2019–20 Manchester City F.C. season
2019–20 season | ||||
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Owner | City Football Group | |||
Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | |||
Manager | Pep Guardiola | |||
Stadium | Etihad Stadium | |||
Premier League | 2nd | |||
FA Cup | Semi-finals | |||
EFL Cup | Winners | |||
FA Community Shield | Winners | |||
UEFA Champions League | Quarter-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Raheem Sterling (20) All: Raheem Sterling (31) | |||
Highest home attendance | 54,512 vs. Sheffield United, 29 December 2019 | |||
Lowest home attendance | 37,143 vs. Southampton, 29 October 2019 | |||
Average home league attendance | 37,097[A] | |||
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The 2019–20 season was Manchester City's 118th season of competitive football, 91st season in the top flight of English football and 23rd season in the Premier League. In addition to the league, the club competed in the FA Cup, as holders of both competitions. They also entered the UEFA Champions League, hoping to win the team's first European trophy since 1970. At the start of the season, City defeated Liverpool to win their second consecutive and sixth overall Community Shield. The Citizens also successfully retained the EFL Cup, making it their third consecutive League Cup win and their fifth in seven seasons.
The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 31 August 2020, having been extended from 30 June 2020 for an indefinite period following the suspension of all elite sport in the UK in March 2020 as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The domestic season resumed on 17 June, and concluded on 26 July, while the Champions League resumed on 7 August.
This was the first season since 2007–08 without former captain Vincent Kompany, who departed to Anderlecht.
Kits
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Season review
[edit]Manchester City began the season as unprecedented holders of all four domestic competitions. Their first successful defence came on 4 August, as they defeated Liverpool on penalties at Wembley in the 2019 FA Community Shield, the traditional curtain raiser to the season.
Acknowledging that City would be judged by their Champions League performance after all,[3] Pep Guardiola said that the new season's main objective would be to win the European title. The Cityzens progressed to the knockout phase as comfortable group winners and faced old foes Real Madrid there. City won the away game 2–1, but the remainder of the tournament was indefinitely postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eventually, UEFA announced that the tournament would be resumed in August 2020 behind closed doors. After eight domestic trophies were clinched with Guardiola, fans eagerly await the team's first European title since 1970. The home match against Madrid was scheduled for 7 August. Thanks to goals from Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus, the Citizens once again defeated Madrid 2–1, achieving a 4–2 victory on aggregate and advancing to the quarter-finals.[4][5] However, Manchester City once again exited the competition at the next stage, losing 1–3 to Lyon on 15 August in a one-off game held at the neutral Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon.
In the Premier League, City were unable to maintain their consistency from the previous two seasons. Key players Aymeric Laporte and Leroy Sané endured extended injury layoffs from the beginning of the season until early 2020. Laporte's absence in particular impacted the team's defensive capabilities and their effectiveness against opposition set up to quickly counterattack on the break. City already dropped more league points (19) by the end of December 2019 than they had in their entire previous two seasons.
For the second year in a row, City were the first top European team to reach 100 goals scored in all competitions when they beat Fulham 4–0 in an FA Cup fourth-round match on 26 January 2020.[6]
On 14 February 2020, UEFA stated its intention to ban Manchester City from the all UEFA club competitions for the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons for alleged breaches of the UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations.[7] UEFA noted the club's right to appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), and Manchester City then submitted an appeal on 26 February 2020.[8] As part of the appeal registration, the Court of Arbitration for Sport stated a date for the final decision would be in the first half of July 2020. The appeal was heard on 8 June 2020[9] and upheld on 13 July, with the ban overturned.[10]
On 1 March 2020, City won their third EFL Cup in a row and their fourth in five seasons, defeating Aston Villa 2–1 at Wembley Stadium in the final.
