2018–19 Manchester City F.C. season
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| 2018–19 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | City Football Group | |||
| Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | |||
| Manager | Pep Guardiola | |||
| Stadium | Etihad Stadium | |||
| Premier League | 1st | |||
| FA Cup | Winners | |||
| EFL Cup | Winners | |||
| FA Community Shield | Winners | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Sergio Agüero (21) All: Sergio Agüero (32) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 54,511 vs Liverpool | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 32,089 vs Burton Albion | |||
| Average home league attendance | 54,108 | |||
| Biggest win | 9–0 (9 Jan 2019 v Burton Albion, EFL Cup SF) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 0–2 (8 Dec 2018 v Chelsea, PL Game Week 16) | |||
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The 2018–19 season was Manchester City's 117th season of competitive football, 90th season in the top flight of English football and 22nd season in the Premier League.[1] In addition to the league, the club competed in the UEFA Champions League, FA Cup, EFL Cup, and FA Community Shield; for the Champions League, it was their eighth consecutive season competing in the tournament. The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
During this season, City completed a domestic treble. Apart from winning all three of the major English football tournaments, they also won the Community Shield, the first time any team has ever held all four of England's primary football trophies at the same time.[2] The season was the first since 2009–10 without Yaya Touré, who departed to Olympiacos, and the first since 2005–06 without Joe Hart, who joined Burnley after two seasons of loans.
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Season summary[edit]
In the 2018–19 season, Manchester City maintained their free scoring form under manager Pep Guardiola and became the first club in Europe's top leagues to pass 100 goals scored on 20 January 2019 when Danilo scored the first goal in City's 3–0 victory at Huddersfield Town.[3]
City went on to break their own record for a top flight English club for goals scored in all competitions in a season. Leroy Sané's goal in City's 2–0 win at Old Trafford against Manchester United on 24 April 2019 overtook the previous record tally of 156, which was established by Manuel Pellegrini's City side back in their title-winning 2013–14 season.[4] By the end of the 2018–19 season, the team reached 169 goals scored.
On 24 February, City won their sixth League Cup title when they defeated Chelsea 4–3 on penalties after a goalless draw over 120 minutes at Wembley Stadium.[5]
Expectations were high for City's UEFA Champions League campaign. The team again won their group without breaking a sweat, then routed Schalke 04 in the round of 16, winning their home match 7–0. Similar to the previous season, City were drawn against an English club in the quarter-finals, this time Tottenham Hotspur. The Blues dropped their away match 0–1, with Sergio Agüero missing a penalty. The home match was all-or-nothing for City and it proved to be one of the best matches of that season. Raheem Sterling scored in the beginning, but City quickly conceded two goals and now needed to score three to advance. The squad did exactly that, leading 4–2 with 20 minutes to play. However, Fernando Llorente's contentious goal for Spurs meant City again needed a goal.[6] In added time, Sterling converted a pass from Agüero and the entire stadium started celebrating what seemed to be a certain victory. However, the goal was disallowed after a VAR review and the Blues were eliminated in a heartbreaking fashion.[7]
The 2018–19 Premier League title race was one of the closest contests of the Premier League era. City and Liverpool exchanged their leads 32 times over the season, in part due to fixture rearrangements for EFL and FA Cup matches and television demands. The two title contenders jointly amassed a combined total of 195 points, which at the time was the highest combined total in English top flight history.[8]
On 12 May, City won their final league match of the league season 4–1 away at Brighton & Hove Albion to retain the Premier League title. In doing so, they matched their own record for 32 wins over a single season. They had to win their final 14 consecutive league matches to hold off the challenge of Liverpool, who themselves ended their season with nine-straight wins.[9]
One week later, on 18 May, City defeated Watford 6–0 at Wembley to win the FA Cup and complete an unprecedented English men's domestic treble and clean sweep of the major honors in English football. It was also City's first ever league and FA Cup double and their sixth overall FA Cup title. The 6–0 scoreline was also the joint largest winning margin in the history of the FA Cup Final and the largest for any final in the competition since 1903.[10] This final win of the season was Manchester City's 50th in all competitions.[11]
As of 9 April 2019, Manchester City had won the Carabao Cup, progressed to the final of the FA Cup, were in second place with one game in hand in the Premier League and scheduled to play Tottenham in the Champions League quarter-finals, thus making it possible to achieve the quadruple, a unique sweep of four major tournaments in a single season, something that had not been done by any English men's side. A win in each of City’s last twelve games of the season (potential UCL semi-finals and final included) would have guaranteed the quadruple for the club. However, a dramatic loss to Tottenham on away goals on 17 April ended City's quadruple hopes. Still, the Blues managed to achieve an unprecedented domestic treble.
