MANAGER: Pep GUARDIOLA


GOALKEEPERS:

18 Stefan ORTEGA MORENO
31 EDERSON

DEFENDERS:

2 Kyle WALKER 4th ©
3 RÚBEN DIAS 3rd ©
5 John STONES
6 Nathan AKÉ
7 JOÃO CANCELO*
14 Aymeric LAPORTE
21 SERGIO GÓMEZ
25 Manuel AKANJI
62 Shea CHARLES
82 Rico LEWIS
97 Josh WILSON-ESBRAND**

MIDFIELDERS:

4 Kalvin PHILLIPS
8 İlkay GÜNDOĞAN ©
10 Jack GREALISH
16 RODRI 5th ©
17 Kevin DE BRUYNE 2nd ©
20 BERNARDO SILVA
26 Riyad MAHREZ
32 Máximo PERRONE
47 Phil FODEN
80 Cole PALMER

FORWARDS:

9 Erling HAALAND
19 Julián ÁLVAREZ

*João Cancelo was loaned to Bayern München on 31 January 2023
**Josh Wilson-Esbrand was loaned to Coventry City on 10 January 2023


RESERVE PLAYERS:

4-3-3 And 3-2-2-3/3-6-1 FORMATIONS:

Liverpool Vs Manchester City - FA Community Shield (30/07/2022)



Shirt Names and Numbers: 2 Walker - 3 Rúben - 6 Aké - 7 João Cancelo - 9 Haaland - 10 Grealish - 16 Rodrigo - 17 De Bruyne - 20 Bernardo - 26 Mahrez - 31 Ederson M. | Subs: 4 Phillips - 5 Stones - 8 Gündoğan - 18 Ortega Moreno - 19 J. Alvarez - 47 Foden - 79 Mbete - 80 Palmer - 97 Wilson-Esbrand

GK EDERSON
CB RÚBEN DIAS
CB AKÉ
RB WALKER
LB/LWB JOÃO CANCELO
DMF RODRI
CMF BERNARDO SILVA
AMF/CMF DE BRUYNE
RWF MAHREZ
LWF GREALISH
CF HAALAND

Substitutions: Foden for Grealish (58 mn), Álvarez for Mahrez (58 mn) and Gündoğan for De Bruyne (73 mn)
Notes: De Bruyne played on the right side during the 1st half, he then played predominantly on the left side during the 2nd half
With Gündoğan playing, the formation was changed into a 4-4-2, he was played as left CMF/DMF, this relocated Rodri as right DMF, Bernardo Silva as right AMF/RMF, Foden as LMF/left AMF, Álvarez as right SS and Haaland as left CF

Captain: Rúben Dias
Short Free Kick: Kevin De Bruyne
Long Free Kick: Kevin De Bruyne/Riyad Mahrez/João Cancelo/Kyle Walker/Rodri/Rúben Dias/Ederson
Free Kick 2: Riyad Mahrez
Left Corner: Kevin De Bruyne
Right Corner: Riyad Mahrez/Phil Foden
Penalty: Riyad Mahrez/Kevin de Bruyne/Erling Haaland
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Rúben Dias, Nathan Aké, Rodri, İlkay Gündoğan

Team Strategy

★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Rodri/Bernardo Silva | De Bruyne | Rodri/Gündoğan
★Pressure
★Counter Attack
★Ball Possession ATT
★Ball Possession DEF


Manchester City Vs Manchester United "The Manchester Derby" - Premier League fixture N°8 (02/10/2022)



GK EDERSON
CB AKANJI
CB AKÉ
RB WALKER
LB JOÃO CANCELO
DMF GÜNDOĞAN
CMF BERNARDO SILVA
AMF/CMF DE BRUYNE
RWF/SS FODEN
LWF/SS GREALISH
CF HAALAND

Substitutions: Sergio Gómez for Walker (41 mn - Injury), Mahrez for Foden (74 mn), Álvarez for De Bruyne (74 mn), Palmer for Grealish (74 mn) and Laporte for Gündoğan (74 mn)
Notes: Walker got injured on the 35th minute, he tried to carry on but inevitably was substituted by Sergi Gómez
Sergio Gómez played as LB, this relocated João Cancelo as RB
Laporte inherited the captain armband from Gündoğan, who at first seemed to tell Laporte that the captain armband should be given to someone else, but quickly backed off from that opinion
After the 4 substitutions were made, the formation changed into a 4-2-2-2/4-4-2 with Laporte as left CB, Aké as LB, Bernardo Silva as right CMF, Sergio Gómez as left CMF, Álvarez as right SS, Haaland as left CF, Palmer as left AMF/LMF and Mahrez as right AMF/RMF

