Manchester City FC
Manager: Enzo Maresca · Etihad Stadium · Founded 1880 · Sky Blue / White
Survivor safety
81
Banker material
Unbeaten at home
100%
3 games
Unbeaten away
100%
3 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 6, winning 6, drawing 0 and losing 0, with 16 scored and 5 conceded. At home they are 3-0-0; away from home 3-0-0.
Home and away they are equally hard to beat so far this season.
Recent form reads W-W-W-W-W (oldest first), meaning they have come through 100% of their last 5 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
- Liverpool FC 0–3 Manchester City FCGW6
- Manchester City FC 5–3 Sunderland AFCGW5
- Manchester United FC 0–1 Manchester City FCGW4
- Manchester City FC 1–0 Coventry City FCGW3
- Crystal Palace FC 1–4 Manchester City FCGW2
Next fixtures
- Home vs Ipswich Town FCGW7 ·
- Away vs Aston Villa FCGW8 ·
- Home vs Brighton & Hove Albion FCGW9 ·
- Away vs Nottingham Forest FCGW10 ·
- Home vs Fulham FCGW11 ·
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
Ratings update after every result. See this week's safest picks, the full fixture list , browse all team guides or read the last man standing rules. Picks lock Sat 17 Oct, 12:30.