Manchester City FC
Manager: Enzo Maresca · Etihad Stadium · Founded 1880 · Sky Blue / White
Survivor safety
78
Banker material
Unbeaten at home
100%
2 games
Unbeaten away
100%
1 games
The manager and the style of play
Manager
Enzo Maresca
In charge since June 2026
A Guardiola-school 3-2-2-3 with inverted full-backs forming a midfield box. Absolute ball retention, deliberate pauses in possession to pull defensive blocks out of shape.
The first season of the post-Guardiola era after a ten-year reign; Maresca was hired for tactical continuity.
Source: bbc.com · reviewed 5 September 2026
Are Manchester City FC a safe survivor pick?
Across the last 3 Premier League seasons — 2025/26 (2nd), 2024/25 (3rd), 2023/24 (1st) — Manchester City FC avoided defeat in 84% of their league games. That is the baseline a survivor player should start from before looking at this week's fixture.
This season they have played 3, winning 3, drawing 0 and losing 0, with 7 scored and 2 conceded. At home they are 2-0-0; away from home 1-0-0.
Recent form reads W-W-W (oldest first), meaning they have come through 100% of their last 3 matches without losing.
League record by season
| Season | League | Finish | P | W | D | L | Pts | Not lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Premier League | 2nd | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 78 | 84% |
| 2024/25 | Premier League | 3rd | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 71 | 76% |
| 2023/24 | Premier League | 1st | 38 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 91 | 92% |
Recent results
- Manchester City FC 1–0 Coventry City FCGW3
- Crystal Palace FC 1–4 Manchester City FCGW2
- Manchester City FC 2–1 AFC BournemouthGW1
Next fixtures
- Away vs Manchester United FCGW4 · Sun, Sep 13, 03:30 PM
- Home vs Sunderland AFCGW5 · Sun, Sep 20, 01:00 PM
- Away vs Liverpool FCGW6 · Sun, Oct 11, 03:30 PM
- Home vs Ipswich Town FCGW7 · Sat, Oct 17, 02:00 PM
- Away vs Aston Villa FCGW8 · Sat, Oct 24, 11:30 AM
Current squad
Goalkeeper
- Géronimo RulliArgentina
- Gianluigi DonnarummaItaly
- Marcus BettinelliEngland
Defence
- Rayan Aït NouriAlgeria
- Rúben DiasPortugal
- Matheus NunesPortugal
- Marc GuéhiEngland
- Joško GvardiolCroatia
- Josh Wilson-EsbrandEngland
- Rico LewisEngland
- Nico O'ReillyEngland
- Abdukodir KhusanovUzbekistan
- Vitor ReisBrazil
Midfield
- Mateo KovačićCroatia
- Phil FodenEngland
- Enzo FernándezArgentina
- Elliot AndersonEngland
- Rayan CherkiFrance
- Ayyoub BouaddiFrance
Offence
- Antoine SemenyoGhana
- Erling HaalandNorway
- Iliman NdiayeSenegal
- Jeremy DokuBelgium
- AllanBrazil
- Ryan McAidooEngland
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