In March, the season became affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] On 10 March, the match between Manchester City and Arsenal, due to be played the next day, was postponed after a number of Arsenal players made close contact with Olympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis, who had tested positive for infection with the coronavirus, when the two teams had met in the Europa League 13 days earlier.[12] On 12 March, it was revealed that three Leicester City players were self-isolating.[13] Manchester City also announced that their defender Benjamin Mendy was also self-isolating, after a family member displayed symptoms of the virus.[14] Later in the evening, it was confirmed that Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta had tested positive for coronavirus.[15] On 13 March, following an emergency meeting between the Premier League, The Football Association (FA), the English Football League and the FA Women's Super League, it was unanimously decided to suspend professional football in England until at least 4 April 2020.[16] On 19 March, the suspension was extended to at least 30 April 2020.[17] At the same time, the FA agreed to extend the season indefinitely, past the scheduled end date of 1 June.
In late May 2020, the UK Government began to ease the lockdown measures, which had been taken to combat the COVID-19 contagion, and it was duly announced on 28 May that the Premier League clubs had agreed to play the remaining 92 Premier League and FA Cup fixtures in empty stadiums and with modified rules to minimise contagion from 17 June 2020 onward. City restarted the season with a postponed game in hand against Arsenal on 17 June, winning 3–0. On 25 June, City lost 2–1 away to Chelsea, and as a result Liverpool were confirmed as 2019–20 Premier League champions with seven rounds of games to be played. A week later, on 2 July, City were able to assuage some of the disappointment of losing the Premier League title to their rivals when they beat Liverpool 4–0 in a home league match, with a fifth goal in stoppage time disallowed by the VAR, also avenging November's controversial 1–3 loss.
In beating Newcastle United 5–0 on 8 July, City achieved a pass completion rate of 93.7% – the highest accuracy on record in the Premier League since 2003–04 (when detailed passing statistics were first measured). Riyad Mahrez reaching 10 Premier League goals in the season in the same game also ensured City would be the first English top-flight side to have five different players score at least 10 league goals in a single season since Everton in 1984–85 (Sterling, De Bruyne, Agüero, Jesus, Mahrez).[18] The 5–0 away victory against Brighton & Hove Albion on 11 July then confirmed that City would finish the season as runners-up to Liverpool in the league. The Blues scored 102 league goals in 2019–20; it was the fifth time they reached a century of goals after 1936–37, 1957–58, 2013–14 and 2017–18, an English record.[19]
In the restarted FA Cup, City defeated Newcastle 2–0 away from home on 28 June, advancing to the semi-finals where they faced Arsenal at Wembley. However, inform Aubameyang scored a brace and lukewarm City were shut out, being denied an opportunity to defend their title in a showcase final. The Gunners went on to win a record 14th FA Cup title in the final, defeating Chelsea.
The end of the 2019–20 season marked the end of David Silva's ten-year stint with the club. Silva's final appearance in the Champions League quarter-final defeat to Lyon was his 436th for City; in doing so he entered the top 10 all-time appearance makers for the club, as well as becoming the first modern-era player to reach this level in 34 years. Silva also ended his career at City as the club's most decorated player at the time, with fourteen league and cup winner medals.[20] Due to COVID-19 precautions, Silva's final appearances had to be played behind closed doors. City hoped there would be an opportunity in the following season for fans to return in order to give him a proper sendoff.
