Editing Manchester City F.C. (section)

===Second golden era and arrival of Pep Guardiola===
Continued investment in players followed in successive seasons, and results began to match the upturn in player quality. After heavy speculation, Roberto Mancini confirmed that a move of [[Edin Džeko]] from [[VfL Wolfsburg|Wolfsburg]] for a fee of £27&nbsp;million (€32&nbsp;million) had been agreed on 3 January 2011. This was City's second highest transfer figure, after Robinho's move from Real Madrid for £32.5&nbsp;million in 2008. The transfer fee was the sixth highest in Premier League history at the time.<ref>{{cite web |date=15 January 2011 |title=Sjaji, sjaji dijamantu! |url=http://www.sarajevo-x.com/sport/nogomet/clanak/110115091 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103200844/http://www.sarajevo-x.com/sport/nogomet/clanak/110115091 |archive-date=3 November 2011 |access-date=16 January 2011 |publisher=Sarajevo-x.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=9 January 2011 |title=Džeko nadmašio Gomeza |url=http://sportsport.ba/ino_fudbalp-49720.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112023757/http://www.sportsport.ba/ino_fudbalp-49720.htm |archive-date=12 January 2011 |access-date=10 January 2011 |publisher=SportSport.ba}}</ref> City reached the [[2011 FA Cup final|FA Cup final]] in 2011, their first major final in over 30 years, after defeating derby rivals Manchester United in the semi-finals,<ref>{{cite news |title=Man City 1 – 0 Man Utd |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9457489.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=16 April 2011 |access-date=11 May 2011 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112223026/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9457489.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> the first time they had knocked their rival out of a cup competition since 1975. The Blues defeated [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] 1–0 in the final, securing their fifth FA Cup and the club's first major trophy since winning the 1976 League Cup. On the last day of the [[2010–11 Manchester City F.C. season|2010–11 season]], City beat out [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] for the third place, thereby securing qualification directly into the Champions League group stage.<ref>{{cite news |title=City slickers clinch third place |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/bolton-vs-man-city/215422 |publisher=Sky Sports |date=22 May 2011 |access-date=7 October 2019 |archive-date=8 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008025134/https://www.skysports.com/football/bolton-vs-man-city/215422 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Manchester City pitch invasion.JPG|thumb|right|330px|Manchester City [[Manchester City F.C. supporters|supporters]] [[Pitch invasion|invade the pitch]] following their [[2011–12 Premier League]] title victory.]]
Strong performances continued to follow in the [[2011–12 Manchester City F.C. season|2011–12 season]], including a 5–1 victory over Tottenham at [[White Hart Lane]] and a record-equalling [[Manchester United F.C. 1–6 Manchester City F.C.|6–1 win]] over Manchester United at [[Old Trafford]], but a poor run of form in the second half of the season left City in second place, eight points behind United with only six games left to play. At this point, United suffered their own loss of form, dropping eight points in the space of four games, while City began a run of successive wins which saw both teams level on points with two games to go. Despite the Blues only needing a home win against [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]], a team in the relegation zone, they fell 1–2 behind by the end of normal time. However, two goals in injury time – [[Manchester City F.C. 3–2 Queens Park Rangers F.C.#"That Aguero goal"|the second by Sergio Agüero in the fourth added minute]] – settled the title in City's favour, making them the first team to win the Premier League on goal difference alone.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/premier-league-explained#:~:text=The%20narrowest%20winning%20margin%20of,dramatic%20of%20Premier%20League%20finishes. |title=Premier League explained |work=[[Premier League]] |date=2022 |accessdate=27 September 2023 }}</ref>

The [[2012–13 Manchester City F.C. season|following season]], City were unable to replicate the previous year's success. After finishing second in the [[2012–13 Premier League|league]], eleven points behind Manchester United, and losing the [[2013 FA Cup final|FA Cup final]] 0–1 to relegated [[Wigan Athletic A.F.C.|Wigan Athletic]],<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22409634 |title=FA Cup final: Manchester City 0-1 Wigan Athletic |work=BBC Sport |date=11 May 2013 |access-date=20 November 2019 |archive-date=24 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024064951/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22409634 |url-status=live }}</ref> Mancini was sacked.<ref>{{cite news |title=Roberto Mancini: Manchester City sack manager |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22507128 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 May 2013 |access-date=19 April 2017 |archive-date=2 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502100938/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22507128 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was replaced by Chilean manager [[Manuel Pellegrini]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Manuel Pellegrini: Manchester City appoint Chilean as manager |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22909811 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 June 2013 |access-date=7 October 2013 |archive-date=16 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016200050/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22909811 |url-status=live }}</ref> In Pellegrini's [[2013–14 Manchester City F.C. season|first year]] in charge, City won the [[2013–14 Football League Cup|League Cup]] and regained the [[2013–14 Premier League|Premier League title]] on the last matchday of the season.<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Rourke |first=Pete |title=Capital One Cup final: Manchester City win Capital One Cup after beating Sunderland 3–1 |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/307826/report |access-date=11 May 2014 |newspaper=[[Sky Sports News]] |date=2 March 2014 |archive-date=29 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829160309/http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/307826/report |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Manchester City crowned Premier League champions with 2–0 victory over West Ham |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/287660/report |access-date=11 May 2014 |work=[[Sky Sports]] |date=11 May 2014 |archive-date=28 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428033957/http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/287660/report |url-status=live }}</ref> The team's league form then slowly declined over the next couple of years, as the Blues finished second in [[2014–15 Premier League|2014–15]] and then dropped to fourth in [[2015–16 Premier League|2015–16]], although the [[2015–16 Manchester City F.C. season|2015–16 season]] would see City win [[2015–16 Football League Cup|another League Cup title]] and reach the [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] semi-finals for the first time.