STORY OF CITY’S MAGNIFICENT SEASON... GAME BY GAME
Aug 7 WEST HAM 0 MANCHESTER CITY 2
(Haaland 36 pen, 65)
Erling Haaland provided a sign of things to come with a double in City’s opening weekend win.
Aug 13 MANCHESTER CITY 4 (Gundogan 19, De Bruyne 31, Foden 37, Lerma og 79)
BOURNEMOUTH 0
Kevin De Bruyne was the star of the show as Pep Guardiola’s side swept past newlypromoted Bournemouth.
Aug 21 NEWCASTLE 3 (Almiron 28, Wilson 39, Trippier 54) MANCHESTER CITY 3 (Gundogan 5, Haaland 61, Silva 64)
A superb fightback saw City recover after trailing 3-1 to claim a valuable point.
Aug 27 MANCHESTER CITY 4 (Silva 53, Haaland 62, 70 81) CRYSTAL PALACE 2 (Stones og 4, Andersen 21) Haaland’s 19-minute hat-trick completed City’s comeback after Palace had raced into a 2-0 lead.
Aug 31 MANCHESTER CITY 6 (Haaland 12, 23, 38, Cancelo 50, Alvarez 65, 87)
NOTTINGHAM FOREST 0
A second successive hat-trick for Haaland set the Sky Blues on course for a crushing win.
Sep 3 ASTON VILLA 1 (Bailey 74) MANCHESTER CITY 1 (Haaland 50) Guardiola’s side missed out on the chance to go top after being held by Steven Gerrard’s Villa.
Sep 17 WOLVES 0 MANCHESTER CITY 3 (Grealish 1, Haaland 16, Foden 69), Haaland scored for a seventh successive game as City eased past 10-man Wolves. Oct 2 MANCHESTER CITY 6 (Foden 8, 44, 73, Haaland 34, 3,7 64) MANCHESTER UNITED 3 (Antony 56, Martial 84, 90+1) Another landmark for Haaland who scored a third successive home league hat-trick in a derby day rout.
Oct 8 MANCHESTER CITY 4 (Cancelo 20, Foden 32, Mahrez 49, Haaland 65)
SOUTHAMPTON 0
A dominant victory over struggling Southampton moved Guardiola’s side to the top of the table.
Oct 16 LIVERPOOL 1 (Salah
76) MANCHESTER CITY 0
Liverpool put a poor league start behind them as City slumped to their first defeat of the season.
Oct 22 MANCHESTER CITY 3 (Haaland 22, 43 pen, De Bruyne 75) BRIGHTON 1 (Trossard 53)
A 10th straight home league win – with at least three goals scored in each game – equalled a 91-year top-flight record.
Oct 29 LEICESTER 0 MANCHESTER CITY 1 (De Bruyne 49)
With Haaland out injured, Kevin De Bruyne stepped up to make the difference with a stunning free-kick.
Nov 5 MANCHESTER CITY 2 (Alvarez 16, Haaland 90+5 pen) FULHAM 1 (Pereira 28 pen)
Haaland’s added time penalty ensured ten-man City shrugged off Joao Cancelo’s first half red card.
Nov 12 MANCHESTER CITY 1 (Foden 45+1) BRENTFORD 2 (Toney 16, 90+8)
This time it was City who suffered added time agony when Ivan Toney struck the killer blow.
Dec 28 LEEDS 1 (Struijk 73) MANCHESTER CITY 3 (Rodri 45+1, Haaland 51, 64)
Haaland became the fastest Premier League player to reach 20 goals but City still trailed Arsenal by five points.
Dec 31 MANCHESTER CITY 1 (Haaland 64) EVERTON 1 (Gray 64)
A draw with struggling Everton allowed league leaders Arsenal to open up a seven- point gap.
Jan 5 CHELSEA 0 MANCHESTER CITY 1
(Mahrez 63)
By no means a vintage display but Riyad Mahrez’s strike ensured City got the job done.
Jan 14 MANCHESTER UNITED 2 (Fernandes 78, Rashford 82) MANCHESTER CITY 1
(Grealish 60)
Bruno Fernandes’s controversial equaliser fired United’s comeback as City failed to bounce back from their midweek EFL Cup exit.
