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2021–22 Manchester City F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was the 120th season in the existence of Manchester City Football Club and their 20th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, Manchester City also participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup, EFL Cup, Community Shield and UEFA Champions League.

Manchester City
2021–22 season
Manchester City warm up for their Premier League match against Watford on 23 April 2022
OwnerCity Football Group
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
ManagerPep Guardiola
StadiumEtihad Stadium
Premier League1st
FA CupSemi-finals
EFL CupFourth round
FA Community ShieldRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kevin De Bruyne (15)
All:
Riyad Mahrez (24)
Highest home attendance53,400 vs Fulham
(5 February 2022)
FA Cup
Lowest home attendance30,959 vs Wycombe Wanderers
(21 September 2021)
EFL Cup
Average home league attendance52,889
Biggest win7–0
vs Leeds United (H)
(14 December 2021)
Premier League
Biggest defeat0–2
vs Paris Saint-Germain (A)
(28 September 2021)
UEFA Champions League
vs Crystal Palace (H)
(30 October 2021)
Premier League
1–3 (a.e.t.)
vs Real Madrid (A)
(4 May 2022)
UEFA Champions League

The club kicked off the season by losing the Community Shield to Leicester City and was later knocked out of the EFL Cup by West Ham United in the fourth round, ending their unbeaten streak in the competition that had stretched to nearly five years. City also reached the FA Cup semi-finals for the fifth time in Guardiola's six-season tenure, but were beaten by Liverpool, the Blues' third consecutive semi-final defeat. In Europe, City were coming off their most successful Champions League campaign in history and looked to improve on last season's final loss to Chelsea. They reached the semi-finals again, but were defeated there by Real Madrid 6–5 on aggregate after extra time over the two closely fought and very dramatic games. On a brighter note, City successfully retained the Premier League title in another intense title race with Liverpool. This was the second time the Blues managed to defend the trophy (both under Pep Guardiola) and their fourth title in five years. City won the league by a single point on the final matchday, having beaten Aston Villa 3–2 in a stunning second-half comeback.

The season was Manchester City's first since 2010–11 not to feature their all-time record goalscorer Sergio Agüero, who had left the club for Barcelona on a free transfer at the end of the previous season; he went on to retire from football following cardiac health problems in November 2021. City were unable to immediately recruit a like-for-like replacement for Agüero, and this season was notable for Guardiola's extensive use of a false 9 role. Agüero's departure proved to be no impediment to the Blues scoring 150 goals in all competitions, the most of any senior top-tier professional team in Europe; they were closely followed by Liverpool with 147 goals, although Jürgen Klopp's side played six more matches.[1]

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Season summary edit

Pre-season edit

Euro 2020 began with 15 Manchester City first team players selected in the qualified squads, which was the joint-most representatives from a single club (shared with Chelsea).[3][4] However, Joao Cancelo was forced to withdraw days after the tournament began due to a positive SARS‑CoV‑2 test result,[5] and Eric Garcia joined Barcelona while the tournament was in progress. Out of these City players, all their squads reached the knock-out stages, seven reached the semi-finals and four England players reached the final,[6] but ended up as runners-up.

City also had three representatives selected at the 2021 Copa América, Sergio Agüero joining Barcelona while the tournament was in progress. All three reached the final, but the two remaining Brazilian players ended up as runners-up.[7]

As a result of having many players involved deep into these tournaments and with City's involvement in the 2021 Champions League final, City began their pre-season with all but eight of their first team rested on holiday. Only Zack Steffen, Benjamin Mendy, Riyad Mahrez and Fernandinho from the regular starters in 2020–21 were able to participate in a full pre-season. However, this gave an opportunity for several EDS players to showcase their talents for a possible first team place.

Most of the pre-season transfer speculation concerned the potential replacements for Sergio Agüero, who had left at the end of the 2020–21 season after 10 years and as the club's all-time leading goalscorer. Of the potential targets, Harry Kane was seen as the leading candidate, but was expected to command a significant and possibly record-breaking transfer fee from Tottenham.[8] There was also speculation that Jack Grealish would be signed from Aston Villa on a similarly record fee to strengthen City's creative midfield and provide additional cover for Kevin De Bruyne, who had experienced several extended periods of injury absence during the previous seasons.[9][10]

Grealish completed his transfer to City on 5 August 2021, signing a 6-year contract, for what at the time was a reported record British transfer fee of £100 million.[11] He was allocated the iconic number 10 shirt, previously worn by Agüero between 2015 and 2021.[12]

Start of season edit

On 7 August, Manchester City started their season with the FA Community Shield, a traditional curtain raiser played between the previous season's league champions and FA Cup winners. This was City's first FA Community Shield since 2019 when they beat Liverpool 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw. On this occasion, an understrength City (many players were still out-of-form after Euro 2020) were beaten 1–0 at Wembley by Leicester City with an 89th-minute penalty won and scored by former City academy graduate Kelechi Iheanacho.[13]

The Premier League season began with all restrictions on stadium attendances lifted for the first time since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.[14]

City began their league season on 15 August with a third consecutive competitive 1–0 defeat, this time against Tottenham at their north London stadium. This was the first time in 10 years that City had failed to win their opening league game of the season; coincidentally the last time being a 0–0 away draw at White Hart Lane in the 2010–11 season. It was also City's fourth consecutive defeat at Tottenham since the new stadium was opened and meant that City had yet to score a goal at this ground.

On 25 August, Harry Kane announced he would be staying at Tottenham "this summer", ending the speculation that City would be able to negotiate an acceptable transfer fee with Tottenham's chairman Daniel Levy.[15] On the same day it was reported that Pep Guardiola had revealed that he would leave the club when his current contract ends in summer 2023.[16] However, Guardiola later retracted this and said he was talking about whenever his contract at City ended he would be considering an opportunity to manage a national side.

On 26 August, Benjamin Mendy was charged by Cheshire Constabulary with four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.[17][18] Mendy was immediately suspended by City and remanded in custody with a trial date set for 24 January 2022.[19] This was later set back until June 2022.

