Manchester City 2022–23 | ||
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Club information | ||
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Manager | ![]() | |
Stadium | Etihad Stadium | |
League Season information | ||
Final League position | Premier League, 1st | |
Highest position | 1st | |
lowest position | 4th | |
Points | 89 | |
Goals for | 94 | |
Goals against | 33 | |
Goals difference | +61 | |
Cup placements | ||
FA Cup | Winners, Defeated Manchester United 2–1 | |
EFL Cup | Quarter-finals, Lost 2–0 to Southampton | |
Champions League | Winners, Defeated Inter Milan 1–0 | |
FA Community Shield | Runners-up, Lost 3–1 to Liverpool | |
Season statistics | ||
Top goalscorer | Erling Haaland (36) | |
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The 2022–23 season was the 128th season in the existence of Manchester City Football Club and their 21st consecutive season in the top flight of English football, where they competed as two-time defending champions. In addition to the Premier League, Manchester City also particpiated in this season's editions of the FA Cup, EFL Cup, Community Shield and UEFA Champions League, entering the latter for the 12th consecutive season. The season is unusual in that the fixture dates of domestic and European competitions were altered to accommodate the FIFA World Cup played in November and December 2022 in Qatar.
Manchester City kicked off the season by losing the Community Shield to Liverpool 1–3 and were knocked out of the EFL Cup by Southampton at the quarter-final stage in January 2023. On 20 May, City mathematically clinched their third consecutive Premier League title following an exciting title race with closest rivals Arsenal, who had been leading the standings for the large part of the season. On 3 June, City defeated rivals Manchester United 2–1 in the FA Cup final to win their second trophy of the season. Furthermore, the Blues advanced to the Champions League final, where they faced Inter Milan on June 10, winning 1-0, and thus winning a treble in the process, becoming the second English club to do so after their local rivals Manchester United.
One of this season's highlights are the goalscoring feats of City's new striker Erling Haaland in his debut season in English football. He has already broken several club, league and European records after scoring 52 goals in his first 52 games at City.
This is the first season since 2012–13 without former team captain Fernandinho, who left at the end of the previous season to return to Brazil, and the first since 2014–15 not to feature English forward Raheem Sterling, who moved to Chelsea in the summer.
Season summary[]
Pre-season[]
Manchester City had already resolved their most pressing squad issue before the end of the previous season: when they announced their agreement to recruit a world-class centre-forward in Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund. This transfer was confirmed on the 13 June with Haaland formally joining the first team on 1 July. Julián Álvarez would also join from River Plate, having been transferred in January 2022 and then temporarily loaned back.
City were expected to purchase a defensive midfielder to replace former captain Fernandinho. Kalvin Phillips was duly signed from Leeds United for a reported fee of £42 million plus add-ons on 4 July 2022 and took the number 4 shirt previously worn by Vincent Kompany. They were also reported to be in the market for a new specialist left-back, with rumours that Marc Cucurella at Brighton was their number one target.
City's first player sales of the season were the transfer out of Pedro Porro to Sporting Lisbon through a loan-to-buy deal for £7.2 million. and of Gavin Bazunu to Southampton for £12 million initially, up to £15 million after add-ons. Neither player had made a first-team appearance for City.
City began pre-season with several key first-team players entering the final years of their contract amidst rumours that they might leave the club for a fee rather than renew. Of these, it seemed the most speculation concerned Gabriel Jesus and his possible transfer to Arsenal, Tottenham or Real Madrid after 5 years at City; and Raheem Sterling who was also rumoured to be a Real Madrid target. Both players would, in theory, compete with the incoming Haaland and Alvarez for playing time if they remained. Jesus left City for Arsenal for a reported fee of £45 million on 4 July 2022. Sterling went on to join Chelsea on 13 July 2022 for a fee reported to be about £47.5 million with £2.5 million of add-ons. He had won 11 domestic titles in 7 seasons at the club, scoring 131 goals in 339 appearances, and was the club's 11th highest scorer of all time.