Pre-season and friendlies[edit]
Win Draw Loss
Manchester City began their 2018–19 campaign with a tour of the United States in the 2018 International Champions Cup. City played against Borussia Dortmund at Soldier Field in Chicago, Liverpool at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and Bayern Munich at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
International Champions Cup[edit]
| 20 July 2018 2018 ICC | Manchester City  | 0–1 |  Borussia Dortmund | Chicago, United States |
| 20:00 CDT | Report | Götze  28' (pen.)Burnić  31'Dahoud 52' | Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 34,629 Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States) |
| 25 July 2018 2018 ICC | Manchester City | 1–2 | Liverpool | East Rutherford, United States |
| 20:00 EDT | Sané 57' Gomes 85' | Report | Van Dijk 30' Salah 63'Mané 90+4' (pen.) | Stadium: MetLife Stadium Attendance: 52,635 Referee: Sorin Stoica (United States) |
| 28 July 2018 2018 ICC | Bayern Munich | 2–3 | Manchester City | Miami Gardens, United States |
| 19:00 EDT | Shabani 15' Robben 24' | Report | B. Silva 40', 45+1', 70' Nmecha 51' | Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium Attendance: 29,195 Referee: Ted Unkel (United States) |
Competitions[edit]
Win Draw Loss
Overview[edit]
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| FA Community Shield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Premier League | 38 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 95 | 23 | +72 | 84.21 |
| FA Cup | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | +23 | 100.00 |
| EFL Cup | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 66.67 |
| UEFA Champions League | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 70.00 |
| Total | 61 | 50 | 5 | 6 | 169 | 39 | +130 | 81.97 |
Source: Competitions
FA Community Shield[edit]
As champions of the 2017–18 Premier League, Manchester City took on the 2017–18 FA Cup winners, Chelsea, for the season-opening FA Community Shield.
| 5 August 2018 Final | Chelsea | 0–2 | Manchester City | London |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Agüero 13', 58' | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 72,724 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
Premier League[edit]
Manchester City entered the competition as the defending champions.
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City (C) | 38 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 95 | 23 | +72 | 98 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Liverpool | 38 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 89 | 22 | +67 | 97 | |
| 3 | Chelsea | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 72 | |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 71 | |
| 5 | Arsenal | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 73 | 51 | +22 | 70 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Since the winners of the EFL Cup and the FA Cup, Manchester City, 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 League second qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.
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 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 95 | 23 | +72 | 98 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 12 | +45 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 11 | +27 |
Last updated: 12 May 2019.
