# 2018–19 Manchester City F.C. season
The 2018–19 [Manchester City F.C.](https://www.edgepedia.org/manchester-city-f-c) season was the club's 117th season of competitive football and its 22nd in the Premier League, in which the team, managed by [Pep Guardiola](https://www.edgepedia.org/pep-guardiola), won the Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup, and [FA Community Shield](https://www.edgepedia.org/fa-community-shield), becoming the first side in history to win all four English honors in a single season.[1](https://www.statcity.co.uk/Seasons/2018/19) • [2](https://www.mancity.com/meta/media/unqcpzjr/2019-mancity-annual-report.pdf) City retained the league title with 98 points, one more than Liverpool, in one of the closest title races in Premier League history.[3](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/11/club/season-history) • [4](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/1228169)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Premier League | Champions, 1st place: 38 played, 32 wins, 2 draws, 4 losses, +72 goal difference, 98 points[3](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/11/club/season-history) |
| Runner-up | Liverpool, 97 points, with only one league defeat all season[3](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/11/club/season-history) • [4](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/1228169) |
| Trophies | Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup, FA Community Shield; first club to win all four English honors in one season[1](https://www.statcity.co.uk/Seasons/2018/19) • [2](https://www.mancity.com/meta/media/unqcpzjr/2019-mancity-annual-report.pdf) |
| All-competition record | 61 matches: 50 won, 5 drawn, 6 lost; 169 goals scored, 39 conceded[1](https://www.statcity.co.uk/Seasons/2018/19) |
| Top scorer | Sergio Agüero, 21 league goals; 32 goals in all competitions from 46 appearances[3](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/11/club/season-history) • [1](https://www.statcity.co.uk/Seasons/2018/19) |
| Biggest win / heaviest defeat | 9–0 home victory over Burton Albion (9 January 2019); 2–0 defeat at Chelsea (8 December 2018)[3](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/11/club/season-history) • [12](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46732982) |
| Europe | UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur[1](https://www.statcity.co.uk/Seasons/2018/19) |
## The title race with Liverpool
City began their title defense with a 2–0 home win over new Arsenal head coach [Unai Emery](https://www.edgepedia.org/unai-emery)'s side and went unbeaten in their first 15 Premier League games, winning 13 and drawing two.[4](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/1228169) • [5](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/every-manchester-derby-since-pep-guardiola-joined-city) The first meeting with Liverpool, in October at Anfield, ended 0–0 after City's summer signing [Riyad Mahrez](https://www.edgepedia.org/riyad-mahrez) missed a late penalty.[4](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/1228169)
**A December wobble.** Chelsea handed City their first league defeat of the season, winning 2–0 at Stamford Bridge on 8 December, part of a run of three defeats in four matches that also included a 3–2 home loss to Crystal Palace and a 2–1 defeat at Leicester City.[4](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/1228169) Liverpool capitalized with a nine-match winning streak to move seven points clear at the top of the table at the end of 2018.[4](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/1228169)
**The January turning point.** The top two met at the Etihad Stadium on 3 January, with fine margins going City's way: [John Stones](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-stones) prevented the ball from crossing the line by just one centimeter while the score was goalless, and [Leroy Sané](https://www.edgepedia.org/leroy-sane)'s strike went in off a post to earn a 2–1 win.[4](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/1228169) A 2–1 defeat at Newcastle United later that month was the last time City dropped points, while Liverpool suffered a run of four draws in six matches.[4](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/1228169) City then won their last 14 league fixtures, against Liverpool's nine straight wins, to finish one point ahead.[6](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/man-city-liverpool-premier-league-title-brighton-b2062163.html) In the penultimate match, [Vincent Kompany](https://www.edgepedia.org/vincent-kompany) stepped up to thunder in a long-range winner against Leicester to keep the one-point advantage going into the final day.[4](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/1228169) City recovered from going 1–0 down at Brighton & Hove Albion to win 4–1 on 12 May, their 14th consecutive league win, and Kompany lifted the Premier League Trophy as captain for the fourth time.[4](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/1228169)
The top two's combined total of 195 points was the most ever in a Premier League title chase, and City became the first club to retain the title in a decade.[4](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/1228169)