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Steinberg |first1=Jacob |title=Manuel Pellegrini stands tall despite looming shadow of Pep Guardiola |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/nov/23/manuel-pellegrini-pep-guardiola-manchester-city-west-ham |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=21 May 2019 |date=23 November 2018 |archive-date=28 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128131915/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/nov/23/manuel-pellegrini-pep-guardiola-manchester-city-west-ham |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Centre d'entraînement Manchester City 20-02-15.jpg|thumb|left|380px|Manchester City moved into their new complex at the [[Etihad Campus]] adjacent to the City of Manchester Stadium in 2014.]]
[[Pep Guardiola]], former head coach of [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] and [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]], was confirmed to become Manchester City's new manager on 1 February 2016,<ref>{{cite web|title=Manchester City to give Pep Guardiola £150m to spend on players|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/feb/01/pep-guardiola-manchester-city-new-manager-summer|website=[[The Guardian]]|author=Jackson, Jamie|date=1 February 2016|access-date=15 October 2022|archive-date=15 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015110824/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/feb/01/pep-guardiola-manchester-city-new-manager-summer|url-status=live}}</ref> with the announcement having been made several months before Manuel Pellegrini left his position. Guardiola's [[2016–17 Manchester City F.C. season|first season]] in Manchester would end trophyless, with the Blues placing third in the [[2016–17 Premier League|league]] standings,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/10887829/manchester-city-201617-premier-league-season-review |title=Manchester City 2016/17 Premier League season review |work=[[Sky Sports]] |date=21 May 2017 |accessdate=26 September 2023}}</ref> but the [[2017–18 Manchester City F.C. season|following season]] proved far more successful, as City won the [[2017–18 Premier League|Premier League]] title with the highest points total in history and broke numerous other [[List of Manchester City F.C. records and statistics|club]] and [[Football records and statistics in England|English league records]] along the way.<ref>{{cite web |title=Which records have Man City broken in 2017/18? |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/666355 |website=premierleague.com |access-date=21 May 2019 |archive-date=22 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522174636/https://www.premierleague.com/news/666355 |url-status=live }}</ref>

This would prove to be the start of a period of unprecedented success for Manchester City under Guardiola. Between the 2017–18 and [[2023–24 Premier League]] seasons, City won six out of possible seven league titles, only finishing second behind [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in the [[2019–20 Premier League|2019–20 season]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Man City win third successive Premier League title |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65613744 |date=20 May 2023 |access-date=20 May 2023}}</ref> Guardiola also guided the Blues to silverware in domestic cup competitions, highlighted by four consecutive League Cup triumphs in 2018–[[2021 EFL Cup final|2021]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Man City beat Spurs to lift Carabao Cup|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56790307|access-date=2021-04-25}}</ref> During the [[2018–19 Manchester City F.C. season|2018–19 season]], City completed an unprecedented [[Treble (association football)#Domestic trebles|domestic treble]] of English men's titles.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bullin |first1=Matt |title=Man City win treble – how impressive is that achievement? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48321358 |access-date=21 May 2019 |date=18 May 2019 |archive-date=18 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518181210/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48321358 |url-status=live }}</ref> Apart from winning all three of the major English football tournaments, they also won the [[2018 FA Community Shield|Community Shield]], the first time any team has ever held all four of England's primary football trophies at the same time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/man-city-201819-season-review-good-things-come-in-threes-25703375|title = Man City 2018/19 season review: Good things come in threes| date=14 May 2019 }}</ref> On the continental stage, the club achieved breakthrough in [[2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season|2020–21]], reaching their first-ever [[2021 UEFA Champions League final|Champions League final]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Man City reach first Champions League final|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56973031|access-date=2021-08-12|archive-date=5 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505085806/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56973031|url-status=live}}</ref> In an all-English affair, City lost 0–1 to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] at the [[Estádio do Dragão]] in [[Porto]].<ref>{{cite web|last=UEFA.com|date=2021-05-29|title=Man. City 0-1 Chelsea: Havertz gives Blues second Champions League triumph|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0269-12650cedca55-37515f69768e-1000--man-city-0-1-chelsea-havertz-gives-blues-second-champions/|access-date=2021-08-12|website=[[UEFA]]|language=en|archive-date=30 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530152324/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2029498--man-city-vs-chelsea/postmatch/report/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:City team 08102022.jpg|thumb|right|320px|The Manchester City team, with [[mascot]]s, about to face [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] in the [[2022–23 Premier League]]. From left to right on back row: Moonchester, [[Manuel Akanji]], [[Nathan Aké]], [[Ederson (footballer, born 1993)|Ederson]], [[Rodri (footballer, born 1996)|Rodri]], [[Rúben Dias]], [[Phil Foden]], [[Kevin De Bruyne]], [[João Cancelo]], [[Riyad Mahrez]], [[Bernardo Silva]], [[Erling Haaland]], and Moonbeam.]]
