ClubPremier League

Manchester City

The dominant club of the 2020s, starting over without Guardiola.

Founded
1880
Home
Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Head coach
Enzo Maresca
Nickname
The Citizens
10English league titles, eight of them since 2012
4Titles in a row, 2021 to 2024, an English first
2023The treble year: league, FA Cup, Champions League
260Sergio Agüero goals, the all-time record
61,038Etihad Stadium capacity
1880Year founded, as St Mark's of Gorton

About Manchester City

Manchester City began in 1880 as St Mark's, a church team in Gorton, and spent most of a century as the city's other club. The 2008 Abu Dhabi takeover changed that, and Pep Guardiola's decade turned investment into an era: six Premier League titles in seven years, four in a row from 2021 to 2024, and the 2023 treble sealed with the club's first Champions League.

Guardiola's farewell season, 2025/26, ended with a domestic cup double, beating Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final and Chelsea in the FA Cup final, while the league title went to Arsenal in the final week. Enzo Maresca, once a Guardiola assistant, returned in June 2026 on a three-year deal to start the next chapter.

Honours

  • 10
    English league titles1937 to 2024, including four straight from 2021
  • 8
    FA Cup1904 to 2026, the latest against Chelsea at Wembley
  • 9
    League Cupthe 2026 win over Arsenal made it nine
  • 1
    Champions League2023, completing the treble in Istanbul
  • 1
    European Cup Winners' Cup1970
  • 1
    FIFA Club World Cup2023

Recent form

Runners-up in 2025/26, pushed to the last week by Arsenal, but a domestic cup double crowned Guardiola's farewell: 2–0 against Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final, 1–0 against Chelsea in the FA Cup final. Enzo Maresca arrived in June 2026 on a three-year deal, with Haaland still the reference point and £64m January signing Antoine Semenyo already decisive.

Records

All-time top scorerSergio Agüero, 260
Most appearancesAlan Oakes, 680
Record signingElliot Anderson, £116m

Elo rating

Club Elo · #2 in Europe1,971as of 23 Jul 2026 · via clubelo.com

Recent results

  • W
    v Chelsea 1–0FA Cup final · 16 May 2026
  • W
    v Arsenal 2–0Carabao Cup final · 22 Mar 2026
  • L
    v Crystal Palace 0–1FA Cup final · 17 May 2025

First-choice XI

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Enzo Maresca's projected first XI, from the Manchester City v Bournemouth preview. Line-ups change with form and fitness.

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All games

Premier League · Matchweek 1

Manchester CityvAFC Bournemouth

 

Sun 23 Aug · 14:00 BST · Etihad Stadium, Manchester

63% MCI19% drawBOU 18%

Frequently asked

Sources

Reference facts (honours, records, venue) are sourced above. Squad and manager details reflect the season this page covers and can change.

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