Captains: İlkay Gündoğan | Aymeric Laporte
Short Free Kick: Kevin De Bruyne/İlkay Gündoğan
Long Free Kick: Kevin De Bruyne/João Cancelo
Free Kick 2: Phil Foden/İlkay Gündoğan/Kevin De Bruyne
Left Corner: Kevin De Bruyne/Phil Foden/Sergio Gómez
Right Corner: Kevin De Bruyne
Penalty: Erling Haaland/Julián Álvarez/Riyad Mahrez
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Manuel Akanji, Nathan Aké, İlkay Gündoğan, Aymeric Laporte

Team Strategy

★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: De Bruyne or De Bruyne/Bernardo Silva | Gündoğan/Bernardo Silva or just Bernardo Silva | Álvarez/Haaland
★Pressure
★Counter Attack
★Ball Possession ATT


Manchester United Vs Manchester City - "The Manchester Derby" - Premier League fixture N°18 (14/01/2023)



GK EDERSON
CB AKANJI
CB AKÉ
RB WALKER
LB JOÃO CANCELO
DMF RODRI
CMF BERNARDO SILVA
AMF/CMF DE BRUYNE
RWF MAHREZ
LWF FODEN
CF HAALAND

Substitution: Grealish for Foden (56 mn)

Captain: Kevin De Bruyne
Short Free Kick: Kevin De Bruyne
Long Free Kick: Kevin De Bruyne/Bernardo Silva/Rodri/Nathan Aké/Kyle Walker
Free Kick 2: Riyad Mahrez
Left Corner: Phil Foden/Kevin De Bruyne
Right Corner: Riyad Mahrez/Kevin De Bruyne
Penalty: Erling Haaland/Riyad Mahrez
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Manuel Akanji, Nathan Aké, Rodri

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Opposite Side Attack
★Change Sides: De Bruyne - To the center
★Pressure
★Ball Possession ATT
★Ball Possession DEF
★All Out Attack - After Manchester United led 2-1


Manchester City Vs Arsenal - FA Cup Fourth Round (27/01/2023)



GK ORTEGA MORENO
CB STONES
CB AKANJI
RB LEWIS
LB AKÉ
DMF RODRI
CMF GÜNDOĞAN
AMF/CMF DE BRUYNE
RWF MAHREZ
LWF GREALISH
CF HAALAND

Substitutions: Laporte for Stones (47 mn - 1st Half - Injury), Álvarez for Mahrez (58 mn), Walker for Lewis (58 mn) and Bernardo Silva for De Bruyne (74 mn)
Notes: The formation above, display the team in defensive phase, but it morphed into a 3-2-2-3/3-6-1 almost consistently everytime Manchester City retrieved the ball possession from Arsenal
Stones withdraw injured at the 47th minute of the 1st half, but Laporte wasn't ready yet to play as he still had his training wear, the team played for a full minute with Rodrigo as right CB and De Bruyne with Gündoğan as CMFs
With Laporte on the pitch, he played as left CB, this relocated Akanji as right CB
Walker played as a pure RB/RWB
Álvarez played as SS alongside Haaland, this relocated De Bruyne as a some kind of right AMF/RWF

Captain: İlkay Gündoğan
Short Free Kick: Jack Grealish
Long Free Kick: Jack Grealish/Rodri/Manuel Akanji (Taken with both feet)/Nathan Aké/Bernardo Silva/İlkay Gündoğan/Kyle Walker/Stefan Ortega Moreno
Free Kick 2: Kevin De Bruyne
Left Corner: Kevin De Bruyne
Right Corner: Kevin De Bruyne/Riyad Mahrez
Penalty: Erling Haaland/Riyad Mahrez/Kevin De Bruyne
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Manuel Akanji, Nathan Aké, Rodri, Aymeric Laporte