Another significant transfer was the move of versatile Ukrainian left-back / midfielder Oleksandr Zinchenko to Arsenal for a fee of around £30 million after 6 seasons at City on 22 July 2022. This left Guardiola with just two senior specialist full backs in his squad at the start of the new season. City had refused to offer the minimum £50 million fee demanded by Brighton for Cucurella and he was eventually transferred to Chelsea on 5 August for a reported fee in excess of £60 million.
City opted to start pre-season training a week later than most of their rivals and scheduled only two friendly warm up games as part of their tour of the USA in order to ensure their players would have sufficient rest. They would also begin the new season with a relatively small squad of just 20 senior players. Both of these were considered to be strong preferences by Guardiola.
Start of season[]
City won both their pre-season tour games in the United States. However, they tasted their first defeat of the season losing 1–3 to a more prepared Liverpool in the Community Shield held at Leicester City's King Power Stadium. Debutant Julián Álvarez scored the sole goal for the Blues.
In their first league game on 7 August, City beat West Ham 2–0 away, with Erling Haaland scoring his first two competitive goals on his league debut for the club. He became the first City player to do so since Sergio Agüero versus Swansea City in 2011. The following weekend, City announced that İlkay Gündoğan had been appointed club captain with Rodri and Kyle Walker joining the vice-captain leadership group, shortly after City won their first league game at home 4–0 against AFC Bournemouth.
City finally recruited a specialist left-back on 16 August, signing Spanish U-21 defender Sergio Gómez, for £11 million plus add-ons, from Anderlecht, where he had previously played under the management of former City defender and captain Vincent Kompany.
On 21 August, City played Newcastle United in an entertaining match at St James' Park and fought out another two goal comeback to snatch a 3–3 draw. With seven points after 3 games, City were second in the league standings, two points behind Arsenal.
On 27 August, City fell behind by two goals for the fourth time in six league matches; this time against Crystal Palace at home; only to recover to a 4–2 victory in a second half comeback; with Erling Haaland scoring his first home goals and first hat-trick for the club.
On 31 August, Haaland became the first City player in the Premier League era to score a hat-trick in consecutive league games, scoring a "perfect" one in a 6–0 home rout of newly promoted Nottingham Forest. He had scored 9 goals in his first five league games. Another Premier League record.
City were estimated to have earnt a Premier League record of about £180 million from transfer sales during the single summer 2022 window: thus demonstrating the success of the teams academy programme (sales included several youth players sold for 7 or 8 figure fees), and the increasing market value for players (such as Zinchenko and Jesus) gained from playing under Guardiola and his coaching team for several seasons. City's overall net-spend in both 2022 transfer windows was estimated to be around +£100m, once again challenging their reputation for being a ostentatious buying club since the 2008 take-over.
Kits[]
Pre-season and friendlies[]
On 25 April, City announced they would travel to the United States for two pre-season friendlies in preparation for the new season, starting with a fixture against Club América on 20 July. The second fixture against Bayern Munich on 23 July was announced a few days later.
