The 2017–18 season was Manchester City's 116th season of competitive football, 89th season in the

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and 21st season in the

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. In addition to the

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, the club also competed in the

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, EFL Cup and

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. City won their third Premier League title on 15 April 2018, following

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's 1–0 away win over second-placed Manchester United, and the EFL Cup on 25 February 2018 with a 3–0 win over Arsenal, the latter being Pep Guardiola's first trophy at City. The team set a number of Premier League records during the season, including: most points (100), most away points (50), most points ahead of second (19), most wins (32), most away wins (16), most goals (106), best goal difference (+79) and most consecutive victories (18). The team also equalled the record for the earliest Premier League title win (5 games to spare), beating every other team in the league throughout the season, and recording the most consecutive away wins (11). As a result of City setting an English top flight record for most points in a single season (100), the team received the nickname "Centurions", and have been acclaimed by pundits and football journalists as being one of the greatest teams in Premier League history.

Kits

Supplier:

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/ Sponsor: Etihad Airways

Season review

On 1 November,

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scored his 178th City goal in a 4–2 Champions League away victory over

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to become the club's all-time leading goalscorer, surpassing the former highest total set by

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. On 25 February, City won their first silverware of the Guardiola era, defeating Arsenal 3–0 at

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to win the 2017–18 EFL Cup. On 15 April, City were confirmed as

champions following Manchester United's 0–1 home defeat to

. This was the club's third Premier League title and fifth English top flight title and also completed their second league and League Cup double in four years. City broke and set several new

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and

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during their 2017–18 campaign: * New national records for consecutive away (11) and overall victories (20) in all competitions; and for consecutive league wins (18) * New Premier League records for most points (100); most goals scored (106); total wins achieved (32) in a single season; largest winning margin (19 pts); largest goal difference (+79); away games won in a season (16); away points won in a season (50 pts); and the youngest ever Premier League winner (

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, aged 17 years and 350 days) * Equalled the Premier League record for consecutive away league wins (11) * New club records for consecutive games unbeaten in all competitions (28); consecutive games unbeaten in the league (30); consecutive home wins in all competitions (20); and fewest goals conceded in a fully played season (non-war) (27) The 2017–18 season was an undoubted success for the Blues domestically, but their European campaign was quite underwhelming. The team confidently won five games at the group stage and qualified for the knockout stage, where it defeated

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. The Cityzens were drawn with fellow Premier League side

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in the quarter-finals. The outcome of those games was a disappointing result as Manchester City were beaten 5–1 on aggregate and eliminated amid the controversy with refereeing mistakes favourable to Liverpool. An Amazon Original docuseries of the season titled '' All or Nothing: Manchester City'' was released on

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on 17 August 2018.

Pre-season and friendlies

On 16 May 2017, Manchester City announced they would face Manchester United as part of the 2017 International Champions Cup. Matches against

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and Real Madrid were also confirmed as part of the same tournament. A standalone pre-season friendly against

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then took place in Iceland. A friendly was also scheduled against partner club

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to take place after the first match of the Premier League season.

International Champions Cup

Super Match

Costa Brava Trophy

Competitions

Premier League

League table

Results summary

Results by matchday

Matches

On 14 June 2017, Manchester City's Premier League fixtures were announced.

FA Cup

Manchester City entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to

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. They were handed an away tie against Cardiff City in the fourth round proper. In the fifth round, City were drawn away to

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EFL Cup

Manchester City entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to

. A home tie against

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was confirmed for the fourth round. The Blues were handed an away tie against

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in the quarter-finals. In the two-legged semi-finals, they were drawn against

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as the home team, thus hosting the first leg and playing the second one on the road at Bristol.

UEFA Champions League

On 24 August 2017, Manchester City were drawn into Group F alongside

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and

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. The Blues topped their group and were then paired with

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from the Swiss Super League in round of 16 two-legged tie.

Group stage

;Notes

Knockout phase

=Round of 16

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Squad information

First team squad

''Ordered by squad number.''
Appearances include league and cup appearances, including as substitute.
Ages are as at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Statistics

Squad statistics

''Appearances (Apps) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only, including sub appearances.''
''Red card numbers denote:'' ''numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.''

Goalscorers

''Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.''

Clean sheets

''The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play.''

Awards

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Player of the Month

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Premier League Manager of the Month The Premier League Manager of the Month is an association football award that recognises the best adjudged Premier League manager each month of the season. The winner is chosen by a combination of an online public vote, which contributes to ...

In December 2017, Pep Guardiola became the first manager in Premier League history to be awarded four consecutive ''Manager of the Month'' awards.

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Won the Golden Ball as the best player at the

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, helping

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win the tournament.

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Awarded to the player of the match in the EFL Cup final.

PFA Team of the Year

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Premier League Playmaker of the Season

Inaugural award to the Premier League player with the most league assists in the season.

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Etihad Player of the Season

Manchester City's player of the season.

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Transfers out

Loans out

Overall transfer activity

Expenditure

Summer: £210,350,000 Winter: £57,000,000 Total: £267,350,000

Income

Summer: £68,240,000 Winter: £0 Total: £68,240,000

Net totals

Summer: £142,110,000 Winter: £57,000,000 Total: £199,110,000

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2017-18 Manchester City F.C. season Manchester City F.C. seasons Manchester City Manchester City English football championship-winning seasons