Jan 19 MANCHESTER CITY 4 (Alvarez 51, Haaland 53, Mahrez 63, 90) TOTTENHAM 2 (Kulusevski 44, Emerson Royal 45+2) Guardiola’s team turned on the style in the second half after Spurs struck twice just before the interval.
Jan 22 MANCHESTER CITY 3 (Haaland 40 50 pen, 54) WOLVES 0
Haaland took his season tally to 31 goals with his fourth hat-trick of the campaign. Feb 5 (Kane 15)
TOTTENHAM 1 MANCHESTER CITY 0
Harry Kane made the difference as City suffered a third successive away loss in all competitions.
Feb 12 MANCHESTER CITY 3 (Rodri 4, Gundogan 39, Haaland 45+1 pen)
ASTON VILLA 1 (Watkins 61)
A first-half blitz put the Sky Blues in control as they moved to within three points of Arsenal.
Feb 15 ARSENAL 1 (Saka 42 pen) MANCHESTER CITY 3 (De Bruyne 24, Grealish 72, Haaland 82)
A convincing win sent Guardiola’s side to the top of the table for the first time since November.
Feb 18 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1 (Wood 84) MANCHESTER CITY 1 (Silva 41)
Chris Wood’s late equaliser cost City two points and allowed Arsenal to move back top.
Feb 25 BOURNEMOUTH 1 (Lerma 83) MANCHESTER CITY 4 (Alvarez 15, Haaland 29, Foden 45, Mepham og 51)
A one-sided win at the Vitality Stadium got the Sky Blues’ title bid back on track.
Mar 4 MANCHESTER CITY 2 (Foden 15, Silva 67) NEWCASTLE 0
Phil Foden capped a man of the match display with a superb opening goal.
Mar 11 CRYSTAL PALACE 0 MANCHESTER CITY 1 (Haaland 78 pen)
Haaland’s late penalty clinched the hardfought win that narrowed the gap on Arsenal to two points.
Apr 1 MANCHESTER CITY 4 (Alvarez 27, De Bruyne 46, Gundogan 53, Grealish 74) LIVERPOOL 1 (Salah 17)
Jack Grealish stood out as Guardiola’s side swept past Liverpool despite falling behind to Mo Salah’s opener.
Apr 8 SOUTHAMPTON 1 (Mara 72) MANCHESTER CITY 4 (Haaland 45, 68, Grealish 58, Alavarez 75 pen)
An acrobatic Haaland volley lit up the win as City made it eight victories on the spin in all competitions.
Apr 15 MANCHESTER CITY 3 (Stones 5, Haaland 13 pen, 25) LEICESTER 1 (Iheanacho 75)
Three goals in the opening 25 minutes ensured City kept up the pressure on leaders Arsenal.
Apr 26 MANCHESTER CITY 4 (De Bruyne 7 54, Stones 45+1, Haaland 90+5) ARSENAL 1 (Holding 86)
Guardiola’s side overwhelmed the Gunners to deliver a huge blow in the race for the title.
Apr 30 FULHAM 1 (Vinicius 15) MANCHESTER CITY 2 (Haaland 3 pen, Alvarez 36)
Haaland’s penalty was his 50th goal of the season and helped City move a point clear at the top of the table.
May 3 MANCHESTER CITY 3 (Ake 49, Haaland 70, Foden 85) WEST HAM 0 Haaland scored his 35th league goal – a Premier League record – in a ninth successive league win.
May 6 MANCHESTER CITY 2 (Gundogan 19, 27) LEEDS 1 (Rodrigo 85)
Ilkay Gundogan scored twice but still managed to get a ticking off from his boss for missing a penalty.
May 14 EVERTON 0 MANCHESTER CITY 3 (Gundogan 37 51, Haaland 39) Gundogan was again outstanding with a hand in all three goals including a superb finish for the first.
May 21 MANCHESTER CITY 1 CHELSEA 0 (Alvarez 12)
City celebrate their title in style as Julian Alvarez’s goal seals victory at the Etihad.