On 8 September, it was announced that Brazil and three other South American nations had invoked a five-day FIFA ban on Premier League players who had been called up for international duty for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers during the September international window, but who had been refused permission to travel by their clubs to avoid a 10-day quarantine period required by UK Government public health regulations when they returned from so-called "Red list" countries with high levels of COVID-19 infection. This would have prevented City from including Ederson and Gabriel Jesus in their squad to play Leicester City on 11 September.[20][21] However, the ban was rescinded on the morning of the fixture, and City went on to win the game 1–0 with both Brazilian players in the starting XI.[22]

On 15 September, City beat RB Leipzig 6–3 in their first UEFA Champions League group game of the season. At the time, this was Pep Guardiola's 300th game as City manager and 750th overall. The Blues became the fastest English team to register 50 Champions League wins (in 91 games) and the second fastest of all time behind Real Madrid (88 games).[23][a]

Autumn period edit

On 21 September, City beat League One side Wycombe Wanderers 6–1 at home in the third round of the Carabao Cup. This win was Pep Guardiola's 220th as City manager, equalling the club record previously held by Les McDowell between 1950 and 1963. Guardiola had achieved this in only 302 games compared to 592 games managed by McDowell. The game was also noteworthy in that six academy graduates made their City first team debuts that night, the most in the modern history of the club academy.[24]

On 25 September, City defeated Chelsea, one of their main title rivals, who at the time were on a streak of three consecutive wins against City, including in the Champions League final. The Blues recorded a 1–0 away win at Stamford Bridge to mark Guardiola's 221st City win and make him the most successful manager in the club's history.[25]

On 12 October, five City players started for England versus Hungary in their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier 1–1 draw at Wembley Stadium. This set a new club record for representatives starting in a national team XI.[26]

On 27 October, City were beaten 5–3 on penalties after a goalless draw at West Ham United in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup, thus ending their 4-year domination of the competition, in which they had not lost a competitive fixture in 21 games since the 2016–17 season.[27]

City's early season league form was variable, and by the time of the final autumn international break in early November they had two defeats and two draws from their first 11 league fixtures and only two points more than in the 2020–21 season (where they had also started off slowly, but then had embarked on a record-breaking mid season winning streak to secure their league title). However, City had by then played all of the previous season's other top 5 clubs away from home, remaining undefeated and only dropping points in their 2–2 draw against Liverpool at Anfield. The other favourites for the league title had also dropped points; so that by 7 November City were in second place, just 3 points behind the early league leaders Chelsea, and equal on points with surprise form team West Ham. With 2 group games remaining City were also just a point from qualifying for the knockout stage of that season's Champions League.

On 24 November, City duly qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League as Group A winners when they beat Paris Saint Germain 2–1 at home.[28]

City's 2–1 away victory against Aston Villa on 1 December was Guardiola's 150th win in the Premier League. He became only the 4th manager to achieve this at a single club and the fastest to achieve the milestone (in only 204 games).[29]

On 4 December (gameweek 15), City beat Watford 3–1 away to notch up 5 consecutive league victories and reach the top of the Premier League for the first time that season.

City's 1–0 win against Wolves in their following league game was notable as Raheem Sterling scored his 100th Premier League goal and Ederson kept his 100th clean sheet for the club in all competitions.[30][31]

Christmas and New Year edit

 
Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez in an away Champions League match against Leipzig

On 14 December, City beat Leeds United 7–0 at home to record their biggest victory of the season so far. The first goal, scored by Phil Foden, marked the 500th scored by a Pep Guardiola team in the Premier League; he became the fastest to record this feat after only 207 games, beating the previous record by Jurgen Klopp (234 games).[32] This win also was City's 33rd league victory of the calendar year, equalling a top flight record set by Liverpool in 1982.[33]

On 19 December, City's 4–0 win away to Newcastle ensured they would stay top of the table at Christmas. It also signified two new records: for the most league wins by an English top flight team in a calendar year (34) and for the most league goals scored in a calendar year by a Premier League team (106), despite still having two league games to play before the New Year.[34]

On 28 December, City announced that Spanish forward Ferran Torres would join Barcelona in the New Year for a reported fee of €55m (£46.3m) upfront and up to €10m (£9.3m) in possible add-ons. Torres had not played for City since the League Cup victory against Wycombe in late September due to an injury picked up during the October internationals. He had been at the club for only 18 months, but City had recouped over double his transfer fee from Valencia.[35] Barcelona needed a forward to replace Sergio Agüero who had been forced to retire early on medical grounds a few weeks beforehand.

City maintained their ten-game league winning streak into the New Year. They ended 2021 with 50 points, eight points clear of Chelsea at the top of the table and nine points ahead of Liverpool in third place, who also had a game in hand. In all, City had won 36 league games in 2021 and scored 113 goals, setting new top division and Premier League records respectively.

Another close fought game against Chelsea, this time at the Etihad, was won 1–0 on 15 January thanks to a beautiful Kevin De Bruyne curling shot, producing a statement victory for the Blues and extending their league winning run to 12 games. The result put City on 56 points, thirteen ahead of Chelsea in second and fourteen ahead of Liverpool in third, who still had two games in hand.[36]

However, City's winning streak was ended in the following game on 22 January when they drew 1–1 away to Southampton and their league lead was cut to nine points from Liverpool, who still had a game in hand. However, the result signified another new record as Guardiola became the fastest manager to reach 500 Premier League points earned, in only 213 games – eighteen games fewer than his closest rival.[37]

On winter transfer deadline day, City announced that they had signed 22 year-old Argentine versatile forward Julián Álvarez for a reported £14.1 million fee from River Plate. Álvarez had subsequently been loaned back to River Plate until at least July 2022 so that he would be able to participate in the 2022 Copa Libertadores for his previous club. If River Plate qualified to the quarter-finals or beyond his loan might be extended as far as the break for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. At the time, Álvarez was the current South American Footballer of the Year and the golden boot holder for the Argentine Primera Division.[38]

Spring period edit

Raheem Sterling scored City's first hat-trick of the season in their 4–0 win away to Norwich City in the Premier League on 12 February 2022. It was notable as a perfect hat-trick, and took Sterling onto the list of top 10 goal-scorers in all competitions for the club .[39]

City earnt a commanding first leg lead in their Champions League round of 16 tie against Sporting Lisbon, beating the Portuguese champions 5–0 away on 15 February, including a brace from Bernardo Silva.[40]

However, they went on to be beaten 3–2 at home by Spurs in their next league fixture; their first league defeat for four months; and a result which closed the gap at the top of the table to second placed Liverpool to only 6 points, with Liverpool still having a game in hand and still to play City at the Etihad in early April. City had equalised twice in the game, including a 92nd-minute penalty from Riyad Mahrez (which was notable as City's 100th goal in all competitions that season), but the game was won by a headed goal in the 95th minute from erstwhile City transfer target Harry Kane, who had already scored Spurs second goal earlier in the second half.[41]