Kevin De Bruyne was recognised in the end of season awards for his performances at City, being named the Premier League Player of the Season and PFA Players' Player of the Year, despite Liverpool winning the Premier League title that year. De Bruyne had already won the club's own Player of the Season Award for the third time in five years, and the Premier League's Playmaker of the Season award for providing a league-leading 20 assists, equalling the record of most assists in a Premier League season set by Thierry Henry in 2002–03.[21]
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]Win Draw Loss Manchester City played a number of pre-season matches in 2019, including the 2019 Premier League Asia Trophy in China.[22]
17 July 2019 PL Asia Trophy Semi-final | Manchester City | 4–1 | West Ham United | Nanjing, China |
20:30 CST | D. Silva ![]() Nmecha ![]() Sterling ![]() | Report | Noble ![]() | Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Referee: Craig Pawson (England) |
20 July 2019 PL Asia Trophy Final | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 (3–2 p) | Manchester City | Shanghai, China |
19:30 CST | Coady ![]() | Report | Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Referee: Martin Atkinson (England) | |
Penalties | ||||
Coady ![]() Bennett ![]() Kilman ![]() Perry ![]() Vinagre ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
24 July 2019 Friendly | Kitchee SC ![]() | 1–6 | ![]() | Causeway Bay, Hong Kong |
20:00 HKT | Law Tsz Chun ![]() | Report | D. Silva ![]() Sané ![]() Sterling ![]() Touaizi ![]() Pozo ![]() | Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium |
27 July 2019 EuroJapan Cup | Yokohama F. Marinos ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Yokohama, Japan |
19:30 JST | Endo ![]() ![]() Park ![]() | Report | De Bruyne ![]() Sterling ![]() Nmecha ![]() | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 65,052 |
Competitions
[edit]Win Draw Loss
Overview
[edit]Competition | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
FA Community Shield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
Premier League | 38 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 102 | 35 | +67 | 68.42 |
FA Cup | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 80.00 |
EFL Cup | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 83.33 |
UEFA Champions League | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 66.67 |
Total | 59 | 41 | 6 | 12 | 149 | 53 | +96 | 69.49 |
Source: Competitions
FA Community Shield
[edit]Due to winning both the 2018–19 Premier League and 2018–19 FA Cup, Manchester City faced Premier League runners-up Liverpool in the FA Community Shield.[23] Manchester City were the defending champions and successfully defended their title.
4 August 2019 Final | Liverpool | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Manchester City | London |
15:00 BST | Matip ![]() | Report | Sterling ![]() De Bruyne ![]() | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 77,565 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
Penalties | ||||
Shaqiri ![]() Wijnaldum ![]() Lallana ![]() Oxlade-Chamberlain ![]() Salah ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Note: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was cautioned ![]() Live on BT Sport |
Premier League
[edit]Manchester City entered the 2019–20 Premier League as two-time defending champions.[25]
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Liverpool (C) | 38 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 85 | 33 | +52 | 99 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Manchester City | 38 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 102 | 35 | +67 | 81 | |
3 | Manchester United | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 66 | |
4 | Chelsea | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 69 | 54 | +15 | 66 | |
5 | Leicester City | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 41 | +26 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
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[26]
(C) Champions
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 102 | 35 | +67 | 81 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 13 | +44 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 45 | 22 | +23 |
Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: Premier League
Results by matchday
[edit]A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Fixtures
[edit]On 13 June 2019, the Premier League fixtures were announced.[27][28]
10 August 2019 1 | West Ham United | 0–5 | Manchester City | Stratford |