Source: Premier League
Results by matchday[edit]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Fixtures[edit]
The Premier League fixtures for the 2018–19 season were announced on 14 June 2018.[12][13]
| 12 August 2018 1 | Arsenal | 0–2 | Manchester City | Holloway |
| 16:00 BST | Papastathopoulos 27' Xhaka 52' | Report | Sterling 4', 14' B. Silva 64'De Bruyne 73' | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,934 (2,917 away) Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 19 August 2018 2 | Manchester City | 6–1 | Huddersfield Town | Manchester |
| 13:30 BST | Agüero 25', 35', 75' Gabriel Jesus 31'D. Silva 48'Kongolo 84' (o.g.) | Report | Stanković 43' Billing 51'Schindler 69' | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 54,021 (2,735 away) Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 25 August 2018 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Manchester City | Wolverhampton |
| 12:30 BST | Coady 41' Boly 57' | Report | Kompany 12' D. Silva 60'Laporte 69' | Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 31,322 (2,970 away) Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 1 September 2018 4 | Manchester City | 2–1 | Newcastle United | Manchester |
| 17:30 BST | Sterling 8' Walker 24', 52' | Report | Lascelles 20' Yedlin 30' | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 53,946 (2,646 away) Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 15 September 2018 5 | Manchester City | 3–0 | Fulham | Manchester |
| 15:00 BST | Sané 2' D. Silva 21'Sterling 47' | Report | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 53,307 (2,215 away) Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 22 September 2018 6 | Cardiff City | 0–5 | Manchester City | Cardiff |
| 15:00 BST | Ralls 45+1' | Report | Agüero 32' B. Silva 35'Gündoğan 44'Fernandinho 60'Mahrez 67', 89' | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 32,321 (2,908 away) Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 29 September 2018 7 | Manchester City | 2–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Manchester |
| 15:00 BST | Sterling 29' Agüero 65' | Report | Knockaert 9' Duffy 42'Montoya 87' | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 54,152 (2,809 away) Referee: Lee Mason |
| 7 October 2018 8 | Liverpool | 0–0 | Manchester City | Liverpool |
| 16:30 BST | Wijnaldum 90' | Report | B. Silva 21' Agüero 56'Mendy 64'Mahrez  86' | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,117 (2,876 away) Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 20 October 2018 9 | Manchester City | 5–0 | Burnley | Manchester |
| 15:00 BST | Kompany 1' Agüero 17'B. Silva 54'Fernandinho 56'Sané 81', 90'Mahrez 83' | Report | Cork 11' Hendrick 32' | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 54,094 (2,717 away) Referee: Jonathan Moss |
| 29 October 2018 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1 | Manchester City | Wembley |
| 20:00 GMT | Lucas 45' Davies 90+4' | Report | Mahrez 6' Laporte 53'Fernandinho 61' | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 56,854 (3,055 away) Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 4 November 2018 11 | Manchester City | 6–1 | Southampton | Manchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Hoedt 6' (o.g.) Agüero 12', 38'D. Silva 18'Sterling 45+2', 67'Sané 90+1' | Report | Ward-Prowse 10' Ings 30' (pen.) | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 53,916 (995 away) Referee: Lee Mason |
| 11 November 2018 12 | Manchester City | 3–1 | Manchester United | Manchester |
| 16:30 GMT | D. Silva 12' B. Silva 33'Agüero 48'Gündoğan 86' | Report | Shaw 42' Martial 58' (pen.) | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 54,316 (2,862 away) Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 24 November 2018 13 | West Ham United | 0–4 | Manchester City | Stratford |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | D. Silva 11' Sterling 19'Sané 34', 90+3' | Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,886 (2,919 away) Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 1 December 2018 14 | Manchester City | 3–1 | Bournemouth | Manchester |
| 15:00 GMT | B. Silva 16' Sterling 57'Gündoğan 79' | Report | Wilson 44' | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 54,409 (917 away) Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 4 December 2018 15 | Watford | 1–2 | Manchester City | Watford |
| 20:00 GMT | Doucouré 85' | Report | Sané 40' Mahrez 51'Ederson 90' | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,389 (2,024 away) Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 8 December 2018 16 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Manchester City | Fulham |