 
City players celebrate during the Premier League game against Manchester United

An outstanding team performance against their closest rivals saw City convincingly beat Manchester United 4–1 at home on 6 March with a brace apiece from Riyad Mahrez and man of the match Kevin De Bruyne. This broke a sequence of 3 consecutive derby losses at home. Mahrez had now scored over 20 goals in a season in all competitions for the first time in his career and De Bruyne passed the milestone of fifty Premier League goals. The result still meant City led the league from Liverpool by 6 points having played a game more.[42]

City drew 0–0 with Sporting on 9 March in the second leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie to win 5–0 on aggregate and qualify for the quarter-finals for the fifth season in succession.[43] By the time of the March international break, City's lead in the league had been cut to 1 point after another frustrating 0–0 draw with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on 14 March and Liverpool's continued league winning streak since January.[44] On a brighter note, the Blues qualified for their fourth consecutive FA Cup semi-final when they beat Southampton 4–1 at St. Mary's on 20 March.[45]

Season run-in edit

City returned from the March international break knowing they had up to 16 games of the season remaining over eight weeks, in which they could secure a treble of titles. This would start with a sequence of five games over 14 days where the Blues would play both Atlético Madrid and Liverpool twice in alternating fixtures: the two-legged Champions League quarter-finals, a potentially decisive home league fixture and a FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.

However, first City had to retake the top spot from Liverpool, which they successfully accomplished by beating Burnley 2–0 at Turf Moor on 2 April, after their rivals had defeated Watford by the same score at home earlier that day. Three days later, a 1–0 victory over Atlético in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals gave City a slender advantage before heading to Madrid. On 10 April, an exciting and high quality 2–2 home draw against Liverpool ensured City retained a single point advantage at the top of the league with seven games remaining.

Just three days after a title decider versus Liverpool, City faced Atlético on the road. An intense and maturely hard fought 0–0 draw in Madrid ensured City progressed to the semi-finals for the second consecutive season. There, the Blues would face Real Madrid who had closely beaten Chelsea over the two legs. Unfortunately, the closeness of the Atlético tie prevented Guardiola from resting his strongest squad, and several key players suffered injuries while Jürgen Klopp was able to effectively play his "B team" in Liverpool's quarter-final home tie against Benfica the same night.

The FA Cup semi-final awaited in just three days, on 16 April, after an excruciating battle with Atlético. As such, Guardiola was forced to make seven changes for the match against Liverpool. A dominant display from the Scoursers at Wembley saw them take a three-goal lead against an underperforming City side by half-time, including a Sadio Mané goal which resulted from an error from back up keeper Zack Steffen, who Guardiola always selected to play in City's domestic cup fixtures. The Blues managed to improve in the second half, with goals from Jack Grealish and Bernardo Silva nearly erasing the deficit, but Liverpool withstood the pressure to a nervous 3–2 victory, ending Citizens' hopes of the treble. Although Manchester City had reached five FA Cup semi-finals during Guardiola's tenure at the club, they had only succeeded in reaching one final (in 2019), while losing three consecutive FA Cup semi-finals starting from 2020 and also losing three consecutive appearances at Wembley.[46]

A 3–0 win against Brighton on 20 April saw City keep Liverpool at the same distance of a point. This victory was Guardiola's 250th as City manager in all competitions. Just three days later, the Blues produced another convincing win, this time beating Watford 5–1. Gabriel Jesus scored four goals and became the third City player to do so in a Premier League match after Sergio Agüero and Edin Džeko. This was also City's 15th consecutive Premier League victory against the Hornets, setting another PL record.[47]

Another three days later, on 26 April, Manchester City defeated Real Madrid 4–3 in an outstanding game at a capacity Etihad Stadium to take a slight advantage to the Santiago Bernabéu. City scored in under two minutes, as Kevin De Bruyne finished the fastest goal in European Cup semi-finals history, and had held a two-goal advantage on three occasions during the match, while also squandering multiple good opportunities to increase the lead, only to see a resilient Madrid side reduce the deficit to a single goal, courtesy of a brace (which included a Panenka penalty) from Real Madrid's top scorer, captain and talisman Karim Benzema.[48] The match was also notable by numerous missed goal opportunities (hitting the post, goal line clearances, goalkeeper saves) on the part of City players, with observers commenting that a 7–3 scoreline would have been more fair.[49]

In their next league game, City beat Leeds away 4–0 to keep a one-point lead over Liverpool with just four PL games remaining. City had not conceded a league goal away from home in five consecutive fixtures and had remained undefeated in 16 away league games since their opening day loss at Tottenham (both new club records). Captain Fernandihno came on as a substitute to become the Brazilian player with the most Premier League appearances and celebrated by scoring City's final goal.[50]

End of season edit

4 May was a tough day for the Blues, as they failed to reach the Champions League final in the most dramatic and heartbreaking fashion at the Santiago Bernabéu. Leading the game 1–0 (5–3 on aggregate), from a 75th-minute goal by Riyad Mahrez, City once again squandered several opportunities to put the game to bed and collapsed in the last minutes of the match. Approaching the injury time, it appeared City were heading comfortably to the final, where they would have met rivals Liverpool; however, two goals in a minute from Madrid's substitute striker Rodrygo sent the game into extra time, and another penalty from Benzema five minutes later proved to be the winner as City were defeated 1–3 (5–6 on aggregate).[51]

The heartbreak, however, did not derail City as some rivals might have hoped. By the time of City's next league game on 8 May, Liverpool had finally dropped points in the title race by drawing 1–1 against Tottenham at Anfield.[52] City were able to put their shock and disappointment from the Bernabéu to one side and capitalise on this, opening up a three-point lead and a four-goal difference advantage after a 5–0 thrashing of revitalised Newcastle United with a brace from Raheem Sterling and another man of the match performance from Kevin De Bruyne. The Blues required seven more points from three remaining fixtures to secure and retain their league title.[53]

On 10 May, the club officially announced it had reached agreement with Borussia Dortmund to sign young Norwegian striker Erling Haaland on 1 July 2022 subject to completing terms. Haaland, the son of ex-City and Leeds midfielder Alfie Haaland, was one of the most sought-after players in world football, having scored 85 goals in 88 appearances for Dortmund, and became the heir-apparent to Sergio Agüero the club had been seeking for several years.[54]

Another big 5–1 win away at Wolves on 11 May, including four goals from Kevin De Bruyne, and a 24-minute hat-trick (the third fastest from the start of a game in Premier League history), reduced City's target to getting a maximum of four points from two remaining fixtures to retain their title.[55] This game was Guardiola's 350th as City manager. It also signified another Premier League record for consecutive games won by a margin of three or more goals.