## The domestic treble
City's cup campaign produced the first domestic treble by an English men's club, adding the [FA Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/fa-cup) and [EFL Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/efl-cup) to the league title and the Community Shield won against Chelsea in August.[4](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/1228169) • [1](https://www.statcity.co.uk/Seasons/2018/19) In the League Cup, City beat Leicester City on penalties after a 1–1 quarter-final draw, defeated Burton Albion 9–0 at home in the semi-final first leg, and beat Chelsea 4–3 on penalties after a goalless final on 24 February.[1](https://www.statcity.co.uk/Seasons/2018/19) • [7](https://fbref.com/en/squads/b8fd03ef/2018-2019/matchlogs/schedule/Manchester-City-Scores-and-Fixtures) In the FA Cup, City won all six matches, beating Rotherham United 7–0, Burnley 5–0, Swansea City 3–2 away, and Brighton 1–0 in the semi-final.[1](https://www.statcity.co.uk/Seasons/2018/19) In the final on 18 May, goals from [David Silva](https://www.edgepedia.org/david-silva), Kevin De Bruyne, and a brace apiece from Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling overwhelmed Watford 6–0.[8](https://www.mancity.com/news/club-news/club-news/2019/may/man-city-every-trophy) A week after the Brighton league win, Kompany raised the FA Cup in one of his final acts before leaving the club.[4](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/1228169)
## Champions League campaign
City's European season ended in the quarter-finals. After a group stage that included a 1–2 home defeat to Lyon and a 6–0 home win over Shakhtar Donetsk, City beat Schalke 04 3–2 away and 7–0 at home in the round of 16.[1](https://www.statcity.co.uk/Seasons/2018/19) In the quarter-finals, City lost 1–0 away to Tottenham Hotspur on 9 April and won the home leg 4–3 on 17 April, going out on away goals.[1](https://www.statcity.co.uk/Seasons/2018/19)
## Squad and statistics
Across all competitions City played 61 matches, winning 50, drawing 5, and losing 6, scoring 169 goals and conceding 39.[1](https://www.statcity.co.uk/Seasons/2018/19) The 169 goals in all competitions set a club record for a season.[9](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/liverpool-vs-man-city-title-race-guardiola-klopp-a9198391.html) [Sergio Agüero](https://www.edgepedia.org/sergio-aguero) led the scoring with 32 goals in all competitions, followed by [Raheem Sterling](https://www.edgepedia.org/raheem-sterling) with 25 and [Gabriel Jesus](https://www.edgepedia.org/gabriel-jesus) with 21; the club had 18 different goalscorers and used 30 players, including 8 debutants.[1](https://www.statcity.co.uk/Seasons/2018/19) Agüero scored hat-tricks against Huddersfield Town, Arsenal, and Chelsea, and Gabriel Jesus scored four against Burton Albion.[1](https://www.statcity.co.uk/Seasons/2018/19) Goalkeeper Ederson made the most appearances, 55 in all competitions and 38 in the league.[1](https://www.statcity.co.uk/Seasons/2018/19) • [3](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/11/club/season-history) Riyad Mahrez, signed from Leicester in the summer, was among the season's debutants and scored 12 goals.[1](https://www.statcity.co.uk/Seasons/2018/19)
## Legacy
The season marked the peak of the City–Liverpool rivalry's first title race under Guardiola and [Jürgen Klopp](https://www.edgepedia.org/jurgen-klopp), a contest that pushed both clubs to record points totals and helped drive Liverpool to the title the following season.[6](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/man-city-liverpool-premier-league-title-brighton-b2062163.html) • [10](https://www.the-independent.com/sport/football/premier-league/liverpool/man-city-preview-rivalry-table-b1798652.html) Across the club as a whole, 2018/19 brought six trophies, with the men's treble and Community Shield joined by a women's FA Cup and League Cup double.[11](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/TFA-OCTOBER-NEW-SINGLE-PAGE.pdf)
## References
1. [Manchester City – 2018/19 Season Statistics, StatCity](https://www.statcity.co.uk/Seasons/2018/19)
2. [Manchester City 2018-19 Annual Report](https://www.mancity.com/meta/media/unqcpzjr/2019-mancity-annual-report.pdf)
3. [Manchester City FC Season History, Premier League](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/11/club/season-history)
4. [2018/19 Season Review, Premier League](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/1228169)
5. [Every Manchester derby since Pep Guardiola joined City, FourFourTwo](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/every-manchester-derby-since-pep-guardiola-joined-city)
6. [Manchester City and Liverpool have changed what it means to be in a title race, The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/man-city-liverpool-premier-league-title-brighton-b2062163.html)
7. [2018-2019 Manchester City Scores and Fixtures, FBref.com](https://fbref.com/en/squads/b8fd03ef/2018-2019/matchlogs/schedule/Manchester-City-Scores-and-Fixtures)
8. [Manchester City: Every trophy 2018/19, mancity.com](https://www.mancity.com/news/club-news/club-news/2019/may/man-city-every-trophy)
9. [Liverpool vs Man City: Title race not over but Pep Guardiola needs to shift paradigm again, The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/liverpool-vs-man-city-title-race-guardiola-klopp-a9198391.html)
10. ['The rest aren't on their level': How Liverpool and Man City lifted each other to supremacy, The Independent](https://www.the-independent.com/sport/football/premier-league/liverpool/man-city-preview-rivalry-table-b1798652.html)
11. [Total Football Analysis magazine, October 2019 (PDF)](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/TFA-OCTOBER-NEW-SINGLE-PAGE.pdf)
12. [Manchester City 9-0 Burton Albion: Gabriel Jesus scores four in Carabao Cup semi-final](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46732982)
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