF 70 England Jadel Katongo Turkey Kayserispor Undisclosed Academy [68]
29 January 2026 DF 54 England Seb Naylor Bristol City Undisclosed Academy [69]
30 January 2026 FW 52 Norway Oscar Bobb Fulham £27,000,000[c] First team [70][71]
31 January 2026 CDM 76 Spain Mahamadou Susoho Turkey Kocaelispor £346,000 Academy [72][73]
1 February 2026 GK 18 Germany Stefan Ortega Nottingham Forest £500,000 First Team [74][75]
2 February 2026 FW 77 England Justin Oboavwoduo Italy Juventus Next Gen £2,590,000 Academy [76]
Total £130,436,000
  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.
  3. ^ Includes a 20% sell-on clause

Loaned out

Date Pos. No. Player Loaned to On loan until Team Ref.
25 June 2025 CB Sierra Leone Juma Bah France Nice 30 June 2026 Academy [77]
5 July 2025 CF 67 England Divin Mubama Stoke City 31 May 2026 [78]
7 July 2025 DF 94 England Finley Burns Reading [79]
11 July 2025 GK 72 England Oliver Whatmuff Rochdale [80]
29 July 2025 DF 74 Finland Tomas Galvez Netherlands Cambuur 30 June 2026 [81]
29 July 2025 FW 73 England Joel Ndala Hull City 2 February 2026[a] [82]
5 August 2025 CB 66 England Jahmai Simpson-Pusey Scotland Celtic 5 January 2026[b] [83]
8 August 2025 CB 68 England Max Alleyne Watford [84]
8 August 2025 CB 22 Brazil Vitor Reis Spain Girona 30 June 2026 First team [85]
12 August 2025 LW 10 England Jack Grealish Everton 31 May 2026 [6]
19 August 2025 CM 41 Norway Sverre Nypan Middlesbrough 2 February 2026[c] [86][87]
21 August 2025 CAM 30 Argentina Claudio Echeverri Germany Bayer Leverkusen 20 December 2025[d] [88]
1 September 2025 CDM 76 Spain Mahamadou Susoho Scotland Livingston 31 January 2026[e] Academy [89][72]
1 September 2025 DF 95 England Lakyle Samuel Bromley 31 May 2026 [90]
1 September 2025 FW 65 England Will Dickson Chesterfield 5 January 2026 [91]
1 September 2025 DF 78 Burkina Faso Issa Kaboré Wrexham 31 May 2026 City Football Group [92]
2 September 2025 DF 25 Switzerland Manuel Akanji Italy Inter Milan 30 June 2026 First team [15]
3 September 2025 FW England Luca Fletcher Ipswich Town 31 May 2026 Academy [93]
8 September 2025 DF 97 England Josh Wilson-Esbrand Poland Radomiak Radom 30 June 2026 First team [94]
6 January 2026 CB 66 England Jahmai Simpson-Pusey Germany 1. FC Köln Academy [95]
9 January 2026 MF 99 Scotland Emilio Lawrence Luton Town 31 May 2026 [96]
16 January 2026 CM 81 England Jaden Heskey Sheffield Wednesday [97]
18 January 2026 CAM 30 Argentina Claudio Echeverri Spain Girona 30 June 2026 First team [98]
30 January 2026 DF 91 England Stephen Mfuni Watford 31 May 2026 Academy [99]
2 February 2026 MF 44 England Kalvin Phillips Sheffield United First team [100]
FW 73 England Joel Ndala Sheffield Wednesday Academy [101]
MF 63 England Divine Mukasa Leicester City [102]
  1. ^ Ndala's loan was originally meant to be until the end of the season but was recalled early
  2. ^ Simpson-Pusey's and Alleyne's loans were originally agreed until end of season, but were recalled early.
  3. ^ On 2 February, Nypan's initial season-long at Middlesbrough was terminated
  4. ^ Echeverri's loan was originally agreed until end of season, but was terminated early by mutual consent due to lack of game time
  5. ^ On 31 January, Susoho was recalled back from his season-long loan at Livingston and subsquently joined Kocaelispor

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 [103][104]
30 June 2025 GK 33 England Scott Carson Retired 24 October 2025 First team [105][106]
30 June 2025 FW 60 England Tai Sodje Buxton 7 August 2025 Academy [107]