On 15 May, City fought back from conceding two first-half goals to draw 2–2 at West Ham, and could have won the match but for a late penalty miss from Riyad Mahrez. This was the first time since 2012 that City had come back from a two-goal deficit in a game. Nevertheless, the result still meant the Blues would win the league if they won their final fixture at home versus Aston Villa.

The season ended in dramatic circumstances on 22 May, as City once again overturned a two-goal deficit. With 15 minutes left to play, the Blues scored three goals in five minutes, including a brace from İlkay Gündoğan, to beat Aston Villa 3–2 and clinch the Premier League title amid jubilant scenes at the Etihad. Manchester City finished the league season on 93 points, one more than rivals Liverpool, making it their second consecutive league title and repeating the scenario of the 2018–19 season.[56]

First-team squad edit

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Assists
 CS
 Ends
 Fee
 Notes
2 DF   Kyle Walker 31 2017 215 6 17  – 2024 £45m
3 DF   Rúben Dias (VC) 25 2020 90 3 4  – 2027 £62m Second VC
5 DF   John Stones 27 2016 195 12 2  – 2026 £47.5m
6 DF   Nathan Aké 27 2020 40 4 1  – 2025 £40m
7 FW   Raheem Sterling 27 2015 339 131 74  – 2023 £44m
8 MF   İlkay Gündoğan (VC) 31 2016 253 49 32  – 2023 £20m
9 FW   Gabriel Jesus 25 2017 (Jan) 236 95 41  – 2023 £27m
10 MF   Jack Grealish 26 2021 39 6 4  – 2027 £100m Record signing
11 DF   Oleksandr Zinchenko 25 2016 128 2 12  – 2024 £1.7m
13 GK   Zack Steffen 27 2019 21 0 0 8 2025 £7m
14 DF   Aymeric Laporte 27 2018 (Jan) 155 12 3  – 2025 £57m
16 MF   Rodri 25 2019 151 13 9  – 2025 £62.8m
17 MF   Kevin De Bruyne (VC) 30 2015 307 86 115  – 2025 £54.5m Third VC
20 MF   Bernardo Silva 27 2017 251 48 49  – 2025 £43.5m
22 DF   Benjamin Mendy 27 2017 75 2 12  – 2023 £52m Suspended since 26 August 2021, pending trial
25 MF   Fernandinho (Capt) 37 2013 383 26 27  – 2022 £30m
26 FW   Riyad Mahrez 31 2018 189 63 43  – 2023 £60m
27 DF   João Cancelo 27 2019 128 7 16  – 2027 £60m
31 GK   Ederson 28 2017 241 0 3 117 2026 £34.9m
33 GK   Scott Carson 36 2021 2 0 0 0 2022 Free Transfer On loan in 2019–21
37 FW   Kayky 18 2021 1 0 0  – 2026 £8.6m
47 MF   Phil Foden 21 2017 169 45 33  – 2024 Youth system Academy graduate
48 FW   Liam Delap 19 2020 6 1 0  – 2026 £1.2m
56 DF   CJ Egan-Riley 19 2021 3 0 0  – 2023 Youth system Academy graduate
80 MF   Cole Palmer 20 2020 13 3 1  – 2026 Youth system Academy graduate
87 MF   James McAtee 19 2021 6 0 0  – 2026 Youth system Academy graduate

Updated to match played 22 May 2022
Source: fbref
 Ordered by squad number.
Appearances include league and cup appearances, including as substitute.
Includes EDS players who train regularly with the first team, having made at least one previous league appearance.
Ages stated are as of 22 May 2022.

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date Position No. Player From Fee Team Ref.
1 July 2021 DF   Kluiverth Aguilar   Alianza Lima £1,500,000 Academy [57]
1 July 2021 FW   Darío Sarmiento   Estudiantes Undisclosed Academy [58]
15 July 2021 DF   Tomas Galvez Watford Undisclosed Academy [59]
15 July 2021 GK   George Murray-Jones Southend United Undisclosed Academy [60]
19 July 2021 GK 33   Scott Carson Derby County Free First team [61]
5 August 2021 MF 10   Jack Grealish Aston Villa £100,000,000 First team [11]
31 August 2021 FW 37   Kayky   Fluminense £8,640,000 Academy [62][63][64]
31 January 2022 FW   Julián Álvarez   River Plate £14,100,000 First team [65]
Total £124,250,000

Transfers out edit

Date Position No. Player To Fee Team Ref.
1 July 2021 FW 10   Sergio Agüero   Barcelona End of contract First Team [66]
1 July 2021 DF   Murphy Bennett Forest Green Rovers End of contract Academy [67]
1 July 2021 MF 82   Adrián Bernabé   Parma End of contract Academy [68]
1 July 2021 MF   Henry Timi Davies Arsenal End of contract Academy [69]
1 July 2021 DF 50   Eric García   Barcelona End of contract First team [70]
1 July 2021 GK 32   Daniel Grimshaw Blackpool End of contract Academy [68][71]
1 July 2021 MF   Dylan Helliwell Huddersfield Town End of contract Academy [72]
1 July 2021 GK 70   Louie Moulden Wolverhampton Wanderers End of contract Academy [68][73]
1 July 2021 MF 61   Felix Nmecha   VfL Wolfsburg End of contract Academy [68][74]
1 July 2021 MF   Cian Philpott Huddersfield Town End of contract Academy [72]
1 July 2021 MF   Luca Thomas Leeds United End of contract Academy [75]
2 July 2021 MF 38   Jack Harrison Leeds United £13,000,000 Academy [76]
9 July 2021 GK   James Wright Aston Villa Undisclosed Academy [77]
14 July 2021 GK   Pierce Charles Sheffield Wednesday End of contract Academy [78]
16 July 2021 FW 43   Lukas Nmecha   VfL Wolfsburg £11,700,000 Academy [79]
12 August 2021 MF   Ivan Ilić   Hellas Verona £8,500,000 Academy [80]
27 August 2021 MF 54   Joe Hodge Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed Academy [81]
30 August 2021 DF 88   Alpha Dionkou   Granada Undisclosed Academy [82]
31 August 2021 MF   Harvey Griffiths Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed Academy [83]
1 January 2022 FW 21   Ferran Torres   Barcelona £55,600,000[b] First team [35][84]
21 January 2022 MF 35   Patrick Roberts Sunderland Undisclosed First team [85]
30 January 2022 MF —   Luka Ilić   Troyes Undisclosed Academy [86]
31 January 2022 DF 59   Camron Gbadebo Colchester United Undisclosed Academy [87]
31 January 2022 DF 77   Sam Robinson Port Vale Undisclosed Academy [88]
31 January 2022 MF 65   Matt Smith MK Dons Undisclosed Academy [89]
31 January 2022 MF 74   Luke Bolton Salford City Undisclosed Academy [90]
1 February 2022 DF 34   Philippe Sandler   Feyenoord Undisclosed First team [91]
2 February 2022 DF —   Erik Palmer-Brown   Troyes Undisclosed Academy [92]
Total £88,800,000[c]