| 17:30 GMT | Kanté 45' Jorginho 63'David Luiz 78'Pedro 80' | Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,571 (2,880 away) Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 15 December 2018 17 | Manchester City | 3–1 | Everton | Manchester |
| 12:30 GMT | Gabriel Jesus 22', 50' Sterling 69' Delph 76' | Report | Digne 19' Calvert-Lewin 65', 76' | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 54,173 (2,982 away) Referee: Craig Pawson |
| 22 December 2018 18 | Manchester City | 2–3 | Crystal Palace | Manchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Gündoğan 27' De Bruyne 85' | Report | Schlupp 33' Townsend 35'Zaha 45'Milivojević 52' (pen.)Van Aanholt 75'McArthur 80'Guaita 90+3' | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 54,340 (879 away) Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 26 December 2018 19 | Leicester City | 2–1 | Manchester City | Leicester |
| 15:00 GMT | Albrighton 19' Maguire 58'Pereira 81'Vardy 87' | Report | B. Silva 14' Stones 77'Delph  89'Agüero 90' | Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,090 (3,299 away) Referee: Mike Dean |
| 30 December 2018 20 | Southampton | 1–3 | Manchester City | Southampton |
| 14:15 GMT | Højbjerg 37', 85' Austin 58'Bednarek 73' | Report | D. Silva 10' Agüero 32', 45+3'Ward-Prowse 45' (o.g.)Kompany 72'Danilo 78' | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,381 (3,198 away) Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 3 January 2019 21 | Manchester City | 2–1 | Liverpool | Manchester |
| 20:00 GMT | Kompany 31' Agüero 40'Laporte 45+2'Sané 72'B. Silva 89'Ederson 90+5' | Report | Lovren 20' Wijnaldum 38'Firmino 64' | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 54,511 (3,018 away) Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 14 January 2019 22 | Manchester City | 3–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Manchester |
| 20:00 GMT | Gabriel Jesus 10', 39' (pen.) Fernandinho 14'Coady 78' (o.g.) | Report | Boly 19' | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 54,171 (3,000 away) Referee: Craig Pawson |
| 20 January 2019 23 | Huddersfield Town | 0–3 | Manchester City | Huddersfield |
| 13:30 GMT | Bacuna 30' Hogg 43' | Report | Danilo 18' Walker 27'Fernandinho 50'Sterling 54'Sané 56' | Stadium: John Smiths Stadium Attendance: 24,190 (2,343 away) Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 29 January 2019 24 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Manchester City | Newcastle |
| 20:00 GMT | Pérez 54' Rondón 66'Schär 72'Ritchie 80' (pen.) | Report | Agüero 1' De Bruyne 17'Sterling 34'Laporte 90+1' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,861 (2,646 away) Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 3 February 2019 25 | Manchester City | 3–1 | Arsenal | Manchester |
| 16:30 GMT | Agüero 1', 44', 61' Gündoğan 65' | Report | Koscielny 11' Torreira 40' | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 54,483 (3,000 away) Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 6 February 2019 26 | Everton | 0–2 | Manchester City | Liverpool |
| 19:45 GMT | Zouma 82' | Report | Laporte 45+2' Fernandinho 73'Gabriel Jesus 90+7' | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,322 (2,972 away) Referee: Craig Pawson |
| 10 February 2019 27 | Manchester City | 6–0 | Chelsea | Manchester |
| 16:00 GMT | Sterling 4', 80' Agüero 13', 19', 56' (pen.)Gündoğan 25', 77' | Report | Jorginho 60' Alonso 69' | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 54,452 (3,010 away) Referee: Mike Dean |
| 27 February 2019 28 | Manchester City | 1–0 | West Ham United | Manchester |
| 20:00 GMT | Agüero 59' (pen.) | Report | Fredericks 41' Antonio 87' | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 53,528 (2,391 away) Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 2 March 2019 29 | Bournemouth | 0–1 | Manchester City | Bournemouth |
| 15:00 GMT | King 84' | Report | Mahrez 55' Otamendi 65'Walker 84' | Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,699 (1,265 away) Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 9 March 2019 30 | Manchester City | 3–1 | Watford | Manchester |
| 17:30 GMT | Walker 6' Sterling 46', 50', 59' | Report | Cleverley 18' Deulofeu 66' | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 54,104 (1,157 away) Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 30 March 2019 31 | Fulham | 0–2 | Manchester City | Fulham |