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: De Bruyne/Haaland - 2nd Half, when the team is set with the 4-1-2-3 formation | De Bruyne/Gündoğan - when the team is set with the 3-2-2-3/3-6-1 formation | Stones/Akanji - one-time in the 1st half | Álvarez/Haaland | Rodri/Gündoğan - Late in the 2nd Half
★Pressure
★Counter Attack
★All Out Attack
★Ball Possession ATT
★Ball Possession DEF - After they scored the 1-0
★Formation A/B - 3-2-2-3/3-6-1 (Mostly on ball possession): Stones (CB/RB), Akanji (CB), Aké (CB/LB); Lewis (DMF), Rodri (DMF); De Bruyne (AMF/CMF), Gündoğan (AMF/CMF); Mahrez (RWF/RMF), Grealish (LWF/LMF) and Haaland (CF) - Until Walker and Álvarez went in


Arsenal Vs Manchester City - Premier League fixture N°23 (15/02/2023)



GK EDERSON
CB/RB WALKER
CB RÚBEN DIAS
CB/LB AKÉ
DMF RODRI
DMF BERNARDO SILVA
CMF/AMF GÜNDOĞAN
AMF DE BRUYNE
RMF/RWF MAHREZ
LMF/LWF GREALISH
CF HAALAND

Substitutions: Akanji for Mahrez (61 mn), Foden for Grealish (77 mn - Injury) and Phillips for De Bruyne (87 mn)
Notes: The formation above, display the team whenever the team had the ball
Akanji played as right CB, this relocated Rúben Dias as left CB, Aké as LB and Bernardo Silva as RWF/RMF
Phillips went in as central DMF at first, relocating Rodri as right CMF, but then, they quickly changed positions

Captain: İlkay Gündoğan
Short Free Kick: Kevin De Bruyne
Long Free Kick: Kevin De Bruyne/Kyle Walker/Rúben Dias (Taken with both feet)/Manuel Akanji
Free Kick 2: Riyad Mahrez
Left Corner: Kevin De Bruyne
Right Corner: Riyad Mahrez
Penalty: Erling Haaland/Riyad Mahrez/Kevin De Bruyne
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Rúben Dias, Nathan Aké, Rodri, Manuel Akanji

Team Strategy

★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Pressure
★Counter Attack
★Ball Possession ATT
★Ball Possession DEF
★All Out Attack
★Formation A/B - 4-1-4-1/4-3-3/4-2-3-1, mainly used in Defence: Walker (RB), Rúben Dias (CB), Aké (CB), Bernardo Silva (LB); Rodri (DMF) Gündoğan (CMF); Mahrez (RMF), De Bruyne (AMF/CMF), Grealish (LMF) and Haaland (CF) - Eventually became the main formation after Akanji went in


Bayern München Vs Manchester City - UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals (2nd Leg - 19/04/2023)



GK EDERSON
CB/DMF STONES
CB RÚBEN DIAS
RB/CB AKANJI
LB/CB AKÉ
DMF RODRI
CMF/AMF GÜNDOĞAN
AMF/CMF DE BRUYNE
RMF/RWF BERNARDO SILVA
LMF/LWF GREALISH
CF HAALAND

Substitutions: Laporte for Aké (65 mn - Injury), Álvarez for Haaland (84 mn) and Walker for De Bruyne (88 mn)
Notes: Positionally, Manchester City started the game with their common 4-3-3 formation with key players such as Stones as right CB, Rodri as central DMF and Gündoğan as left CMF, but during most the game, Stones played as right DMF, displacing Rodri as left DMF and pushing Gündoğan slightly upfield as left AMF next to De Bruyne, forming a "midfield square"; the formation above only display the positioning of the players whenever John Stones is playing as DMF
Álvarez played more as a SS rather than as CF
Walker played as RB, this formed a 5-man defense line with Laporte as LB and Stones permanently slotted between Akanji and Rúben Dias

Captain: İlkay Gündoğan
Short Free Kick: Kevin De Bruyne/İlkay Gündoğan
Long Free Kick: Kevin De Bruyne/Nathan Aké/Rúben Dias/Manuel Akanji
Free Kick 2: Bernardo Silva/Jack Grealish
Left Corner: Kevin De Bruyne
Right Corner: Kevin De Bruyne
Penalty: Erling Haaland/Julián Álvarez
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: John Stones, Rúben Dias, Manuel Akanji, Rodri, Nathan Aké

