Manchester City Mid Season Review

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: Phil Foden of Manchester City celebrates after scoring their team's first goal during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Brentford FC at Etihad Stadium on November 12, 2022 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: Phil Foden of Manchester City celebrates after scoring their team's first goal during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Brentford FC at Etihad Stadium on November 12, 2022 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 14: Erling Haaland of Manchester City scores a goal to make it 2-1 during the UEFA Champions League group G match between Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund at Etihad Stadium on September 14, 2022 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 14: Erling Haaland of Manchester City scores a goal to make it 2-1 during the UEFA Champions League group G match between Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund at Etihad Stadium on September 14, 2022 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images)

The Champions League campaign began with a thumping 4-0 win away against Sevilla. A venue historically has always been tough to get a result at.

A 2-1 win at home over Dortmund followed, a tough game with a John Stones rocket cancelling out Bellingham’s opener (be nice to see him score for us at the Etihad, one can dream) and a late Erling Haaland winner against his old side setting us up well in the group.

The third game followed with a 5-0 win at home over FC Copenhagen, which lead to consecutive nil all draws against Copenhagen and Dortmund,both away, thus sealing another group win for us.

A final game at home to Sevilla ended in a 3-1 win and set us up for a second round tie with RB Leipzig in February to come. A great group campaign and to seal qualification so quickly was key in such a cluttered early season fixture.

A fourth round Carabao Cup tie at to Liverpool awaits after a great 2-0 win over Chelsea at home. It showed how great our goal keeping options are with a great performance from Stefan Ortega and quite possibly the best performance for Manchester City from Jack Grealish. Be great if that’s a sign of what’s to come from Grealish post the World Cup.