Loans out edit

Date Loan ends Position No. Player To Team Ref.
1 July 2021 30 June 2022 DF   Kluiverth Aguilar   Lommel Academy [93]
1 July 2021 30 June 2022 GK 55   Gavin Bazunu Portsmouth Academy [94]
1 July 2021 11 January 2022[d] DF 78   Taylor Harwood-Bellis   Anderlecht Academy [95]
1 July 2021 30 June 2022 DF   Issa Kaboré   Troyes Academy [96]
1 July 2021 30 June 2022 FW 29   Marlos Moreno   Kortrijk Academy [97]
1 July 2021 30 June 2022 MF —   Ante Palaversa   Kortrijk Academy [98]
1 July 2021 30 June 2022 MF   Diego Rosa   Lommel Academy [99]
1 July 2021 30 June 2022 FW —   Slobodan Tedić   PEC Zwolle Academy [100]
1 July 2021 13 January 2022[e] GK 85   James Trafford Accrington Stanley Academy [102]
2 July 2021 30 June 2022 MF 71   Lewis Fiorini Lincoln City Academy [103]
5 July 2021 30 June 2022 MF 93   Alex Robertson   Ross County Academy [104]
8 July 2021 30 January 2022[f] MF —   Luka Ilić   Twente Academy [105]
9 July 2021 30 June 2022 FW —   Filip Stevanović   SC Heerenveen Academy [106]
16 July 2021 30 June 2022 DF 86   Callum Doyle Sunderland Academy [107]
23 July 2021 30 June 2022 MF —   Ryotaro Meshino   Estoril Academy [108]
30 July 2021 30 June 2022 FW —   Nahuel Bustos   Girona Academy [109]
31 July 2021 30 June 2022 FW —   Darío Sarmiento   Girona Academy [110]
July 2021 30 June 2022 MF —   Aminu Mohammed   Lommel Academy [111]
July 2021 30 June 2022 FW —   Thomas Agyepong   Lommel Academy [111][112]
5 August 2021 30 June 2022 GK 49   Arijanet Muric   Adana Demirspor First team [113]
6 August 2021 31 January 2022[g] MF 65   Matt Smith Hull City Academy [114]
6 August 2021 30 June 2022 DF —   Nahuel Ferraresi   Estoril Academy [115]
16 August 2021 30 June 2022 FW 96   Ben Knight Crewe Alexandra Academy [116]
19 August 2021 30 June 2022 MF —   Daniel Arzani   Lommel Academy [117]
19 August 2021 30 June 2022 DF —   Kō Itakura   Schalke 04 Academy [118]
21 August 2021 30 June 2022 DF 39   Yan Couto   Braga Academy [119]
23 August 2021 30 June 2022 MF 72   Morgan Rogers Bournemouth Academy [120]
27 August 2021 30 June 2022 DF   Yeboah Amankwah Accrington Stanley Academy [121]
31 August 2021 2 February 2022[h] DF —   Erik Palmer-Brown   Troyes Academy [122]
31 August 2021 20 January 2022[i] MF 69   Tommy Doyle   Hamburger SV Academy [123]
31 August 2021 30 June 2022 MF —   Yangel Herrera   Espanyol Academy [124]
31 August 2021 30 June 2022 MF 81   Claudio Gomes Barnsley Academy [125]
31 August 2021 21 January 2022[j] MF 35   Patrick Roberts   Troyes First team [126]
31 August 2021 30 June 2022 MF 41   Pablo Moreno   Girona Academy [127]
31 August 2021 25 January 2022[k] DF 34   Philippe Sandler   Troyes First team [129]
11 January 2022 30 June 2022 DF 78   Taylor Harwood-Bellis Stoke City Academy [130]
13 January 2022 30 June 2022 GK 85   James Trafford Bolton Wanderers Academy [131]
20 January 2022 30 June 2022 MF 69   Tommy Doyle   Cardiff City Academy [132]
31 January 2022 30 June 2022 DF 94   Finley Burns   Swansea City Academy [133]
31 January 2022 11 July 2022[l] FW   Julián Álvarez   River Plate First team [65]
10 February 2022 30 June 2022 MF 66   Iker Pozo   HNK Rijeka Academy [134]
  1. ^ These 50 UCL wins exclude two victories over FC Steaua București in the 2016–17 qualifying play-off round.
  2. ^ The fee was reported to be €55 million (£46.3 m) with up to €10 million (£9.3 m) in add ons, and subject to Barcelona meeting La Liga financial regulations by the end of January 2022.
  3. ^ City also received an additional 15% (reportedly £13,2m) sell-on fee from the transfer of Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund to Manchester United. This is not included in this total.
  4. ^ Harwood-Bellis's season long loan to Anderlecht was terminated on 11 January 2022 by mutual consent. He was subsequently loaned to Stoke City for the remainder of the season.
  5. ^ On 13 January, Trafford was recalled by his parent club Manchester City.[101] He was subsequently loaned to Bolton Wanderers for the remainder of the season (see below).
  6. ^ Luka Ilić's season-long loan at Twente was ended early, and he subsequently joined Troyes permanently.
  7. ^ Smith's season long loan was terminated on 31 January 2022 and he was transferred to MK Dons.
  8. ^ Erik Palmer-Brown initially joined Troyes on a season-long loan, before singing permanently on 2 February.
  9. ^ Doyle's season long loan to Hamburg was terminated on 20 January 2022 by mutual consent. He was subsequently loaned to Cardiff City for the remainder of the season.
  10. ^ Roberts season long loan to Troyes was terminated on 21 January 2022 by mutual consent. He was subsequently transferred to Sunderland
  11. ^ Sandler's season long loan was terminated on 25 January 2022.[128]
  12. ^ Álvarez was loaned to River Plate until the end of the 2022 Copa Libertadores round of 16 stage. The loan could have been further extended if River Plate reached the latter rounds of that competition; that did not happen and Álvarez joined City.