New contracts

Date Pos. No. Player Contract until Team Ref.
22 August 2025 CB 3 Portugal Rúben Dias 30 June 2029 First team [108]
12 September 2025 RB 82 England Rico Lewis 30 June 2030 [109]
26 September 2025 CM 33 England Nico O'Reilly [110]
3 October 2025 AM 26 Brazil Savinho 30 June 2031 [111]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 7 July, a pre-season friendy against sister club Palermo for the Anglo Palermitan Trophy was announced.[112]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 August 2025 Friendly Manchester City 1–0 Preston North End Bradford-with-Beswick
13:00 BST
  • Lewis
Report Stadium: City Football Academy
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
9 August 2025 Anglo Palermitan Trophy Palermo 0–3 Manchester City Palermo, Italy
21:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 34,665[113]
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 26 16 5 5 54 24 +30 061.54
FA Cup 10 January 2026 Third round 2 2 0 0 12 1 +11 100.00
EFL Cup 24 September 2025 22 March 2026 Third round 5 5 0 0 12 2 +10 100.00
UEFA Champions League 18 September 2025 League phase 8 5 1 2 15 9 +6 062.50
Total 41 28 6 7 93 36 +57 068.29

Last updated: 14 February 2026
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal 27 17 7 3 52 20 +32 58 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Manchester City 26 16 5 5 54 24 +30 53
3 Aston Villa 26 15 5 6 37 27 +10 50
4 Manchester United 26 12 9 5 47 37 +10 45
5 Chelsea 26 12 8 6 47 30 +17 44 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2026. 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[114]
Notes:
  1. ^ The winners of the 2025–26 FA Cup and the 5th-placed team both qualify for the Europa League. If the FA Cup winners finish in the top five, the 6th-placed team will qualify. If England are one of the two associations with the highest UEFA coefficient points, 5th place will qualify for the Champions League and the other qualifying spots will move down one position.

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
26 16 5 5 54 24  +30 53 10 2 1 32 8  +24 6 3 4 22 16  +6

Last updated: 11 February 2026.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultWLLWDWWWLWWLWWWWWWDDDLWDWW
Position161389752522322222222222222
Points33367101316161922222528313437404142434346475053
Updated to match(es) played on 11 February 2026. Source: Premier League
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

On 18 June 2025, the Premier League fixtures were released, with Manchester City starting the campaign away to Wolverhampton Wanderers.[115]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed   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 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 52,491
Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live TNT Sports broadcasting.[116]
31 August 2025 3 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Manchester City Brighton and Hove
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,485
Referee: Darren England
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 30 August, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[116]
14 September 2025 4 Manchester City 3–0 Manchester United Manchester
16:30 BST
Report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 52,534
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 13 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[117]
21 September 2025 5 Arsenal 1–1 Manchester City Holloway
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,161
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 20 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[117]
27 September 2025 6 Manchester City 5–1 Burnley Manchester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 52,427
Referee: Robert Jones
5 October 2025 7 Brentford 0–1 Manchester City Brentford
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 17,140
Referee: Darren England
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 4 October, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[118]
18 October 2025 8 Manchester City 2–0 Everton Manchester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 52,498
Referee: Tony Harrington
26 October 2025 9 Aston Villa 1–0 Manchester City Birmingham
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,988
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 25 October, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[118]
2 November 2025 10 Manchester City 3–1 Bournemouth Manchester
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 52,387
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 1 November, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[119]
9 November 2025 11 Manchester City 3–0 Liverpool Manchester
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 52,511
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 8 November, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[119]
22 November 2025 12 Newcastle United 2–1 Manchester City Newcastle upon Tyne
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 52,181
Referee: Sam Barrott
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[119]
29 November 2025 13 Manchester City 3–2 Leeds United Manchester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 52,483
Referee: Peter Bankes
2 December 2025 14 Fulham 4–5 Manchester City Fulham
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 26,700
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 3 December, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[120]
6 December 2025 15 Manchester City 3–0 Sunderland Manchester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 52,436
Referee: Andrew Madley
14 December 2025 16 Crystal Palace 0–3 Manchester City Selhurst
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,166
Referee: Darren England
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 13 December, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[120]
20 December 2025 17 Manchester City 3–0 West Ham United Manchester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 52,454
Referee: Paul Tierney
27 December 2025 18 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Manchester City West Bridgford
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 30,778
Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live TNT Sports broadcasting.[121]
1 January 2026 19 Sunderland 0–0 Manchester City Sunderland
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,920
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 30 December, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[121]
4 January 2026 20 Manchester City 1–1 Chelsea Manchester
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 52,503
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 3 January, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[121]
7 January 2026 21 Manchester City 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Manchester
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 51,728
Referee: Thomas Bramall
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 20:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[121]
17 January 2026 22 Manchester United 2–0 Manchester City Trafford
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 74,004
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[122]
24 January 2026 23 Manchester City 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Manchester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 52,469
Referee: Farai Hallam
1 February 2026 24 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Manchester City Tottenham
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 61,337
Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 31 January, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[122]
8 February 2026 25 Liverpool 1–2 Manchester City Liverpool
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,336
Referee: Craig Pawson
11 February 2026 26 Manchester City 3–0 Fulham Manchester
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 50,717
Referee: Paul Tierney
21 February 2026 27 Manchester City v Newcastle United Manchester
12:30 GMT Report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Referee: Thomas Bramall
28 February 2026 28 Leeds United v Manchester City Leeds
17:30 GMT Report Stadium: Elland Road
4 March 2026 29 Manchester City v Nottingham Forest Manchester
19:30 GMT Report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 20:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live TNT Sports broadcasting.[123]
14 March 2026 30 West Ham United v Manchester City Stratford
12:30 GMT Report Stadium: London Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live TNT Sports broadcasting.[123]
21 March 2026 31 Manchester City Postponed Crystal Palace Manchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: City of Manchester 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: City of Manchester 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: City of Manchester 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: City of Manchester Stadium

