Manchester City endured, by their own incredibly high standards, a pretty rotten 2024–25 campaign.
And truth be told, they haven’t got off to a great start this time around. Indeed, a season without major silverware was teamed with an early FIFA Club World Cup exit over the summer, and Pep Guardiola’s side have already lost two of their opening three Premier League matches in 2025–26.
The eight-time champions find themselves six points behind current holders Liverpool at the September international break despite an overwhelmingly positive summer of recruitment in which seven players arrived. City went big early in the window and finished up with a total spend of £179.5 million ($242.9 million).
A number of the new arrivals will be granted immediate entry into the starting lineup, with Guardiola’s strongest XI looking exceptionally strong despite an early wobble in the campaign.