Pre-season and friendlies edit

On 14 July, City announced they would host Preston North End at the Academy Stadium on 27 July,[135] and would travel to France to take on fellow CFG club Troyes on 31 July.[136] The Troyes game was later postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19 restrictions in France and England. Had the match taken place, City would have had to quarantine and therefore miss their FA Community Shield match against Leicester City. It was replaced by a game against Barnsley on 31 July.[137] The same day, City's final preseason friendly against Blackpool was announced and scheduled for 3 August.[138]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed   Fixtures

27 July 2021 Friendly Manchester City 2–0 Preston North End Manchester, England
19:00 BST
  • Mahrez   25'
  • Edozie   64'
 Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
31 July 2021 Friendly Troyes Cancelled Manchester City Troyes, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Note: Match was cancelled on 21 July 2021 due to new COVID-19 quarantine restrictions on travelers to and from France.[139]
31 July 2021 Friendly Manchester City 4–0 Barnsley Manchester, England
18:00 BST
Report Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
3 August 2021 Friendly Manchester City 4–1 Blackpool Manchester, England
18:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
25 August 2021 Charity match Barcelona Cancelled Manchester City Barcelona, Spain
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Camp Nou
Note: The match was postponed on 29 July 2021 following former Barcelona assistant coach Juan Carlos Unzue's diagnosis with SARS-CoV-2. It had been then cancelled for the foreseeable future due to the restrictions in Catalonia that would have prevented Barcelona from hosting the game in front of a capacity crowd. The game was ultimately rescheduled for the start of the 2022–23 season.

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 15 August 2021 21 May 2022 Matchday 1 Winners 38 29 6 3 99 26 +73 076.32
FA Cup 7 January 2022 16 April 2022 Third round Semi-finals 5 4 0 1 16 6 +10 080.00
EFL Cup 21 September 2021 27 October 2021 Third round Fourth round 2 1 1 0 6 1 +5 050.00
FA Community Shield 7 August 2021 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
UEFA Champions League 15 September 2021 4 May 2022 Group stage Semi-finals 12 7 2 3 29 16 +13 058.33
Total 58 41 9 8 150 50 +100 070.69

Source: Soccerway

Premier League edit

Main article: 2021–22 Premier League

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City (C) 38 29 6 3 99 26 +73 93 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Liverpool 38 28 8 2 94 26 +68 92
3 Chelsea 38 21 11 6 76 33 +43 74
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 22 5 11 69 40 +29 71
5 Arsenal 38 22 3 13 61 48 +13 69 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
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[141]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2021–22 FA Cup and the 2021–22 EFL Cup, Liverpool, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot given to the League Cup winners (Europa Conference League play-off round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.[140]

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 29 6 3 99 26  +73 93 15 2 2 58 15  +43 14 4 1 41 11  +30

Source: Premier League

Results by matchday edit

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHHHAHAAH
ResultLWWWDWDWWLWWWWWWWWWWWWDWWLWWDWDWWWWWDW
Position139755233332222111111111111111111111111
Points036910131417202023262932353841444750535657606363666970737477808386899093
Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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 edit

The league fixtures were announced on 16 June 2021.[142]

15 August 2021 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Manchester City Tottenham
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 58,262
Referee: Anthony Taylor
21 August 2021 2 Manchester City 5–0 Norwich City Manchester
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 51,437
Referee: Graham Scott
29 August 2021 3 Manchester City 5–0 Arsenal Manchester
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 52,276
Referee: Martin Atkinson
11 September 2021 4 Leicester City 0–1 Manchester City Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,087
Referee: Paul Tierney
18 September 2021 5 Manchester City 0–0 Southampton Manchester
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 52,698
Referee: Jonathan Moss
25 September 2021 6 Chelsea 0–1 Manchester City Fulham
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,036
Referee: Michael Oliver
3 October 2021 7 Liverpool 2–2 Manchester City Liverpool
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,102
Referee: Paul Tierney
16 October 2021 8 Manchester City 2–0 Burnley Manchester
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 52,711
Referee: Martin Atkinson
23 October 2021 9 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–4 Manchester City Falmer
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,215
Referee: Kevin Friend
30 October 2021 10 Manchester City 0–2 Crystal Palace Manchester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 53,014
Referee: Andre Marriner
6 November 2021 11 Manchester United 0–2 Manchester City Manchester
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 73,086
Referee: Michael Oliver
21 November 2021 12 Manchester City 3–0 Everton Manchester
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 52,571
Referee: Stuart Attwell
28 November 2021 13 Manchester City 2–1 West Ham United Manchester
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 53,245
Referee: Michael Oliver
1 December 2021 14 Aston Villa 1–2 Manchester City Aston
20:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,400
Referee: Mike Dean
4 December 2021 15 Watford 1–3 Manchester City Watford
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,673
Referee: Simon Hooper
11 December 2021 16 Manchester City 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Manchester
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 52,613
Referee: Jonathan Moss
14 December 2021 17 Manchester City 7–0 Leeds United Manchester
20:00 GMT
Report Firpo   20' Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 52,401
Referee: Paul Tierney
19 December 2021 18 Newcastle United 0–4 Manchester City Newcastle upon Tyne
14:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,127
Referee: Martin Atkinson
26 December 2021 19 Manchester City 6–3 Leicester City Manchester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 53,226
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
29 December 2021 20 Brentford 0–1 Manchester City Brentford
20:15 GMT Report
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 17,009
Referee: David Coote
1 January 2022 21 Arsenal 1–2 Manchester City Holloway
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,757
Referee: Stuart Attwell
15 January 2022 22 Manchester City 1–0 Chelsea Manchester
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 53,319
Referee: Craig Pawson
22 January 2022 23 Southampton 1–1 Manchester City Southampton
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,178
Referee: Simon Hooper
9 February 2022 24 Manchester City 2–0 Brentford Manchester
19:45 GMT
Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 51,658
Referee: Darren England
12 February 2022 25 Norwich City 0–4 Manchester City Norwich
17:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 27,010
Referee: Andre Marriner
19 February 2022 26 Manchester City 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 53,201
Referee: Anthony Taylor
26 February 2022 27 Everton 0–1 Manchester City Liverpool
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,105
Referee: Paul Tierney
6 March 2022 28 Manchester City 4–1 Manchester United Manchester
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 53,165
Referee: Michael Oliver
14 March 2022 29 Crystal Palace 0–0 Manchester City Selhurst
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,309
Referee: Martin Atkinson
2 April 2022 30 Burnley 0–2 Manchester City Burnley
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 20,388
Referee: Craig Pawson
10 April 2022 31 Manchester City 2–2 Liverpool Manchester
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 53,197
Referee: Anthony Taylor
20 April 2022 32 Manchester City 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Manchester
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 52,226
Referee: Mike Dean
23 April 2022 33 Manchester City 5–1 Watford Manchester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 53,013
Referee: Kevin Friend
30 April 2022 34 Leeds United 0–4 Manchester City Leeds
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,771
Referee: Paul Tierney
8 May 2022 35 Manchester City 5–0 Newcastle United Manchester
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 53,336
Referee: Stuart Attwell
11 May 2022 36 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–5 Manchester City Wolverhampton
20:15 BST
Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 31,686
Referee: Martin Atkinson
15 May 2022 37 West Ham United 2–2 Manchester City Stratford
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 59,972
Referee: Anthony Taylor
22 May 2022 38 Manchester City 3–2 Aston Villa Manchester
16:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 53,395
Referee: Michael Oliver

