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Manchester City

England · Premier League · Manager: Enzo Maresca (#410 in the world) since Aug 2026
#6 World rank · club rating
2,173 Club rating
4th in the Premier League

Manchester City have had 3 managers since 2015/16. Pep Guardiola (Aug 2016 – May 2026) had the best points per game of them (2.26 in 588 matches) and took the club rating from 2,117 to 2,374.

Manchester City managers

10 spells since 1995 · newest first
Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Enzo Maresca #410 now Aug 2026 – present · PPG 2.00 current Aug 2026 – present 17 11-1-5 2.00 2,142 → 2,198 +56 +12.2 +0.14
Pep Guardiola #1 now Aug 2016 – May 2026 · PPG 2.26 Aug 2016 – May 2026 588 413-88-87 2.26 2,117 → 2,374 +257 +93.2 +0.36
Pepijn Lijnders (stand-in) 14 Mar 2026 – 4 Apr 2026 14 Mar 2026 – 4 Apr 2026 2 1-1-0 +7.0
Pepijn Lijnders (stand-in) 10 Jan 2026 10 Jan 2026 1 1-0-0 0.0
Juan Manuel Lillo Díez (stand-in) 2 Apr 2025 2 Apr 2025 1 1-0-0 +2.3
Juan Manuel Lillo Díez (stand-in) 30 Sep 2023 30 Sep 2023 1 0-0-1 −6.6
Manuel Pellegrini #17 now Aug 2013 – May 2016 · PPG 1.95 Aug 2013 – May 2016 167 99-29-39 1.95 2,093 → 2,139 +47 +19.9 +0.14
Before 2015/16 · 7 spells, Aug 1995 – May 2013
Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Roberto Mancini Dec 2009 – May 2013 · PPG 1.98 Dec 2009 – May 2013 193 114-40-39 1.98 1,788 → 2,032 +244 +32.5 +0.22
Mark Hughes Aug 2008 – Dec 2009 · PPG 1.48 Aug 2008 – Dec 2009 61 25-15-21 1.48 1,763 → 1,834 +71 +26.0 +0.14
Sven-Goran Eriksson Aug 2007 – May 2008 · PPG 1.45 Aug 2007 – May 2008 38 15-10-13 1.45 1,638 → 1,723 +85 −2.7 +0.11
Stuart Pearce Mar 2005 – May 2007 · PPG 1.19 Mar 2005 – May 2007 85 28-17-40 1.19 1,609 → 1,601 −8 −5.8 +0.03
Kevin Keegan Aug 2002 – Mar 2005 · PPG 1.22 Aug 2002 – Mar 2005 105 33-29-43 1.22 1,557 → 1,629 +72 +11.9 +0.13
Joe Royle Aug 2000 – May 2001 · PPG 0.89 Aug 2000 – May 2001 38 8-10-20 0.89 1,527 → 1,461 −66 −10.3 +0.10
Alan Ball Aug 1995 – May 1996 · PPG 1.00 Aug 1995 – May 1996 38 9-11-18 1.00 1,500 → 1,444 −56 −7.5

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Pep Guardiola is the longest-serving: 588 matches over 9 years (Aug 2016 – May 2026), and the most coach rating added (+93.2).

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Stand-in - a caretaker who covered a few matches during another manager's spell, folded under that spell. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager
2,173Club ratingWeek 46, 2026
#6World rankof 943 active clubs
#4Premier Leagueof 20 clubs
2,292Peak since 2015/16Sep 2026 · low 1,902, Jan 2017
1,8002,0002,2002,400201620182020202220242026Nov 2026 · Enzo Maresca2,212 club rating1,8002,0002,2002,400201620202024Nov 2026 · Enzo Maresca2,212 club rating
Manuel Pellegrini Pep Guardiola Enzo Maresca

Manchester City's club rating peaked at 2,292 in September 2026, under Enzo Maresca, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,902 in January 2017, under Pep Guardiola.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days · UK time
Sat 21 Nov · 12:30 Premier League H v Fulham
Preview Manchester City v Fulham ›
Tue 24 Nov · 20:00 UEFA Champions League H v SSC Napoli
No chances for European games · why
Preview Manchester City v SSC Napoli ›

Club rating chances on league games only (home / draw / away), calibrated on 85,718 league matches. This week's matches ›

