Football Season Guide

After a slow start to the 2023/24 campaign, Manchester City won 18 – including a run of nine victories in a row - and drew three of their final 21 Premier League matches to clinch an unprecedented fourth consecutive league title. Man City boasted the finest attack with 96 goals scored and the second-best defence with 34 conceded. This offseason has been pretty quiet for the club, with talented winger Savinho, who stood out last season at Girona, being their only signing for the time being. Man City parted ways with a few youngsters, but no major departures are expected to take place this summer. Hence, Pep Guardiola has managed to keep the team’s backbone intact, with all his stars staying put ahead of next season. Kalvin Phillips has returned from loan and it remains to be seen if he can convince his coach that he can be a solid cover for Rodri. Should he not deliver, Man City could move for another holding midfielder. Having averaged 2.5 goals per game last season, Manchester City’s attack is considered as one of the strongest in Europe. Erling Haaland has been named top scorer of the league in two straight seasons, having netted a combined 63 goals. Meanwhile, their main weakness is the way the team copes with Rodri’s absence whenever the Spain international is unavailable, as in four games without him on the pitch last season, Man City recorded three defeats.