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

As a Premier League club, City entered the tournament in the third round proper. The third round draw was held on 6 December 2021 live on ITV4, before the second round tie between Boreham Wood and St. Albans City, by former England internationals David Seaman and Faye White. City were drawn away to League Two side Swindon Town.[143] The draw for the fourth round took place live on ITV ahead of Arsenal's visit to Championship side Nottingham Forest, with former City goalkeeper David James and current Arsenal Women captain Leah Williamson picking out the ties at Wembley Stadium. City were drawn out at home against Fulham.[144] The fifth round draw was held on 5 February 2022 prior to the tie between Liverpool and Cardiff City on ITV by Andrew Cole. City were drawn away to Championship side Peterborough United, who they had only played once before: on their way to the 1981 FA Cup final.[145] The quarter-final draw was held on 3 March 2022 prior to the tie between Everton and Boreham Wood on ITV by England manager Gareth Southgate. City were drawn away to fellow Premier League side Southampton.[146] The semi-final draw was made by Robbie Fowler at the City Ground on ITV before the quarter-final between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool. City were drawn against the winner of that tie, who turned out to be Liverpool after a hard-fought 1–0 victory.[147]

7 January 2022 Third round Swindon Town 1–4 Manchester City Swindon
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 14,753
Referee: Darren England
5 February 2022 Fourth round Manchester City 4–1 Fulham Manchester
15:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report Carvalho   4' Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 53,400
Referee: Jarred Gillett
1 March 2022 Fifth round Peterborough United 0–2 Manchester City Peterborough
19:15 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 13,405
Referee: Andrew Madley
20 March 2022 Quarter-finals Southampton 1–4 Manchester City Southampton
15:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 29,702
Referee: Mike Dean
16 April 2022 Semi-finals Manchester City 2–3 Liverpool Wembley
15:30 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 73,793
Referee: Michael Oliver

EFL Cup edit

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

The draw for the third round was made on 25 August 2021 live on Sky Sports after the conclusion of the second round tie between West Bromwich Albion and Arsenal by Kevin Phillips and Kevin Campbell. City were drawn at home versus League One side Wycombe Wanderers.[148][149] The draw for the fourth round was made on 22 September 2021 after the conclusion of the third round ties by Micah Richards and Harry Redknapp. City were drawn away to fellow Premier League side West Ham United, who had beaten Manchester United at Old Trafford in the third round.[150][151]

21 September 2021 Third round Manchester City 6–1 Wycombe Wanderers Manchester
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 30,959
Referee: Robert Jones
27 October 2021 Fourth round West Ham United 0–0
(5–3 p)		 Manchester City Stratford
19:45 BST Report Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Penalties

FA Community Shield edit

Main article: 2021 FA Community Shield
7 August 2021 Final Leicester City 1–0 Manchester City Wembley
17:15 BST
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 45,602
Referee: Paul Tierney

UEFA Champions League edit

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League

Group stage edit

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group A

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021 with the fixtures being announced a day later.[152][153]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI PAR RBL BRU
1   Manchester City 6 4 0 2 18 10 +8 12 Advance to knockout phase — 2–1 6–3 4–1
2   Paris Saint-Germain 6 3 2 1 13 8 +5 11 2–0 — 3–2 4–1
3   RB Leipzig 6 2 1 3 15 14 +1 7 Transfer to Europa League 2–1 2–2 — 1–2
4   Club Brugge 6 1 1 4 6 20 −14 4 1–5 1–1 0–5 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
15 September 2021 1 Manchester City   6–3   RB Leipzig Manchester, England
21:00 BST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 38,062
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
28 September 2021 2 Paris Saint-Germain   2–0   Manchester City Paris, France
21:00 CET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 37,350
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
19 October 2021 3 Club Brugge   1–5   Manchester City Bruges, Belgium
18:45 CEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 24,915
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
3 November 2021 4 Manchester City   4–1   Club Brugge Manchester, England
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 50,228
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
24 November 2021 5 Manchester City   2–1   Paris Saint-Germain Manchester, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 52,030
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
7 December 2021 6 RB Leipzig   2–1   Manchester City Leipzig, Germany
18:45 CEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

Knockout phase edit

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
Round of 16 edit

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 13 December 2021 at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon. An administrative error led to a first draw being declared null and void after a series of errors, including some seeded teams being allowed into the draw with runners-up from their own qualification groups.[154][155] City had initially been drawn against Villarreal. The draw was subsequently redone three hours later and City were drawn against Sporting CP,[156] who they had last met and lost on away goals to in the last 16 of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.

15 February 2022 First leg Sporting CP   0–5   Manchester City Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 48,129
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
9 March 2022 Second leg Manchester City   0–0
(5–0 agg.)		   Sporting CP Manchester, England
21:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 51,213
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
Quarter-finals edit

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 18 March 2022. City were drawn against Atlético Madrid, against whom they had never played a competitive fixture before.[157]

5 April 2022 First leg Manchester City   1–0   Atlético Madrid Manchester, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 52,018
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
13 April 2022 Second leg Atlético Madrid   0–0
(0–1 agg.)		   Manchester City Madrid, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 65,675
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Semi-finals edit

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 18 March 2022, after the quarter-finals draw. City were paired with 13-time winners Real Madrid, with the two teams' record being two wins apiece and two draws.