Team Strategy

★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Gündoğan/De Bruyne
★Pressure
★Counter Attack
★Ball Possession ATT
★Ball Possession DEF
★Formation A/B: 3-2-2-3/3-6-1: Akanji (CB/RB), Rúben Dias (CB), Aké (CB/LB), Stones (DMF), Rodeo (DMF), Bernardo Silva (RMF), De Bruyne (AMF), Gündoğan (AMF), Grealish (LMF) and Haaland (CF)


Manchester City Vs Arsenal - Premier League fixture N°33 (26/04/2023)



GK EDERSON
CB STONES
CB RÚBEN DIAS
RB WALKER
LB AKANJI
DMF RODRI
CMF/DMF GÜNDOĞAN
RMF BERNARDO SILVA
LMF/LWF GREALISH
AMF/CMF/SS DE BRUYNE
CF HAALAND

Substitutions: Mahrez for Gündoğan (72 mn), Álvarez for De Bruyne (80 mn) and Foden for Grealish (87 mn)
Notes: Mahrez played as RMF, this relocated Bernardo Silva as left CMF/DMF
Álvarez played as SS alongside Haaland

Captains: İlkay Gündoğan | Kevin De Bruyne | Kyle Walker
Short Free Kick: Kevin De Bruyne
Long Free Kick: Kevin De Bruyne/İlkay Gündoğan (Taken with his left foot)/Bernardo Silva/Rodri/John Stones/Manuel Akanji (Taken with his left foot)/Rúben Dias/Ederson
Free Kick 2: Bernardo Silva/Riyad Mahrez
Left Corner: Kevin De Bruyne
Right Corner: Kevin De Bruyne
Penalty: Erling Haaland
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: John Stones, Rúben Dias, Manuel Akanji, Rodri, İlkay Gündoğan

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Rodri/Gündoğan | De Bruyne/Haaland | Álvarez/Haaland
★Pressure
★Long Passing
★Counter Attack
★Ball Possession ATT


Manchester City Vs Manchester United "The Manchester Derby" - FA Cup Final (03/06/2023)



GK ORTEGA MORENO
CB/RB WALKER
CB RÚBEN DIAS
CB/LB AKANJI
DMF/CB STONES
DMF RODRI
AMF/CMF DE BRUYNE
AMF/CMF GÜNDOĞAN
RMF/RWF BERNARDO SILVA
LMF/LWF GREALISH
CF HAALAND

Substitutions: Foden for De Bruyne (76 mn), Aké for Grealish (89 mn) and Laporte for Walker (94 mn - Injury)
Notes: Gündoğan scored the fastest ever FA Cup goal in the history of the competition on this match, after 13 seconds
Midway through the 2nd half, Stones relatively started to play more on the defense rather than in the midfield
Foden played as central AMF, this positioned Gündoğan relatively deeper, more closer to Rodri and Stones
By the 86th minute of the game, Stones settled permanently as right CB alongside Rúben Dias, relocating Walker on the right flank and Akanji on the left flank as pure SBs
Aké played as LB, this changed the formation into a very defensive 5-4-1 lined up as: Walker (RB/CB), Stones (CB), Rúben Dias (CB), Akanji (CB), Aké (LB/CB), Bernardo Silva (RMF/AMF), Rodri (DMF), Gündoğan (DMF/CMF), Foden (LMF) and Haaland (CF)
Laporte played as left CB, this relocated Akanji in Walker's position

Captain: İlkay Gündoğan
Short Free Kick: Kevin De Bruyne
Long Free Kick: Kevin De Bruyne/İlkay Gündoğan/Phil Foden/Rodri/Rúben Dias/Stefan Ortega Moreno
Free Kick 2: Bernardo Silva/Phil Foden
Left Corner: Kevin De Bruyne
Right Corner: Kevin De Bruyne
Penalty: Erling Haaland
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Rúben Dias, Manuel Akanji, John Stones, Rodri

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Stones/Rodri | De Bruyne
★Pressure
★Counter Attack
★Ball Possession ATT
★Total Defence - From the 85th minute
★Formation A/B: 4-3-3/4-1-2-3/4-5-1 - Walker (RB), Stones (CB), Rúben Dias (CB), Akanji (LB), De Bruyne (CMF/AMF), Rodri (DMF), Gündoğan (CMF/AMF), Bernardo Silva (RWF/RMF), Haaland (CF) and Grealish (LWF/LMF)


HONOURS:

Premier League: Champion
FA Cup: Winner
League Cup (Carabao Cup): Quarterfinals
FA Community Shield: Runner-up
UEFA Champions League: Champion


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