Manchester City will want to put the misery of 2024–25 quickly behind them and once again compete for major trophies in 2025–26.
Since the turn of the decade, City have become one of the premier contenders in the Champions League. However, Pep Guardiola’s side narrowly made it out of last season’s inaugural league phase, and were then dismantled by Real Madrid in the knockout stage playoffs last term, failing to make it to the round of 16 for the first time since 2012–13.