12:30 BST | Balbuena ![]() Felipe Anderson ![]() | Report | Gabriel Jesus ![]() Sterling ![]() ![]() Agüero ![]() Walker ![]() | Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 59,870 Referee: Mike Dean |
Note: Live on BT Sport |
17 August 2019 2 | Manchester City | 2–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Manchester |
17:30 BST | Sterling ![]() ![]() Agüero ![]() | Report | Lamela ![]() Lucas ![]() | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 54,503 Referee: Michael Oliver |
Note: Live on Sky Sports |
25 August 2019 3 | Bournemouth | 1–3 | Manchester City | Bournemouth |
14:00 BST | H. Wilson ![]() Lerma ![]() | Report | Walker ![]() Ederson ![]() Agüero ![]() Sterling ![]() Otamendi ![]() | Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 10,486 Referee: Andre Marriner |
Note: Live on Sky Sports |
31 August 2019 4 | Manchester City | 4–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Manchester |
15:00 BST | De Bruyne ![]() Laporte ![]() Agüero ![]() B. Silva ![]() | Report | Dunk ![]() | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 54,386 Referee: Jon Moss |
14 September 2019 5 | Norwich City | 3–2 | Manchester City | Norwich |
17:30 BST | McLean ![]() ![]() Cantwell ![]() ![]() Byram ![]() Pukki ![]() | Report | Agüero ![]() B. Silva ![]() Rodri ![]() | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 27,035 Referee: Kevin Friend |
Note: Live on Sky Sports |
21 September 2019 6 | Manchester City | 8–0 | Watford | Manchester |
15:00 BST | D. Silva ![]() Agüero ![]() Mahrez ![]() B. Silva ![]() ![]() Otamendi ![]() Angeliño ![]() De Bruyne ![]() | Report | Femenía ![]() Deulofeu ![]() | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 54,273 Referee: Mike Dean |
28 September 2019 7 | Everton | 1–3 | Manchester City | Liverpool |
17:30 BST | Calvert-Lewin ![]() Schneiderlin ![]() Mina ![]() | Report | Gabriel Jesus ![]() Rodri ![]() Otamendi ![]() Mahrez ![]() Sterling ![]() | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,222 Referee: Michael Oliver |
Note: Live on Sky Sports |
6 October 2019 8 | Manchester City | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Manchester |
14:00 BST | Rodri ![]() Cancelo ![]() Ederson ![]() Gündoğan ![]() Fernandinho ![]() | Report | Traoré ![]() Neves ![]() Moutinho ![]() | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 54,435 Referee: Craig Pawson |
19 October 2019 9 | Crystal Palace | 0–2 | Manchester City | Selhurst |
17:30 BST | Milivojević ![]() | Report | Gabriel Jesus ![]() D. Silva ![]() Sterling ![]() | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,480 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
Note: Live on Sky Sports |
26 October 2019 10 | Manchester City | 3–0 | Aston Villa | Manchester |
12:30 BST | Sterling ![]() Fernandinho ![]() ![]() D. Silva ![]() Gündoğan ![]() ![]() | Report | Grealish ![]() | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 54,506 Referee: Graham Scott |
Note: Live on BT Sport |
2 November 2019 11 | Manchester City | 2–1 | Southampton | Manchester |
15:00 GMT | Sterling ![]() Agüero ![]() Walker ![]() Gündoğan ![]() Ederson ![]() | Report | Ward-Prowse ![]() Højbjerg ![]() | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 53,922 Referee: Lee Mason |
10 November 2019 12 | Liverpool | 3–1 | Manchester City | Liverpool |
16:30 GMT | Fabinho ![]() Salah ![]() Mané ![]() | Report | Rodri ![]() B. Silva ![]() Gabriel Jesus ![]() | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,324 Referee: Michael Oliver |
Note: Live on Sky Sports |
23 November 2019 13 | Manchester City | 2–1 | Chelsea | Manchester |
17:30 GMT | De Bruyne ![]() Mahrez ![]() Gündoğan ![]() | Report | Kanté ![]() Jorginho ![]() | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 54,486 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
Note: Live on Sky Sports |
30 November 2019 14 | Newcastle United | 2–2 | Manchester City | Newcastle |
12:30 GMT | Willems ![]() Manquillo ![]() Shelvey ![]() | Report | Sterling ![]() Gündoğan ![]() Fernandinho ![]() De Bruyne ![]() | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 49,937 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
3 December 2019 15 | Burnley | 1–4 | Manchester City | Burnley |
20:15 GMT | Hendrick ![]() Brady ![]() | Report | B. Silva ![]() Gabriel Jesus ![]() Rodri ![]() Mahrez ![]() | Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 20,101 Referee: Jon Moss |
7 December 2019 16 | Manchester City | 1–2 | Manchester United | Manchester |
17:30 GMT | B. Silva ![]() De Bruyne ![]() Otamendi ![]() Walker ![]() | Report | Rashford ![]() Martial ![]() De Gea ![]() Pereira ![]() | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 54,403 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
