… The second half showed more signs of life, with City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma saving from Victor Munoz and Gravenberch in swift succession, while Haaland held his head in anguish after rolling a chance wide when clean through. …
… But Sunderland, who had started brightly, soon responded as Enzo le Fee picked out Brian Brobbey with a brilliant pass and the Netherlands striker slipped the ball past Gianluigi Donnarumma. …
… Rayan Cherki turned inside and struck against the foot of a post after being set up by Fernandez, but City were thankful to goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, who made a string of saves. …
… Mikel Arteta’s side took the lead after just 23 seconds when Myles Lewis-Skelly slipped in Riccardo Calafiori, who slotted an effort past Manchester City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. …
… The Spanish side took the lead just before half-time when City failed to properly clear Koke’s corner and Morten Hjulmand set up 16-year-old Jorge Dominguez, who shot past goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. …
… Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, Phil Foden, Josko Gvardiol and Antoine Semenyo provide the experience to a group of players that contains a number from the elite development squad and with opportunities up for grabs. …
… In November, Leeds United boss Daniel Farke accused Manchester City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma of feigning injury to “bend the rules” and break up play. …
… Thierno Barry reacted quickest to a backpass from Marc Guehi, which sold Gianluigi Donnarumma short, and, although the strike was initially ruled out for offside, the goal stood after a check. …
Manchester City won 3-0 against Liverpool at Anfield in their first match since being found guilty of breaching Premier League financial regulations. City restored their three-point lead at the top of the table with goals from Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku, and Rayan Cherki, while Liverpool played with 10 men after Ryan Gravenberch's red card.
Manchester City won 3-0 against Liverpool at Anfield in their first match since being found guilty of breaching Premier League financial regulations. City restored their three-point lead at the top of the table with goals from Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku, and Rayan Cherki, while Liverpool played with 10 men after Ryan Gravenberch's red card.
Manchester City came through an eight-goal match against Sunderland to go three points clear at the top of the Premier League table, with goals from Enzo Fernandez, Rayan Cherki, and Antoine Semenyo among City's strikes.
Manchester City kept their 100% winning record after three Premier League games with a win over newly promoted Coventry, with Erling Haaland scoring the only goal of the match. City manager Enzo Maresca gave debuts to Iliman Ndiaye and £125m signing Enzo Fernandez, with Fernandez drafted in minutes before kick-off after Nico O'Reilly sustained an injury.
Arsenal defeated Manchester City 3–0 in the Community Shield final at Principality Stadium in Cardiff. Goals from Calafiori, Havertz, and Odegaard gave the Premier League champions their 18th Community Shield title and second trophy in four months.
Manchester City midfielder Jack Grealish has returned to pre-season training but was left out of the squad travelling to Hong Kong and Seoul, as he continues to recover from a foot injury sustained in January while on loan at Everton. New manager Enzo Maresca has left open the possibility of reintegrating Grealish into the first team, with the 30-year-old approaching the final year of his contract.
PSG defeated Arsenal 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the Champions League final in Budapest, securing their second consecutive European title and becoming the first club since Real Madrid (2016–2018) to retain the trophy in the Champions League era.
FIFA referees' chief Pierluigi Collina revealed that players will be prevented from going to the technical area to consult coaches when goalkeepers are injured at the 2026 World Cup. IFAB has also approved a request to change VAR protocol to review attacking fouls occurring before the ball is in play.
Paris St-Germain beat Arsenal 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the Champions League final in Budapest, becoming only the second club to win back-to-back titles and the first since Real Madrid's three-peat from 2016 to 2018. Since the start of last season, Luis Enrique's team have won eight of the ten trophies available to them.
Jeremy Doku scored twice, including a 97th-minute equaliser, as Manchester City drew 3-3 with Everton on Monday night. The result leaves City five points behind leaders Arsenal with a game in hand, denting their Premier League title hopes.