The [[2022–23 Manchester City F.C. season|2022–23 season]] turned out to be the greatest in the club's history, as Manchester City won their third consecutive Premier League title, the [[2023 FA Cup final|FA Cup final]] against rivals Manchester United, and their maiden [[2022–23 UEFA Champions League|Champions League title]] at the [[Atatürk Olympic Stadium]] in [[Istanbul]] against [[Inter Milan]], thereby assembling a rare feat – the [[Treble (association football)#Continental trebles|continental treble]]. The road to the Champions League victory included wins over European giants Bayern Munich, who were defeated 4–1 on aggregate,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/19/sports/soccer/manchester-city-bayern-champions-league.html|title=At Manchester City, an Elusive Prize Comes Back Into Focus|website=[[The New York Times]]|author=Rory Smith|date=19 April 2023|access-date=19 April 2023}}</ref> and Real Madrid, who suffered a 1–5 aggregate loss at the hands of City.<ref>{{cite news |author=Rory Smith |date=17 May 2023 |title=With Stakes at Their Highest, Manchester City Rises Higher Still |website=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/sports/soccer/manchester-city-real-madrid-uefa-champions-league-semifinal-second-leg.html |access-date=20 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65845807 |title=Man City win Champions League: Rodri goal secures victory against Inter and completes treble |work=[[BBC Sport]] |date=10 June 2023 |access-date=10 June 2023 |archive-date=11 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611095758/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65845807 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="UEFA">{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0282-1839b24603ef-36e94e63621d-1000/ |title=Man City win Champions League: Rodri goal secures victory against Inter and completes treble |work=[[UEFA]] |date=10 June 2023 |access-date=10 June 2023}}</ref> The following [[2023–24 Manchester City F.C. season|season]] saw considerably less success for the Blues, as they won the [[2023 UEFA Super Cup|UEFA Super Cup]] and [[2023 FIFA Club World Cup|FIFA Club World Cup]] for the first time and became the first English men's club to win four consecutive league titles.<ref>{{cite news |title=Manchester City win record fourth English title in a row as Foden scores twice in 3-1 win over West Ham |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/czkvkp3ej9xt |date=19 May 2024 |access-date=19 May 2024 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> City also advanced to the [[2024 FA Cup final|FA Cup final]] for the second straight year but lost in a rematch to rivals Manchester United.

Manchester City's era of sustained competitive excellence coincided with charges of breaching [[UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations|Financial Fair Play]] (FFP) regulations. In 2020, the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]] (CAS) ruled that sanctions placed on the club by [[UEFA]] were not justified, overturning City's two-year European ban.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/ozasp-uk-soccer-england-mci-cas-idAFKCN24E0XD-OZASP |title=Man City's ban from European football overturned - CAS |work=[[Reuters]] |date=13 July 2020 |accessdate=26 September 2023}}</ref> In 2023, the Premier League announced its own investigation of the allegations levied against Manchester City, charging the club with 115 breaches of its FFP rules up to the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11679/12804623/man-city-premier-league-charges-explained-what-are-they-what-could-punishment-be-whats-the-timescale |title=Man City Premier League charges explained: What are they? What could punishment be? What's the timescale? |work=[[Sky Sports]] |date=10 June 2023 |accessdate=26 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/3045970 |title=Premier League statement| work=[[Premier League]] |date=6 Feb 2023 |accessdate=16 Dec 2024}}</ref>