15 December 2019 17 | Arsenal | 0–3 | Manchester City | Holloway |
16:30 GMT | Papastathopoulos ![]() | Report | De Bruyne ![]() Sterling ![]() Fernandinho ![]() Rodri ![]() Gündoğan ![]() Mendy ![]() | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,031 Referee: Paul Tierney |
21 December 2019 18 | Manchester City | 3–1 | Leicester City | Manchester |
17:30 GMT | Mahrez ![]() Gündoğan ![]() ![]() De Bruyne ![]() Gabriel Jesus ![]() | Report | Vardy ![]() Söyüncü ![]() Ndidi ![]() | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 54,415 Referee: Mike Dean |
27 December 2019 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–2 | Manchester City | Wolverhampton |
19:45 GMT | Traoré ![]() Jiménez ![]() Doherty ![]() | Report | Ederson ![]() Sterling ![]() ![]() Otamendi ![]() | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,737 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
29 December 2019 20 | Manchester City | 2–0 | Sheffield United | Manchester |
18:00 GMT | Agüero ![]() B. Silva ![]() De Bruyne ![]() | Report | Stevens ![]() | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 54,512 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
1 January 2020 21 | Manchester City | 2–1 | Everton | Manchester |
17:30 GMT | Gabriel Jesus ![]() | Report | Mina ![]() Delph ![]() Richarlison ![]() Davies ![]() Calvert-Lewin ![]() | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 54,407 Referee: Andre Marriner |
12 January 2020 22 | Aston Villa | 1–6 | Manchester City | Birmingham |
16:30 GMT | El Ghazi ![]() ![]() Grealish ![]() | Report | Mahrez ![]() Agüero ![]() Gabriel Jesus ![]() Fernandinho ![]() | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,823 Referee: Jon Moss |
18 January 2020 23 | Manchester City | 2–2 | Crystal Palace | Manchester |
15:00 GMT | Mendy ![]() Agüero ![]() | Report | McArthur ![]() Ayew ![]() Tosun ![]() Fernandinho ![]() | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 54,439 Referee: Graham Scott |
21 January 2020 24 | Sheffield United | 0–1 | Manchester City | Sheffield |
19:30 GMT | Bešić ![]() Norwood ![]() Fleck ![]() McBurnie ![]() | Report | Gabriel Jesus ![]() Fernandinho ![]() Rodri ![]() Agüero ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 31,285 Referee: Lee Mason |
2 February 2020 25 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Manchester City | Tottenham |
16:30 GMT | Alderweireld ![]() Bergwijn ![]() Lo Celso ![]() Son ![]() | Report | Sterling ![]() Walker ![]() Gündoğan ![]() Zinchenko ![]() ![]() Rodri ![]() | Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 61,022 Referee: Mike Dean |
19 February 2020 26 | Manchester City | 2–0 | West Ham United | Manchester |
19:30 GMT | Rodri ![]() De Bruyne ![]() | Report | Masuaku ![]() | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 52,159 Referee: Kevin Friend |
Note: Match originally scheduled for 9 February 2020 but delayed due to poor weather conditions caused by Storm Ciara. |
22 February 2020 27 | Leicester City | 0–1 | Manchester City | Leicester |
17:30 GMT | Report | Agüero ![]() Gabriel Jesus ![]() | Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,068 Referee: Paul Tierney |
8 March 2020 28 | Manchester United | 2–0 | Manchester City | Manchester |
16:30 GMT | Martial ![]() Fred ![]() Maguire ![]() McTominay ![]() | Report | Fernandinho ![]() Rodri ![]() Cancelo ![]() Gabriel Jesus ![]() | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,288 Referee: Mike Dean |
17 June 2020 29 | Manchester City | 3–0 | Arsenal | Manchester |
20:15 BST | Sterling ![]() De Bruyne ![]() Rodri ![]() Foden ![]() | Report | David Luiz ![]() Tierney ![]() | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
Note: The match was initially postponed from 1 March to 11 March due to Manchester City's involvement in the 2020 EFL Cup Final.[29] Later, it was again postponed following fears that Arsenal personnel had come into contact with Olympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis, who was carrying the coronavirus.[30] The match was ultimately rescheduled to 17 June.[31] |
22 June 2020 30 | Manchester City | 5–0 | Burnley | Manchester |
20:00 BST | Foden ![]() Mahrez ![]() D. Silva ![]() Cancelo ![]() | Report | Brownhill ![]() | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andre Marriner |
Note: The match was postponed on 13 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic,[32] and rescheduled to 22 June.[31] |
25 June 2020 31 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Manchester City | London |
20:15 BST | Pulisic ![]() Alonso ![]() Willian ![]() | Report | De Bruyne ![]() ![]() Fernandinho ![]() | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 0 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