| 12:30 GMT | Christie 67' Le Marchand 80' | Report | B. Silva 5' Agüero 27' | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,001 (2,651 away) Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 3 April 2019 32 | Manchester City | 2–0 | Cardiff City | Manchester |
| 19:45 BST | De Bruyne 6' Sané 44' | Report | Bennett 8' Peltier 34'Ralls 53' | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 53,559 (882 away) Referee: Jonathan Moss |
| 14 April 2019 33 | Crystal Palace | 1–3 | Manchester City | Selhurst |
| 14:05 BST | Milivojević 81' | Report | Sterling 15', 63' Gabriel Jesus 90' | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,721 (2,938 away) Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 20 April 2019 34 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Manchester |
| 12:30 BST | Foden 5' Sterling 90+3' | Report | Wanyama 86' Vertonghen 90+3' | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 54,489 (3,010 away) Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 24 April 2019 35 | Manchester United | 0–2 | Manchester City | Trafford |
| 20:00 BST | Pereira 24' Shaw 89' | Report | Kompany 10' Zinchenko 26'B. Silva 54'Sané 66' | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 74,431 (2,940 away) Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 28 April 2019 36 | Burnley | 0–1 | Manchester City | Burnley |
| 14:05 BST | Lowton 87' | Report | Agüero 63' Gündoğan 90+5' | Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 21,605 (2,458 away) Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 6 May 2019 37 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Leicester City | Manchester |
| 20:00 BST | D. Silva 22' Kompany 44', 70'Gabriel Jesus 89' | Report | Maguire 35' Iheanacho 90' | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 54,506 (3,010 away) Referee: Mike Dean |
| 12 May 2019 38 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–4 | Manchester City | Falmer |
| 15:00 BST | Murray 27' | Report | Agüero 28' Laporte 38'Mahrez 63'Gündoğan 72' | Stadium: Amex Stadium Attendance: 30,662 (2,942 away) Referee: Michael Oliver |
FA Cup[edit]
Manchester City entered the competition in the third round and were given a home tie against Rotherham United.[14] The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019.[15] The fifth round draw was broadcast live on BBC on 28 January 2019, with Alex Scott and Ian Wright conducting the draw.[16] The quarter-finals draw was made on 18 February by Darren Fletcher & Wayne Bridge.[17]
| 6 January 2019 Third round | Manchester City | 7–0 | Rotherham United | Manchester |
| 14:00 GMT | Sterling 12', 35' Foden 43'Ajayi 45+1' (o.g.)Gabriel Jesus 52'Mahrez 73'Otamendi 78'Sané 85' | Report | Wiles 24' | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 52,708 Referee: David Coote |
| 26 January 2019 Fourth round | Manchester City | 5–0 | Burnley | Manchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Walker 21' Gabriel Jesus 23'B. Silva 52'De Bruyne 61'Long 73' (o.g.)Agüero 85' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 50,121 Referee: Graham Scott |
| 16 February 2019 Fifth round | Newport County | 1–4 | Manchester City | Newport |
| 17:30 GMT | Amond 88' | Report | Sané 51' Foden 75', 89'Mahrez 90+4' | Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 9,680 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 16 March 2019 Quarter-finals | Swansea City | 2–3 | Manchester City | Swansea |
| 17:20 GMT | Grimes 20' (pen.) Celina 29' | Report | Laporte 45+3' B. Silva 69'Nordfeldt 78' (o.g.)Agüero 88' | Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 19,783 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 6 April 2019 Semi-finals | Manchester City | 1–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Wembley, London |
| 17:30 BST | Gabriel Jesus 4' Walker 32'Danilo 50' | Report | Jahanbakhsh 32' Dunk 72' | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 71,521 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 18 May 2019 Final | Manchester City | 6–0 | Watford | Wembley, London |
| 17:00 BST | D. Silva 26', 60' Gabriel Jesus 38', 68' De Bruyne 61' Sterling 81', 87' | Report | Doucouré 22' Femenía 80' | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 85,854 Referee: Kevin Friend |
EFL Cup[edit]
Manchester City entered the competition in the third round as the defending champions and were drawn away to Oxford United.[18] A home tie against Fulham was confirmed for the fourth round.[19] The semi-finals draw was made live on Sky Sports by Piers Morgan and Peter Crouch on 19 December 2018.[20] City advanced to the final, defending their title by defeating Chelsea on penalties after a goalless draw over the 120 minutes.