FA Cup

As a Premier League side, Manchester City entered the FA Cup in the third round, and were drawn at home to Exeter City.[124] They were then drawn at home against Salford City in the fourth round[125] and away to Newcastle United in the fifth round.[126]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 January 2026 Third round Manchester City 10–1 Exeter City Manchester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 50,705
Referee: Adam Herczeg
14 February 2026 Fourth round Manchester City 2–0 Salford City Manchester
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,774
Referee: Matthew Donohue
7 March 2026 Fifth round Newcastle United v Manchester City Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 GMT Stadium: St James' Park

EFL Cup

As one of the Premier League clubs participating in European competitions, Manchester City entered the competition in the third round, and were drawn away to Huddersfield Town.[127] They were then drawn away to Swansea City in the fourth round,[128] and at home to Brentford in the quarter-finals.[129] A two-legged tie against Newcastle United was drawn for the semi-finals, with the first leg being away and second leg at home.[130]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

24 September 2025 Third round Huddersfield Town 0–2 Manchester City Huddersfield
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 22,052
Referee: Michael Salisbury
29 October 2025 Fourth round Swansea City 1–3 Manchester City Swansea
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 20,490
Referee: Simon Hooper
17 December 2025 Quarter-finals Manchester City 2–0 Brentford Manchester
19:30 GMT
Report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 38,254
Referee: Sam Barrott
13 January 2026 Semi-finals First leg Newcastle United 0–2 Manchester City Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,392
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
4 February 2026 Semi-finals Second leg Manchester City 3–1
(5–1 agg.)
Newcastle United Manchester
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 41,834
Referee: Tony Harrington
22 March 2026 Final Arsenal v Manchester City Wembley
16:30 GMT Stadium: Wembley Stadium

