Manchester City Season Preview

Here is everything you need to know about Man City ahead of their 2024/25 Premier League campaign, a season in which they are chasing their fifth title in a row.

Who have Manchester City signed in the summer transfer window so far?

Savinho from Troyes - £21.1 million.

Ilkay Gundogan from Barcelona - Free transfer.

Who have Manchester City sold in the transfer window so far?

Julian Alvarez to Atletico Madrid - £81 million.

Joao Cancelo to Al-Hilal - £21.2 million.

Yan Couto to Borussia Dortmund - £21.2 million.

Taylor Harwood-Bellis to Southampton - £20 million.

Liam Delap to Ipswich Town - £15 million.

Sergio Gomez to Real Sociedad - £7.5 million.

Tommy Doyle to Wolves - £4.3 million.

Alex Robertson to Cardiff City - £3 million.

Lewis Fiorini to Stockport - £250’000.

Micah Hamilton to Middlesbrough - Undisclosed fee.

Dario Sarmiento to Tigre - Undisclosed fee.

Callum Doyle to Norwich City - Season long loan.

Jadel Katongo to Peterborough United - Season long loan.

Luke Mbete to Northampton Town - Season long loan.

Kayky to Sparta Rotterdam - Season long loan.

Kian Breckin to Crewe Alexandra - Season long loan.

Mahamadou Susoho to Peterborough United - Season long loan agreement.

Jamal Baptiste - Contract expired.

Josh Adams - Contract expired.

Manchester City 2024/25 Home Kit

Look who's back in blue, showing off our 2024/25 home kit 🤩

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— Manchester City (@ManCity) June 5, 2024

Manchester City 2024/25 Away Kit

Man City release their 🆕 away kit 👌 pic.twitter.com/EhNuHYYjap

— 433 (@433) August 8, 2024

Manchester City 2024/25 Third Kit

The new Manchester City away kit is out

What do you think? pic.twitter.com/XDMyLcUgYJ

— Vintage Football Shirts (@VFshirts) July 26, 2024

Who are Manchester City playing on the opening day of the season?

Chelsea vs Manchester City.

Stamford Bridge.

16:30, Sunday 18th August.

Where can I watch Chelsea vs Manchester City?

TV coverage on Sky Sports.

What are Manchester City’s opening five fixtures?

Manchester City vs Ipswich - Saturday 24th August.

West Ham vs Manchester City - Saturday 31st August.

Manchester City vs Brentford - Saturday 14th September.

Manchester City vs Arsenal - Sunday 22nd December.

When do Manchester City play rivals Manchester United in 2024/25?

Manchester City vs Manchester United - Saturday 14th December.

Manchester United vs Manchester City - Saturday 5th April.

Last five results between the two Manchester clubs:

• 25/05/2024: Man City 1-2 Man United (FA Cup Final)
• 03/03/2024: Man City 3-1 Man United.
• 29/10/2023: Man United 0-3 Man City.
• 03/06/2023: Man City 2-1 Man United (FA Cup Final).
• 14/01/2023: Man United 2-1 Man City.

Where did Manchester City finish last season?

Winning the league for the fourth season running in May, City are slowly but surely turning the Premier League into a farmers’ league of their own. Six of the last seven titles, the pick of the best players in the country, and arguably the best manager to ever take to the touchline, the Cityzens go into every season as favorites.

Pep Guardiola’s men have become an unstoppable footballing force, particularly in the past two years, in which they finally ended their Champions League voodoo.

With that particular weight off their shoulders, they have grown into probably the best team in Europe, and just need to find consistency in the Champions League football to propel themselves into a new stratosphere of dominance.

Other teams in the league always seem to be playing catch up with City, and with the wealth of talent and experience in their arsenal, it seems next to impossible for rivals to draw level with them.

They did however experience a shock in the FA Cup final against neighbors Manchester United, which showed other teams that they are beatable if you can commit to the right game plan. However, it is rare Manchester City have an off day, and when they do, they tend to bounce back from it in style.

Best result: Manchester City 6-1 Bournemouth. (City: Doku 30’, Silva 33’, 83’, Akanji 37’, Foden 64’, Ake 88’. Bournemouth: Sinisterra 74’).

Worst result: Wolves 2-1 Manchester City. (Wolves: Dias O.G 13’, Hwang 66’. City: Alvarez 58’).

Who is Manchester City’s manager for 2024/25?

Pep Guardiola is once again the man to emulate as he heads towards the start of his ninth campaign in charge of the blue side of Manchester. As a coach he has never finished below third in the league, a remarkable statistic considering he has been in management since 2008.

Having played under Johan Cruyff at Barcelona, Pep’s tactical style is inspired by Cruyff’s impressive attacking onslaught that he introduced to European football in the 80’s, while adding his own twist of high pressing and possession domination. Just think of the merciless tiki-taka football his own Barcelona side employed in the 2008/09 season, and you can see why he has been so successful.

Bringing this football to England marked the start of a new era for the Premier league, and since taking charge of City in 2016, he has won six out of nine premier league campaigns. A remarkable record, all while winning every other trophy the game has to offer.

A bona fide legend, Guardiola may well let his contract expire at the end of the season, indicating an opportunity for other teams to finally end his dominance. However, while he remains in Manchester, the league only has one predictable outcome.

Who is Manchester City’s player to watch for 2024/25? Phil Foden

Any member of the City squad could realistically have been chosen as a key player. De Bruyne, Haaland, Walker, Silva, Rodri and Dias would all receive little push back if chosen for this section. However, for his standout performances last season, and his subsequent labeling as the Premier League player of the season, Foden seems like the sensible choice.

With six League titles, a Champions League medal and countless domestic competition medals in his locker while aged just 24, Foden has already won virtually everything possible. However, it is only in the last two seasons that he has become a consistent starter in the Man City super team.

Making 67 appearances in the last two campaigns, bagging 30 goals and 8 assists in the process, Foden has firmly cemented himself as one of the best English footballers around.

He had a quiet Euro 2024, failing to get a goal involvement, but part of his lackluster performances may have been down Gareth Southgate playing him out of position, and could also be attributed to fatigue, after what was an intense season for his club.

No doubt he will be back to his best for the 2024/25 season, and with a real breakthrough last year, he will likely be the most dangerous version of himself that we have seen yet.

Season Prediction

Realistically, barring an extraordinary season from Arsenal or Liverpool, Manchester city are on track to continue their dominance, and look set to win their seventh title in eight years.

It speaks volumes that Pep Guardiola has stated that should there be no more sales of first team players, it would not be necessary to bring in any more new signings, such is the strength of his squad.

Proven at winning titles and playing consistently across a 38 game season, the Man City squad could be labeled as the strongest the Premier League has ever seen, and with a moniker like that, it would be considered a disappointment if they were to fail to finish top of the pile.

Without injuries to key players or catastrophic mid-season form, Man City look likely to walk the league once again. Teams will truly relish the day that Pep Guardiola leaves Manchester.

Season Prediction: Champions.