26 April 2022 First leg Manchester City   4–3   Real Madrid Manchester, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 52,217
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
4 May 2022 Second leg Real Madrid   3–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 agg.)		   Manchester City Madrid, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 61,416
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Statistics edit

As of 22 May 2022

Overall edit

Appearances (Apps) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only, including sub appearances.
Red card numbers denote: numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.
Source for all stats:[158]

No. Player Pos. Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Community Shield Champions League Total
Apps       Apps       Apps       Apps       Apps       Apps      
2   Kyle Walker DF 20 1 3 2 1 7 1 1 31 1 3 1
3   Rúben Dias DF 29 2 5 2 1 1 7 39 2 6
5   John Stones DF 14 1 4 1 1 8 1 27 2 1
6   Nathan Aké DF 14 2 5 1 1 1 6 1 1 27 3 2
7   Raheem Sterling FW 30 13 1 3 1 2 12 3 1 47 17 2
8   İlkay Gündoğan MF 27 8 1 4 2 1 1 10 1 42 10 2
9   Gabriel Jesus FW 28 8 1 4 1 1 1 8 4 3 41 13 5
10   Jack Grealish MF 26 3 3 4 2 1 1 7 1 39 6 3
11   Oleksandr Zinchenko DF 15 4 1 8 2 28 2
13   Zack Steffen GK 1 4 1 2 1 1 8 1
14   Aymeric Laporte DF 33 4 5 1 2 9 2 44 4 7 1
16   Rodri MF 33 7 5 2 1 1 10 2 46 7 8
17   Kevin De Bruyne MF 30 15 2 3 1 2 1 10 2 2 45 19 4
20   Bernardo Silva MF 35 8 6 3 2 1 11 3 50 13 6
22   Benjamin Mendy DF 1 1 2
25   Fernandinho MF 19 2 1 4 2 1 1 1 8 1 33 2 5
26   Riyad Mahrez FW 28 11 4 4 2 2 1 12 7 1 47 24 1
27   João Cancelo DF 36 1 7 5 1 1 9 2 3 52 3 10
31   Ederson GK 37 3 1 11 1 49 4
33   Scott Carson GK 1 1
37   Kayky FW 1 1 2
47   Phil Foden MF 28 9 1 4 1 2 1 11 3 1 45 14 2
48   Liam Delap FW 1 1 1 3
53   Samuel Edozie FW 1 1
56   CJ Egan-Riley DF 1 1 1 3
79   Luke Mbete DF 1 1 1 3
80   Cole Palmer MF 4 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 11 3
87   James McAtee MF 2 2 1 1 1 6 1
90   Romeo Lavia MF 1 1 1 2 1
94   Finley Burns DF 1 1
96   Ben Knight MF 1 1
97   Josh Wilson-Esbrand DF 1 1
Sold   Ferran Torres FW 4 2 1 1 1 1 7 3
Own goals 3 1 4
Totals 99 42 1 16 9 6 1 0 2 29 22 1 150 76 2

Goalscorers edit

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.[158]

Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Community Shield Champions League Total
1 26 FW   Riyad Mahrez 11 4 2 0 7 24
2 17 MF   Kevin De Bruyne 15 1 1 0 2 19
3 7 FW   Raheem Sterling 13 1 0 0 3 17
4 47 MF   Phil Foden 9 1 1 0 3 14
5 9 FW   Gabriel Jesus 8 1 0 0 4 13
20 MF   Bernardo Silva 8 2 0 0 3 13
7 8 MF   İlkay Gündoğan 8 2 0 0 0 10
8 16 MF   Rodri 7 0 0 0 0 7
9 10 MF   Jack Grealish 3 2 0 0 1 6
10 14 DF   Aymeric Laporte 4 0 0 0 0 4
11 6 DF   Nathan Aké 2 0 0 0 1 3
27 DF   João Cancelo 1 0 0 0 2 3
80 MF   Cole Palmer 0 1 1 0 1 3
Sold FW   Ferran Torres 2 0 1 0 0 3
15 3 DF   Ruben Dias 2 0 0 0 0 2
25 MF   Fernandinho 2 0 0 0 0 2
5 DF   John Stones 1 1 0 0 0 2
18 2 DF   Kyle Walker 0 0 0 0 1 1
Own goals 3 0 0 0 1 4
Totals 99 16 6 0 29 150

Assists edit

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total assists are equal.[158]

Rank No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Community Shield Champions League Total
1 17 MF   Kevin De Bruyne 8 3 0 0 3 14
2 47 MF   Phil Foden 5 2 2 0 2 11
9 FW   Gabriel Jesus 8 2 0 0 1 11
4 27 DF   João Cancelo 7 0 0 0 3 10
26 FW   Riyad Mahrez 5 1 1 0 3 10
6 7 FW   Raheem Sterling 5 0 1 0 2 8
7 20 MF   Bernardo Silva 4 0 0 0 3 7
8 8 MF   İlkay Gündoğan 4 1 0 0 1 6
11 DF   Oleksandr Zinchenko 4 0 0 0 2 6
10 3 DF   Ruben Dias 4 0 0 0 1 5
11 10 MF   Jack Grealish 3 0 0 0 1 4
12 25 MF   Fernandinho 1 0 0 0 2 3
13 16 MF   Rodri 2 0 0 0 0 2
2 DF   Kyle Walker 2 0 0 0 0 2
14 79 DF   Luke Mbete 0 0 1 0 0 1
80 MF   Cole Palmer 0 1 0 0 0 1
Sold FW   Ferran Torres 1 0 0 0 0 1
97 DF   Josh Wilson-Esbrand 0 0 1 0 0 1
Totals 63 10 6 0 24 103

Hat-tricks edit

Player Against Result Date Competition Ref
  Raheem Sterling Norwich City 4–0 (A) 12 February 2022 Premier League [39]
  Gabriel Jesus4 Watford 5–1 (H) 23 April 2022 Premier League [159]
  Kevin De Bruyne4 Wolves 5–1 (A) 11 May 2022 Premier League [160]

4 – Player scored four goals.

Clean sheets edit

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
No. Player Games Played Goals Against Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Community Shield Champions League Total
31   Ederson 49 40 20 1 0 0 4 25
13   Zack Steffen 9 10 1 0 1 0 0 2
33   Scott Carson 1 0 (1) (1)
Totals 50 21 1 1 0 4 27

Awards edit

In the end of season awards, Kevin De Bruyne won Premier League Player of the Season for the second time,[161] and the club's own Player of the Season award for the fourth time, equalling the club record; Phil Foden won Premier League Young Player of the Season and the PFA Young Player of the Year, both for the second consecutive season;[162][163] while Ederson won the Premier League Golden Glove for the third consecutive season, this time sharing the award with Liverpool's first choice keeper Alisson (both were on 20 clean sheets). Three City players were also included in the PFA Team of the Year (Cancelo, De Bruyne and Silva).[164]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Bernardo Silva became the first ever City player to win three consecutive club player of the month awards.
  2. ^ This was Sterling's 3rd PL POTM award and his first since Nov 2018.
  3. ^ These were Guardiola's 10th and 11th PL MOTM awards, taking him to third on the all-time list of PL managers, behind Arsène Wenger and Alex Ferguson.
  4. ^ This was City's first award since the 2018–19 season when they beat Liverpool 2–1 at home in January 2019.
  1. ^ Used on match week 6 against Chelsea.[2]

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