UEFA Champions League

League phase

Manchester City were drawn against Napoli, Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen and Galatasaray at home, and Monaco, Villarreal, Real Madrid and Bodø/Glimt away in the league phase.[131][132]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 England Chelsea 8 5 1 2 17 10 +7 16 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
7 Portugal Sporting CP 8 5 1 2 17 11 +6 16
8 England Manchester City 8 5 1 2 15 9 +6 16
9 Spain Real Madrid 8 5 0 3 21 12 +9 15 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
10 Italy Inter Milan 8 5 0 3 15 7 +8 15
Source: UEFA[133]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Round12345678
GroundHAAHHAAH
ResultWDWWLWLW
Position987494118
Points3471010131316
Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
18 September 2025 1 Manchester City England 2–0 Italy Napoli Manchester, England
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 49,531
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
1 October 2025 2 Monaco France 2–2 England Manchester City Fontvieille, Monaco
21:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 11,275
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
21 October 2025 3 Villarreal Spain 0–2 England Manchester City Villarreal, Spain
21:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 20,539
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
5 November 2025 4 Manchester City England 4–1 Germany Borussia Dortmund Manchester, England
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 50,513
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
25 November 2025 5 Manchester City England 0–2 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Manchester, England
20:00 GMT Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 50,592
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)
10 December 2025 6 Real Madrid Spain 1–2 England Manchester City Madrid, Spain
21:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 76,977
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
20 January 2026 7 Bodø/Glimt Norway 3–1 England Manchester City Bodø, Norway
18:45 CET
Report
Stadium: Aspmyra Stadion
Attendance: 8,016
Referee: Sven Jablonski (Germany)
28 January 2026 8 Manchester City England 2–0 Turkey Galatasaray Manchester, England
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 35,259
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)

Knockout phase

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 will be held on 27 February 2026.

10–11 March 2026 First leg TBD v England Manchester City TBD
21:00 CET Stadium: TBD
17–18 March 2026 Second leg Manchester City England v TBD Manchester, England
20:00 GMT Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium

Statistics

Overall

As of match played 14 February 2026

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:[134]

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 3 2 5 1 11
3 Portugal Rúben Dias DF 22 2 2 5 1 27 2 3
4 Netherlands Tijjani Reijnders MF 24 5 2 2 1 4 1 8 38 7 2
5 England John Stones DF 7 1 2 4 14
6 Netherlands Nathan Aké DF 13 1 1 5 4 23 1
7 Egypt Omar Marmoush FW 14 1 1 1 2 3 6 23 4 1
8 Croatia Mateo Kovačić MF 1 1 2
9 Norway Erling Haaland FW 26 22 1 1 2 8 7 37 29 1
10 France Rayan Cherki MF 21 3 1 2 4 3 6 3 1 33 9 2
11 Belgium Jérémy Doku MF 20 1 1 2 1 7 1 30 3
14 Spain Nico González MF 21 1 6 1 4 1 7 1 33 1 8
15 England Marc Guéhi DF 5 1 1 1 6 1 1
16 Spain Rodri MF 14 2 2 1 2 1 3 1 1 21 1 4 1
20 Portugal Bernardo Silva MF 26 1 6 1 2 1 6 1 3 35 2 10
21 Algeria Rayan Aït-Nouri DF 9 1 1 3 1 4 17 2
24 Croatia Joško Gvardiol DF 16 2 2 2 5 23 2 2
25 Italy Gianluigi Donnarumma GK 23 5 7 1 30 6
26 Brazil Savinho MF 15 1 2 2 6 2 23 2 3
27 Portugal Matheus Nunes MF 23 1 4 4 3 5 32 1 7
33 England Nico O'Reilly MF 25 2 4 2 1 4 1 7 1 2 38 4 7
42 Ghana Antoine Semenyo MF 5 3 2 1 2 1 9 5
44 England Kalvin Phillips MF 1 1
45 Uzbekistan Abdukodir Khusanov DF 12 2 2 4 1 4 21 3
47 England Phil Foden MF 23 7 4 1 5 1 7 2 1 36 10 5
52 Norway Oscar Bobb MF 9 1 3 3 15 1
56 England Ryan McAidoo MF 2 1 2 1
59 England Charlie Gray MF 1 1
63 England Divine Mukasa MF 2 1 3 6
68 England Max Alleyne DF 1 2 1 2 5 1
81 England Jaden Heskey FW 1 1
82 England Rico Lewis DF 10 1 2 2 5 1 4 21 2 2
91 England Stephen Mfuni DF 1 1
92 England Reigan Heskey FW 1 1
Own goals 3 3 0 0 6
Totals 54 48 0 12 0 0 12 10 0 15 13 1 93 71 1