Friendly 20 July 2022 | Manchester City ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Houston, United States | |
19:30 CDT | De Bruyne ![]() |
Report | Martín ![]() |
Stadium: NRG Stadium Attendance: 61,223 Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States) |
Friendly 23 July 2022 | Bayern Munich ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
Green Bay, United States | |
18:15 CDT | Report | Haaland ![]() |
Stadium: Lambeau Field Attendance: 78,128 Referee: Matthew Thompson (United States) |
ALS Charity Friendly 24 August 2022 | Barcelona ![]() |
3–3 | ![]() |
Barcelona, Spain | |
21:30 CEST | Aubameyang ![]() De Jong ![]() Depay ![]() |
Report | Álvarez ![]() Palmer ![]() ![]() Mahrez ![]() |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 91,062 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain) |
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 | 7 August 2022 | 28 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 16 | +29 | 70.59 | |
FA Cup | 8 January 2023 | TBC | Third round | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 | |
EFL Cup | 9 November 2022 | TBC | Third round | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 100.00 | |
UEFA Champions League | 6 September 2022 | TBC | Group stage | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 66.67 | |
Total | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 68 | 20 | +48 | 73.08 |
Last updated: 5 January 2023
Source: Soccerway
Premier League[]
- Main article: 2022–23 Premier League
League table[]
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
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1 | ![]() |
38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 94 | 33 | +61 | 89 | |
2 | ![]() |
38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 88 | 43 | +45 | 84 | |
3 | ![]() |
38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 75 | |
4 | ![]() |
38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 68 | 33 | +35 | 71 | |
5 | ![]() |
38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 75 | 47 | +28 | 67 | |
6 | ![]() |
38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 72 | 53 | +19 | 62 | |
7 | ![]() |
38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 61 | |
8 | ![]() |
38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 70 | 63 | +7 | 60 | |
9 | ![]() |
38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 59 | |
10 | ![]() |
38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 52 | |
11 | ![]() |
38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 45 | |
12 | ![]() |
38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 44 | |
13 | ![]() |
38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 58 | −27 | 41 | |
14 | ![]() |
38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 40 | |
15 | ![]() |
38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 39 | |
16 | ![]() |
38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 38 | |
17 | ![]() |
38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 36 | |
18 | ![]() |
38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 34 | EFL Championship |
19 | ![]() |
38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 48 | 78 | −30 | 31 | |
20 | ![]() |
38 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 36 | 73 | −37 | 25 |
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament
Notes
- Since both finalists of the 2022–23 FA Cup, Manchester City and Manchester United, qualified for the Champions League as a result of their league positions, the second Europa League group stage berth allocated to England was transferred to the sixth-placed team.
- Since the winners of the 2022–23 EFL Cup, Manchester United, qualified for the Champions League, the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the EFL Cup winners was transferred to the highest-placed Premier League team not already qualified for European competition, the seventh-placed team.
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 |
17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 16 | +29 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 10 | +21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 |
Last updated: 5 January 2023
Source: Premier League
Matches[]
The league fixtures were announced on 16 June 2022.
Win Draw Loss
1 7 August 2022 | West Ham United | 0–2 | Manchester City | Stratford | |
16:30 BST | https://www.premierleague.com/match/74920 | Haaland ![]() |
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 62,443 Referee: Michael Oliver |
FA Cup[]
- Main article: 2022–23 FA Cup
City entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to Chelsea, making it a rematch of the third round Carabao Cup tie earlier that season. The fourth round draw was held shortly before City's third round tie against Chelsea, with the Blues drawn against the winner of the following days Oxford United versus Arsenal tie.
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Third round 8 January 2023 | Manchester City | 4–0 | Chelsea | Manchester | |
16:30 GMT | Mahrez ![]() Álvarez ![]() Foden ![]() |
Report | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 51,505 Referee: Robert Jones |
Fourth round 28 January 2023 | Manchester City | v | Arsenal | Manchester | |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium |
EFL Cup[]
- Main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup
City entered the competition in the third round. The draw was held on 24 August 2022 after the second round fixtures were completed, and they were drawn at home to the previous season's runners-up Chelsea as one of seven all-Premier League ties. The draw for the fourth round was held after the final match of the third round between Manchester United and Aston Villa on 10 November by Peter Schmeichel and Dion Dublin. City were drawn at home to the current cup holders Liverpool. The tie would be held immediately after the World Cup final, before the resumption of league fixtures. City were handed an away tie at Southampton in the quarter-finals draw held immediately after their fourth-round victory over Liverpool.