Cards and corners

a game · by season
Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg
2026/27 10 1.40 2.50 2.17 71% 6.10 3.80 4.74
2025/26 38 1.76 2.11 1.96 72% 6.42 3.82 4.99
2024/25 38 1.61 2.37 2.18 74% 6.66 3.24 5.12
2023/24 38 1.47 2.53 2.26 68% 7.53 3.39 5.41
2022/23 38 1.18 2.16 1.88 56% 6.26 2.55 5.04
7 earlier seasons, 2015/16 – 2021/22
Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg
2021/22 38 1.13 1.87 1.82 53% 8.32 2.84 5.20
2020/21 38 1.26 1.66 1.54 69% 6.50 2.92 5.08
2019/20 38 1.79 1.42 1.79 71% 7.84 2.55 5.35
2018/19 38 1.18 1.47 1.72 60% 7.84 2.16 5.14
2017/18 38 1.71 2.13 1.63 68% 7.47 2.71 5.15
2016/17 38 1.97 2.45 1.93 71% 7.37 3.45 5.21
2015/16 38 1.61 1.61 1.70 62% 6.76 4.34 5.40

Manchester City won 8.32 corners a game in 2021/22, their most in any season since 2015/16 and 60% above the Premier League's average side (5.20).

League matches only (Premier League), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. Premier League cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

428 league matches since 2015/16
FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L
HT winHT W 20448% 205% 102%
HT drawHT D 7718% 368% 184%
HT lossHT L 143% 113% 389%
53
Points won from behindPts from behind
losing at half-time in 63 matches
70
Points dropped from aheadPts dropped
winning at half-time in 234 matches
1st half · W 234 · D 131 · L 63 GD +301
2nd half · W 234 · D 121 · L 73 GD +313

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at Manchester City

25 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first
Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−
Michael Oliver 45 29-8-8 2.11 1.49 1.51 −2%
Anthony Taylor 39 20-8-11 1.74 1.46 1.52 −4%
Andre Marriner 27 17-2-8 1.96 1.59 1.52 +5%
Paul Tierney 26 23-2-1 2.73 1.35 1.44 −6%
Craig Pawson 25 18-4-3 2.32 1.60 1.52 +5%
Mike Dean 23 15-3-5 2.09 2.39 1.52 +57%
Martin Atkinson 22 13-5-4 2.00 1.64 1.52 +7%
Jonathan Moss 21 17-3-1 2.57 1.14 1.52 −25%
Chris Kavanagh 16 11-3-2 2.25 1.63 1.50 +8%
Kevin Friend 16 12-3-1 2.44 1.56 1.49 +5%
15 more referees with 5+ matches
Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−
Andy Madley 14 10-2-2 2.29 0.93 1.56 −40%
Stuart Attwell 13 9-1-3 2.15 1.46 1.42 +3%
Simon Hooper 12 6-6-0 2.00 1.25 1.35 −7%
Darren England 11 9-1-1 2.55 1.09 1.40 −22%
Jarred Gillett 11 8-3-0 2.45 1.27 1.50 −15%
Lee Mason 11 11-0-0 3.00 1.55 1.59 −3%
Peter Bankes 11 5-1-5 1.45 2.09 1.45 +44%
Robert Jones 11 9-2-0 2.64 1.82 1.50 +21%
Robert Madley 11 9-1-1 2.55 1.64 1.76 −7%
John Brooks 10 6-1-3 1.90 1.40 1.42 −1%
Graham Scott 7 5-2-0 2.43 1.14 1.45 −21%
Mark Clattenburg 7 2-2-3 1.14 1.71 1.79 −4%
David Coote 6 6-0-0 3.00 0.33 1.26 −74%
Neil Swarbrick 6 5-1-0 2.67 2.00 1.84 +9%
Mike Jones 5 5-0-0 3.00 1.60 1.66 −3%

Under Mike Dean, Manchester City picked up 2.39 cards a game, 57% above their own average in the same seasons (23 matches).

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (426). Cards = Manchester City's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is Manchester City's manager?

Enzo Maresca, #410 in this week's coach world ranking, since August 2026 - 17 matches, 11 won (2.00 points per game).

How many managers has Manchester City had since 2015?

3 - Manuel Pellegrini, Pep Guardiola and Enzo Maresca. Plus 4 stand-ins: caretakers for a few matches during another manager's spell.

Who is Manchester City's longest-serving manager?

Pep Guardiola: 588 matches from August 2016 to May 2026.

How many cards a game do Manchester City get?

1.40 a game in the Premier League in 2026/27, against 2.17 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.