Goalscorers

As of match played 14 February 2026
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.[134]
Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Champions League Total
1 9 FW Norway Erling Haaland 22 0 0 7 29
2 47 MF England Phil Foden 7 0 1 2 10
3 10 MF France Rayan Cherki 3 0 3 3 9
4 4 MF Netherlands Tijjani Reijnders 5 1 1 0 7
5 42 MF Ghana Antoine Semenyo 3 1 1 0 5
6 7 FW Egypt Omar Marmoush 1 0 3 0 4
33 MF England Nico O'Reilly 2 1 0 1 4
8 11 MF Belgium Jérémy Doku 1 0 1 1 3
9 3 DF Portugal Rúben Dias 2 0 0 0 2
24 DF Croatia Joško Gvardiol 2 0 0 0 2
82 DF England Rico Lewis 0 2 0 0 2
26 MF Brazil Savinho 0 0 2 0 2
20 MF Portugal Bernardo Silva 1 0 0 1 2
13 68 DF England Max Alleyne 0 1 0 0 1
14 MF Spain Nico González 1 0 0 0 1
56 MF England Ryan McAidoo 0 1 0 0 1
27 MF Portugal Matheus Nunes 1 0 0 0 1
16 MF Spain Rodri 0 1 0 0 1
15 DF England Marc Guéhi 0 1 0 0 1
Own goals 3 3 0 0 6
Totals 54 12 12 15 93

Assists

As of match played 14 February 2026
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when assists are equal.[134]
Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Champions League Total
1 10 MF France Rayan Cherki 7 2 1 0 10
2 11 MF Belgium Jérémy Doku 4 2 0 3 9
3 9 FW Norway Erling Haaland 6 0 0 0 6
4 MF Netherlands Tijjani Reijnders 2 0 1 3 6
5 33 DF England Nico O'Reilly 3 0 0 2 5
20 MF Portugal Bernardo Silva 4 0 1 0 5
47 MF England Phil Foden 3 0 1 1 5
8 24 DF Croatia Joško Gvardiol 2 0 1 1 4
27 MF Portugal Matheus Nunes 4 0 0 0 4
10 82 MF England Rico Lewis 1 1 0 1 3
11 21 DF Algeria Rayan Aït-Nouri 0 0 2 0 2
63 MF England Divine Mukasa 0 1 1 0 2
26 MF Brazil Savinho 1 0 0 1 2
42 MF Ghana Antoine Semenyo 1 1 0 0 2
15 52 MF Norway Oscar Bobb 1 0 0 0 1
7 FW Egypt Omar Marmoush 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 40 7 8 12 67

Disciplinary record

As of match played 14 February 2026
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when disciplinary records are equal.[134]
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 20 MF Portugal Bernardo Silva 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 10 0 0
2 14 MF Spain Nico González 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0
3 27 MF Portugal Matheus Nunes 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
33 MF England Nico O'Reilly 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 0
5 25 GK Italy Gianluigi Donnarumma 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
6 47 MF England Phil Foden 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
7 16 MF Spain Rodri 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 1 0
8 26 MF Brazil Savinho 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0
3 DF Portugal Rúben Dias 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
45 DF Uzbekistan Abdukodir Khusanov 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
11 21 DF Algeria Rayan Aït-Nouri 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
10 MF France Rayan Cherki 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
24 DF Croatia Joško Gvardiol 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
82 DF England Rico Lewis 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
4 MF Netherlands Tijjani Reijnders 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 6 DF Netherlands Nathan Ake 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
52 MF Norway Oscar Bobb 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 DF England Marc Guéhi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW Norway Erling Haaland 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 FW Egypt Omar Marmoush 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 48 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 13 1 0 71 1 0

Hat-tricks

As of match played 14 February 2026
Player Against Result Date Competition Ref.

Clean sheets

As of match played 14 February 2026
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.
Rank No. Nat. Player Matches played Goals against Clean sheets
Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total Clean sheet %
1 25 Italy Gianluigi Donnarumma 30 27 10 0 0 3 13 43.3%
2 1 England James Trafford 11 9 1 1 3 0 5 45.5%
Totals 41 36 11 1 3 3 18 43.9%

Awards

Etihad Player of the Month

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

Month Player Ref.
August Netherlands Tijjani Reijnders [135]
September Belgium Jérémy Doku [136]
October Norway Erling Haaland [137]
November England Phil Foden [138]
December France Rayan Cherki [139]
January Uzbekistan Abdukodir Khusanov [140]

Premier League Player of the Month

Month Player Ref.
September Norway Erling Haaland [141]

Premier League Save of the Month

Month Player Ref.
August England James Trafford [142]
September Italy Gianluigi Donnarumma [143]

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