Note: The match was postponed on 19 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic,[33] and rescheduled to 25 June.[31] |
2 July 2020 32 | Manchester City | 4–0 | Liverpool | Manchester |
20:15 BST | De Bruyne ![]() Sterling ![]() Mendy ![]() Foden ![]() Walker ![]() Oxlade-Chamberlain ![]() | Report | Gomez ![]() Henderson ![]() | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
Note: The match was postponed on 19 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic,[33] and rescheduled to 2 July.[31] |
5 July 2020 33 | Southampton | 1–0 | Manchester City | Southampton |
19:00 BST | Adams ![]() Romeu ![]() | Report | Fernandinho ![]() Gabriel Jesus ![]() | Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andre Marriner |
Note: The match was postponed on 19 March due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic,[33] and rescheduled to 5 July.[34] |
8 July 2020 34 | Manchester City | 5–0 | Newcastle United | Manchester |
18:00 BST | Gabriel Jesus ![]() Mahrez ![]() Fernández ![]() D. Silva ![]() Sterling ![]() | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Madley | |
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic,[35] and rescheduled to 8 July.[34] |
11 July 2020 35 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–5 | Manchester City | Falmer |
20:00 BST | Bissouma ![]() | Report | Sterling ![]() Gabriel Jesus ![]() B. Silva ![]() | Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Scott |
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic,[35] and rescheduled to 11 July.[34] |
15 July 2020 36 | Manchester City | 2–1 | Bournemouth | Manchester |
18:00 BST | D. Silva ![]() Gabriel Jesus ![]() García ![]() | Report | Kelly ![]() Brooks ![]() | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Mason |
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic,[35] and rescheduled to 15 July.[36] |
21 July 2020 37 | Watford | 0–4 | Manchester City | Watford |
18:00 BST | Mariappa ![]() Hughes ![]() | Report | Sterling ![]() ![]() Foden ![]() Laporte ![]() | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Oliver |
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic,[35] and rescheduled to 21 July.[36] |
26 July 2020 38 | Manchester City | 5–0 | Norwich City | Manchester |
16:00 BST | Gabriel Jesus ![]() De Bruyne ![]() Cancelo ![]() Sterling ![]() Mahrez ![]() | Report | Zimmermann ![]() | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Pawson |
Note: The match was postponed on 3 April due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic,[35] and rescheduled to 26 July.[36] |
FA Cup
[edit]Manchester City entered the FA Cup in the third round as defending champions. The third-round draw was made on 2 December 2019.[37] The fourth-round draw was made by Alex Scott and David O'Leary on Monday, 6 January 2020.[38] The draw for the fifth round was made on 27 January 2020, live on The One Show.[39]
4 January 2020 Third round | Manchester City | 4–1 | Port Vale | Manchester |
19:31 GMT | Zinchenko ![]() Agüero ![]() Harwood-Bellis ![]() Foden ![]() | Report | Pope ![]() | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 52,433 Referee: Lee Mason |
26 January 2020 Fourth round | Manchester City | 4–0 | Fulham | Manchester |
13:00 GMT | Gündoğan ![]() B. Silva ![]() Gabriel Jesus ![]() | Report | Ream ![]() Bryan ![]() | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 39,223 Referee: Kevin Friend |
4 March 2020 Fifth round | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–1 | Manchester City | Sheffield |
19:45 GMT | Palmer ![]() | Report | Agüero ![]() Mahrez ![]() | Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 20,995 Referee: Michael Oliver |
28 June 2020 Quarter-finals | Newcastle United | 0–2 | Manchester City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
18:00 BST | Carroll ![]() Joelinton ![]() | Report | De Bruyne ![]() Sterling ![]() | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Mason |
Note: The match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[33] and rescheduled to 28 June.[40] |
18 July 2020 Semi-finals | Arsenal | 2–0 | Manchester City | Wembley |
19:45 BST | Aubameyang ![]() | Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jon Moss |
EFL Cup
[edit]Manchester City entered the EFL Cup in the third round as defending champions. The third-round draw was confirmed on 28 August 2019, live on Sky Sports.[41] The draw for the fourth round was made on 25 September 2019.[42] The quarter-finals draw was conducted on 31 October, live on BBC Radio 2.[43]
24 September 2019 Third round | Preston North End | 0–3 | Manchester City | Preston |