| 25 September 2018 Third round | Oxford United | 0–3 | Manchester City | Oxford |
| 19:45 BST | Garbutt 37' Dickie 82' | Report | Gabriel Jesus 36' Danilo 64'Mahrez 78'Foden 90+2' | Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,956 Referee: Roger East |
| 1 November 2018 Fourth round | Manchester City | 2–0 | Fulham | Manchester |
| 19:45 GMT | Brahim 18', 65' Kompany 80' | Report | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 35,271 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 18 December 2018 Quarter-finals | Leicester City | 1–1 (1–3 p) | Manchester City | Leicester |
| 19:45 GMT | Albrighton 73' | Report | De Bruyne 14' Foden 50'Gündoğan 85' | Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 24,644 Referee: Lee Mason |
| Penalties | ||||
Maguire  Fuchs Maddison Söyüncü | Gündoğan Sterling Gabriel Jesus Zinchenko | |||
| 9 January 2019 Semi-finals 1st Leg | Manchester City | 9–0 | Burton Albion | Manchester |
| 19:45 GMT | De Bruyne 5' Gabriel Jesus 30', 34', 57', 65'Zinchenko 37'Foden 62'Walker 70'Mahrez 83' | Report | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 32,089 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 23 January 2019 Semi-finals 2nd Leg | Burton Albion | 0–1 (0–10 agg.) | Manchester City | Burton on Trent |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Agüero 26' | Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 6,519 Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 24 February 2019 Final | Chelsea | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Manchester City | London |
| 16:30 GMT | David Luiz 30' Rüdiger 72'Jorginho 88' | Report | Fernandinho 58' Otamendi 90+1' | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 81,775 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
| Penalties | ||||
| Jorginho Azpilicueta Emerson David Luiz Hazard | Gündoğan Agüero Sané B. Silva Sterling | |||
UEFA Champions League[edit]
On 30 August 2018, Manchester City were drawn in Group F of the UEFA Champions League alongside Shakhtar Donetsk, Lyon and 1899 Hoffenheim.[21]
Group stage[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 |  Lyon | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 6 | Transfer to Europa League |
| 4 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 3 |
| 19 September 2018 1 | Manchester City | 1–2 |  Lyon | Manchester |
| 20:00 BST | B. Silva 67' Agüero 90+1' | Report | Cornet 26' Fekir 43', 77'Traoré 90+3' | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 40,111 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
| 2 October 2018 2 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1–2 | Manchester City | Sinsheim |
| 17:55 BST | Belfodil 1' Demirbay 57' | Report | Agüero 8', 90+4' Otamendi 12'Fernandinho 36'Walker 66'D. Silva 87' | Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 24,851 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
| 23 October 2018 3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 0–3 | Manchester City | Kharkiv |
| 20:00 BST | Kryvtsov 87' | Report | D. Silva 30' Laporte 35'B. Silva 71'Otamendi 90+4' | Stadium: Metalist Oblast Sports Complex Attendance: 37,106 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) |
| 7 November 2018 4 | Manchester City | 6–0 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Manchester |
| 20:00 GMT | D. Silva 13' Gabriel Jesus 24' (pen.), 72' (pen.), 90+2'Sterling 49'Mahrez 84' | Report | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 52,286 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
| 27 November 2018 5 | Lyon | 2–2 | Manchester City | Lyon |
