2021–22 Manchester City F.C. season
120th season in existence of Manchester City F.C. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2021–22 season was the 120th season in the existence of Manchester City Football Club and their 20th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, Manchester City also participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup, EFL Cup, Community Shield and UEFA Champions League.
2021–22 season | ||||
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Owner | City Football Group | |||
Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | |||
Manager | Pep Guardiola | |||
Stadium | Etihad Stadium | |||
Premier League | 1st | |||
FA Cup | Semi-finals | |||
EFL Cup | Fourth round | |||
FA Community Shield | Runners-up | |||
UEFA Champions League | Semi-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Kevin De Bruyne (15) All: Riyad Mahrez (24) | |||
Highest home attendance | 53,400 vs Fulham (5 February 2022) FA Cup | |||
Lowest home attendance | 30,959 vs Wycombe Wanderers (21 September 2021) EFL Cup | |||
Average home league attendance | 52,889 | |||
Biggest win | 7–0 vs Leeds United (H) (14 December 2021) Premier League | |||
Biggest defeat | 0–2 vs Paris Saint-Germain (A) (28 September 2021) UEFA Champions League vs Crystal Palace (H) (30 October 2021) Premier League 1–3 (a.e.t.) vs Real Madrid (A) (4 May 2022) UEFA Champions League | |||
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The club kicked off the season by losing the Community Shield to Leicester City and was later knocked out of the EFL Cup by West Ham United in the fourth round, ending their unbeaten streak in the competition that had stretched to nearly five years. City also reached the FA Cup semi-finals for the fifth time in Guardiola's six-season tenure, but were beaten by Liverpool, the Blues' third consecutive semi-final defeat. In Europe, City were coming off their most successful Champions League campaign in history and looked to improve on last season's final loss to Chelsea. They reached the semi-finals again, but were defeated there by Real Madrid 6–5 on aggregate after extra time over the two closely fought and very dramatic games. On a brighter note, City successfully retained the Premier League title in another intense title race with Liverpool. This was the second time the Blues managed to defend the trophy (both under Pep Guardiola) and their fourth title in five years. City won the league by a single point on the final matchday, having beaten Aston Villa 3–2 in a stunning second-half comeback.
The season was Manchester City's first since 2010–11 not to feature their all-time record goalscorer Sergio Agüero, who had left the club for Barcelona on a free transfer at the end of the previous season; he went on to retire from football following cardiac health problems in November 2021. City were unable to immediately recruit a like-for-like replacement for Agüero, and this season was notable for Guardiola's extensive use of a false 9 role. Agüero's departure proved to be no impediment to the Blues scoring 150 goals in all competitions, the most of any senior top-tier professional team in Europe; they were closely followed by Liverpool with 147 goals, although Jürgen Klopp's side played six more matches.[1]