19:45 BST | Harrop ![]() | Report | Sterling ![]() Gabriel Jesus ![]() Ledson ![]() | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 22,025 Referee: Lee Mason |
29 October 2019 Fourth round | Manchester City | 3–1 | Southampton | Manchester |
19:45 GMT | Otamendi ![]() Agüero ![]() | Report | Romeu ![]() Stephens ![]() | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 37,143 Referee: Jon Moss |
18 December 2019 Quarter-finals | Oxford United | 1–3 | Manchester City | Oxford |
19:45 GMT | Taylor ![]() | Report | Cancelo ![]() Sterling ![]() | Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,817 Referee: Andrew Madley |
7 January 2020 Semi-finals First Leg | Manchester United | 1–3 | Manchester City | Manchester |
20:00 GMT | Lingard ![]() Fred ![]() Rashford ![]() Williams ![]() | Report | B. Silva ![]() Mahrez ![]() Pereira ![]() Rodri ![]() Walker ![]() | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 69,023 Referee: Mike Dean |
29 January 2020 Semi-finals Second Leg | Manchester City | 0–1 (3–2 agg.) | Manchester United | Manchester |
19:45 GMT | Rodri ![]() Otamendi ![]() | Report | Matić ![]() ![]() ![]() Wan-Bissaka ![]() | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Kevin Friend |
1 March 2020 Final | Aston Villa | 1–2 | Manchester City | London |
16:30 GMT | Samatta ![]() Elmohamady ![]() Nakamba ![]() Mings ![]() | Report | Agüero ![]() Rodri ![]() ![]() Sterling ![]() | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 82,145 Referee: Lee Mason |
UEFA Champions League
[edit]Group stage
[edit]Manchester City entered the competition in the group stage as the reigning Premier League champions. They were drawn in Group C with Shakhtar Donetsk, Dinamo Zagreb and Atalanta.[44]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MC | ATA | SHK | DZG | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 7 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–3 | 0–3 | — | 2–2 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 5 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 3–3 | — |
18 September 2019 1 | Shakhtar Donetsk ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Kharkiv, Ukraine |
20:00 BST | Report | Mahrez ![]() Rodri ![]() Gündoğan ![]() Gabriel Jesus ![]() | Stadium: Metalist Stadium Attendance: 36,675 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
1 October 2019 2 | Manchester City ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Manchester, England |
20:00 BST | Cancelo ![]() Sterling ![]() Fernandinho ![]() Foden ![]() | Report | Perić ![]() | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 49,046 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
22 October 2019 3 | Manchester City ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | Manchester, England |
20:00 BST | Mendy ![]() Agüero ![]() Sterling ![]() De Bruyne ![]() Foden ![]() ![]() Otamendi ![]() | Report | Masiello ![]() Malinovskyi ![]() | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 49,308 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel) |
6 November 2019 4 | Atalanta ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Milan, Italy |
20:00 GMT | Djimsiti ![]() Toloi ![]() Iličić ![]() Pašalić ![]() Castagne ![]() | Report | Sterling ![]() Gabriel Jesus ![]() Fernandinho ![]() Bravo ![]() Mendy ![]() B. Silva ![]() | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 34,326 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) |
Note: The match was played at the San Siro in Milan, instead of Atalanta's regular home stadium, the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia in Bergamo, due to ongoing renovation.[45] |
26 November 2019 5 | Manchester City ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Manchester, England |
20:00 GMT | Gündoğan ![]() Fernandinho ![]() | Report | Solomon ![]() | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 52,020 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
11 December 2019 6 | Dinamo Zagreb ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | Zagreb, Croatia |
17:55 GMT 18:55 CET | Olmo ![]() Ademi ![]() | Report | Gabriel Jesus ![]() Foden ![]() | Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 29,385 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) |
Knockout phase
[edit]The draw for the round of 16 was held on 16 December 2019.[46]
Round of 16
[edit]26 February 2020 First leg | Real Madrid ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Madrid, Spain |
21:00 CET | Valverde ![]() Modrić ![]() Isco ![]() Ramos ![]() | Report | Mendy ![]() Gabriel Jesus ![]() De Bruyne ![]() | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 75,615 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |