Manchester City 2022-23 Squad

The team

The 2022-23 Manchester City squad stands among the most celebrated teams England has sent onto the continental stage. Representing Manchester, this was one of the defining sides of 2020s European football, the sort of team whose matches became must-watch occasions. Manchester City won the treble of the Champions League, the Premier League and the FA Cup that season, a campaign that still shapes how the club is remembered. The side was built on a clear spine: Ederson behind a defence organised by Rúben Dias, with Kevin De Bruyne setting the tempo through the middle.

Further forward, Erling Haaland and Bernardo Silva gave the team its cutting edge, turning long spells of control into goals on the biggest European nights. There was depth to match the star quality, with the likes of Rodri and İlkay Gündoğan adding options across the pitch. Reassembled here, the lineup is a reminder of why this vintage still sets a standard that later teams chase. Set out in a 4-3-3, the XI captures the balance and ambition that made this Manchester City team a benchmark of 2020s football — the players, the shape and the identity that made the vintage so hard to forget.