Manchester City 2022/23: All you need to know

Previously dismissed by Sir Alex Ferguson as “noisy neighbors”, Manchester City is one of the most successful soccer clubs of recent times, and this year, they will be hoping to scale the heights of the EPL once again.

Big investments made it possible

It doesn’t seem that long ago that City were cast adrift in the third tier of English football. But thanks to their affluent owners, City have transformed into a winning machine, and they have set their sights on conquering Europe. While they have the biggest wage bill in the English Premier League, they have been molded into an imperious side, and in Pep Guardiola, they have one of the most brilliant tactical minds in the game pulling the strings in the dugout.

Manchester City’s Stadium – An Overview

There have been some dizzying highs as well as a few nadirs in City’s history. In the 1920s, they played their soccer at the Hyde Road ground, which became the first provincial soccer stadium to be visited by a reigning monarch.

By the 1930s, City had moved to Maine Road, which recorded a record attendance of 84,569 for a league game against Stoke City. However, City were forced to share their ground with bitter rivals Manchester United after substantial damage to Old Trafford during World War II, but City never allowed United to make use of the home dressing room!

After an 80-year association with Maine Road, City made the move to the state-of-the-art Etihad Stadium in 2003, which originally boasted a capacity of 48,000. Now, the Etihad has a capacity of 53,400 and there have been some renovations carried out over the past few years.

Manchester City Squad 2022/23

With a new Premier League season around the corner, here’s how the Manchester City squad is looking bar any last-minute transfers. We have listed the entire squad and divided them up into positions:

Goalkeepers

• Zack Steffen
• Stefan Ortega Moreno
• Ederson
• Scott Carson

Defenders

• Kyle Walker
• Ruben Dias
• John Stones
• Nathan Ake
• Joao Cancelo
• Aymeric Laporte

Midfielders

• Kalvin Phillips
• Ilkay Gundogan
• Jack Grealish
• Rodrigo
• Kevin De Bruyne
• Bernardo Silva
• Phil Foden
• Cole Palmer

Forwards

• Erling Haaland
• Julian Alvarez
• Riyad Mahrez

Manchester City By the Numbers

Manchester City have been an indomitable force in English football for the past two years and nobody has been able to knock them off their perch. Here are a few incredible stats that illustrate City’s impact in the EPL:

• 19 – The biggest title-winning margin as City cruised to the league with consummate ease in the 2017/18 campaign.
• 279 – Losses amassed by City during their time spent in the EPL.
• 1,658 – Goals scored by City in EPL history.
• 102 – Goals netted by City in the 2019/20 campaign, but they finished runners-up to Liverpool.
• 962 – Matches City have contested in the EPL.

How did Manchester City fare last season?

Manchester City hoisted the Premier League trophy for the sixth time in their history, but as usual, they did things the hard way. In a similar manner to the 2011/12 success where Sergio Aguero scored a last-gasp goal to see off QPR, City trailed 2-0 to Aston Villa at the Etihad before completing a remarkable turnaround in the final 12 minutes of the game.

City came up short in the Champions League and they lost in the FA Cup semi-final to Liverpool. Much of last season for City was spent wrestling with the Reds for the title.

What can we expect from Manchester City this season?

Such has been their stranglehold on the EPL, we shouldn’t expect things to change too much. Despite offloading Raheem Sterling to Chelsea, City’s owners were quick off the mark in the transfer market, and they secured a coup in the form of Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund.

In Haaland, City have a predatory marksman who could score at least 20 goals in the EPL providing he settles quickly. Although closest rivals Liverpool have clinched a few deals, City should have enough to get over the finishing line this season.