Third round 9 November 2022 | Manchester City | 2–0 | Chelsea | Manchester | |
20:00 GMT | Mahrez ![]() Álvarez ![]() |
Report | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 52,148 Referee: Simon Hooper |
Fourth round 22 December 2022 | Manchester City | 3–2 | Liverpool | Manchester | |
20:00 GMT | Haaland ![]() Mahrez ![]() Aké ![]() |
Report | Carvalho ![]() Salah ![]() |
Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 47,149 Referee: David Coote |
Quarter-finals 11 January 2023 | Southampton | 2–0 | Manchester City | Southampton | |
20:00 GMT | Mara ![]() Djenepo ![]() |
Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 22,996 Referee: Peter Bankes |
FA Community Shield[]
- Main article: 2022 FA Community Shield
The traditional season curtain raiser was played between the previous season's league champions and FA Cup winners. Normally played at Wembley Stadium, this season it was played at Leicester City's King Power Stadium to avoid clashes with the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 competition.
Final 30 July 2022 | Liverpool | 3–1 | Manchester City | Leicester | |
17:00 BST | Alexander-Arnold ![]() Salah ![]() Núñez ![]() |
Report | Álvarez ![]() |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 28,545 Referee: Craig Pawson |
UEFA Champions League[]
- Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League
Group stage[]
- Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage
The 2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage draw took place in Istanbul, Turkey, on 25 August. The first group games is played 6 September 2022, and completed earlier than usual, at the start of November, in order to finish before the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase |
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 9 | |
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 5 | Transfer to Europa League |
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 3 |
1 6 September 2022 | Sevilla ![]() |
0–4 | ![]() |
Seville, Spain | |
21:00 CEST | Report | Haaland ![]() Foden ![]() Rúben Dias ![]() |
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Referee: Davide Massa |
2 14 September 2022 | Manchester City ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Manchester | |
20:00 BST | Stones ![]() Haaland ![]() |
Report | Bellingham ![]() |
Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 50,441 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
3 5 October 2022 | Manchester City ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
Manchester | |
20:00 BST | Haaland ![]() Khocholava ![]() Mahrez ![]() Álvarez ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 51,765 Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania) |
4 11 October 2022 | Copenhagen ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
Copenhagen, Denmark | |
18:45 CEST | Report | Mahrez ![]() Gómez ![]() |
Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 35,447 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
5 25 October 2022 | Borussia Dortmund ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
Dortmund, Germany | |
21:00 CET | Report | Mahrez ![]() Gündoğan ![]() |
Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 81,000 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy) |
6 2 November 2022 | Manchester City ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
Manchester | |
20:00 GMT | Lewis ![]() Álvarez ![]() Mahrez ![]() |
Report | Mir ![]() |
Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 51,610 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel) |
Knockout phase[]
- Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
Round of 16[]
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 7 November 2022 at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, with Manchester City being drawn against RB Leipzig.
First leg 22 February 2023 | RB Leipzig ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
Leipzig, Germany | |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Gvardiol ![]() |
Report | Mahrez ![]() |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 45,228 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
Second leg 14 March 2023 | Manchester City ![]() |
7–0 (8–1 agg.)
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Manchester, England | |
20:00 GMT (UTC±0) | Haaland ![]() Gündoğan ![]() De Bruyne ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 52,038 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
Quarter-finals[]
The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals was held on 17 March 2023. City were drawn against Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals, with the winner of that tie playing either Real Madrid or Chelsea in the semi-finals.
First leg 11 April 2023 | Manchester City ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Manchester | |
20:00 BST | Rodri ![]() Silva ![]() Haaland ![]() |
Report | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 52,257 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
Second leg 19 April 2023 | Bayern Munich ![]() |
1–1 (1–4 agg.)
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Munich, Germany | |
21:00 CEST | Kimmich ![]() |
Report | Haaland ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Munich Football Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
Semi-finals[]
First leg 9 May 2023 | Real Madrid ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
Madrid, Spain | |
21:00 CEST | Vinícius ![]() |
Report | De Bruyne ![]() |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 63,485 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
Second leg 17 May 2023 | Manchester City ![]() |
4–0 (5–1 agg.)
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Manchester | |
20:00 BST | Silva ![]() Akanji ![]() Álvarez ![]() |
Report | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 52,313 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
Final[]
- Main article: 2023 UEFA Champions League Final
Final 10 June 2023 | Manchester City ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
Istanbul, Turkey | |
22:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Rodri ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium Attendance: 71,412 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
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