| 20:00 GMT | Cornet 55', 81' F. Mendy 62' | Report | Fernandinho 23' Sterling 34'Laporte 62'Agüero 83' | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 56,039 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) |
| 12 December 2018 6 | Manchester City | 2–1 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Manchester |
| 20:00 GMT | Sané 45+1', 61' | Report | Kramarić 16' (pen.) Grillitsch 64'Joelinton 77' | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 50,411 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden) |
Knockout phase[edit]
On 17 December 2018, the round of 16 draw was made in Nyon, Switzerland.[22]
Round of 16[edit]
| 20 February 2019 First leg | Schalke 04 | 2–3 | Manchester City | Gelsenkirchen |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Bentaleb 38' (pen.), 45' (pen.) Uth 41'Sané 73'Burgstaller 90+5' | Report | Agüero 18' Otamendi 36'  68'Fernandinho 43'Sané 85'Sterling 90'Ederson 90+5' | Stadium: Arena AufSchalke Attendance: 54,417 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) |
| 12 March 2019 Second leg | Manchester City | 7–0 (10–2 agg.) | Schalke 04 | Manchester |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Agüero 35' (pen.), 38' Sané 42'Danilo 48'Sterling 56'Zinchenko 69'B. Silva 71'Foden 78'Gabriel Jesus 84' | Report | Bruma 33' | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 51,518 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
Quarter-finals[edit]
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 15 March 2019, 12:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[23]
| 9 April 2019 First leg | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Manchester City | London |
| 20:00 BST | Rose 12' Son 78' | Report | Agüero 13' Laporte 28'Mahrez 59' | Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 60,044 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
| 17 April 2019 Second leg | Manchester City | 4–3 (4–4 (a) agg.) | Tottenham Hotspur | Manchester |
| 20:00 BST | Sterling 4', 21' B. Silva 11'Agüero 59' | Report | Son 7', 10', 48' Sissoko 41'Rose 54'Llorente 73'Wanyama 77' | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 53,348 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) |
Squad information[edit]
First-team squad[edit]
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  | Claudio Bravo | 36 | 2016 | 44 | 0 | 2020 | £15.4m | Second nationality: Spain[24] |
| 2 | DF | | Kyle Walker | 28 | 2017 | 100 | 2 | 2022 | £45m | |
| 3 | DF |  | Danilo | 27 | 2017 | 60 | 4 | 2022 | £26.5m | |
| 4 | DF |  | Vincent Kompany (c) | 33 | 2008 | 360 | 20 | 2019 | £6m | Captain |
| 5 | DF | | John Stones | 24 | 2016 | 109 | 5 | 2022 | £47.5m | |
| 7 | FW | | Raheem Sterling | 24 | 2015 | 191 | 69 | 2023 | £44m | |
| 8 | MF | | İlkay Gündoğan | 28 | 2016 | 114 | 17 | 2020 | £20m | |
| 10 | FW |  | Sergio Agüero | 30 | 2011 | 338 | 231 | 2021 | £31.5m | All time top goalscorer |
| 14 | DF | | Aymeric Laporte | 24 | 2018 | 64 | 5 | 2025 | £57m | |
| 15 | DF | | Eliaquim Mangala | 28 | 2014 | 79 | 0 | 2020 | £42m | |
| 17 | MF | | Kevin De Bruyne | 27 | 2015 | 174 | 41 | 2023 | £54.5m | |
| 18 | MF | | Fabian Delph | 29 | 2015 | 89 | 5 | 2020 | £8m | |
| 19 | FW | | Leroy Sané | 23 | 2016 | 133 | 39 | 2021 | £37m | |
| 20 | MF |  | Bernardo Silva | 24 | 2017 | 104 | 22 | 2025 | £43.5m | |
| 21 | MF |  | David Silva | 33 | 2010 | 396 | 71 | 2020 | £24m | |
| 22 | DF | | Benjamin Mendy | 24 | 2017 | 23 | 0 | 2022 | £52m | |
| 25 | MF | | Fernandinho | 34 | 2013 | 273 | 23 | 2020 | £30m | |
| 26 | FW |