Manchester City are preparing themselves for the first derby of the season as Erik ten Hag's United side travel to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
12.09.2022 - 12:41 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
It was an unusually busy summer at Manchester City.
When the transfer window finally came to a close Pep Guardiola had added six players to his squad with the signings of Erling Haaland, Julian Alvarez, Kalvin Phillips, Stefan Ortega, Sergio Gomez and Manuel Akanji. There were some significant departures as well, with players who've been key to City 's recent success moving on to pastures new.
But it wasn't just those four first-teamers who left as a whole host of players - many you may never have actually heard of - departed either permanently or on loan. Here's how a wide selection of the players that left the Etihad this summer are getting on at their new clubs.
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Captain Fernandinho brought his love affair with City to an end on his own terms as he chose to allow his contract to expire in order to return to Brazil. He returned to his first club Athletico Paranaense and has played 10 times for them so far, picking up one assist.
Another Brazilian to depart was forward Jesus, who left for a staring striker role at Arsenal after never being able to make the position his own at City. He has started the season brilliantly, with three goals and three assists in just six games for the Gunners.
Sterling also had grown frustrated with his lack of playing time at the Etihad so looked for a fresh start at Chelsea in a £50million switch. The forward has played well personally, scoring three times, but his new team have struggled and have already sacked manager Thomas Tuchel and replaced him with Graham Potter.
Following in Jesus' footsteps to reunite with Mikel Arteta, Zinchenko was yet another player to depart in search for regular minutes.
Manchester City are preparing themselves for the first derby of the season as Erik ten Hag's United side travel to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
John Stones will miss the Manchester derby with the hamstring injury he picked up with England but Pep Guardiola has been encouraged by Aymeric Laporte's continued progress from injury.
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Here are your Manchester City evening headlines on Friday, September 23.
The 2022 World Cup is getting closer, which means that Premier League clubs only have a few matches left before the English top-flight pauses mid-season for an international tournament for the first time in history.
Manchester City defender Manuel Akanji has explained the differences between playing in the Premier League and the Bundesliga following his top flight debut at Wolves.
Manuel Akanji believes that Manchester City teammate Erling Haaland can continue scoring goals at a remarkable rate throughout the season.
Chelsea's owner Todd Boehly has confirmed that he wishes to copy the City Football Group model at the London club.
Manchester City will take on Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday in their second Champions League group stage match of the season.
Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte has admitted that the postponement of the Manchester City match has given his side an advantage.
Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte has returned to first-team training and also dropped a tantalising hint over his prospective comeback. City are set to take on Borussia Dortmund and Wolves in what is shaping up to be an action-packed few days for Pep Guardiola and his team across the main competitions.
The Premier League has confirmed that Wolves vs Manchester City will go ahead as scheduled.
Three Manchester City players are included in EA Sports' top 23 FIFA 23 player ratings, with Kevin De Bruyne named as the joint highest-rated player in the game.
It wasn't that Manu Akanji's phone wasn't ringing in summer, he just wasn't getting the call that he wanted.
New Brighton and Hove Albion signing Billy Gilmour has been to become a future Manchester City midfielder.
Manchester City will play the opening game of their 2022/23 UEFA Champions League campaign on Tuesday night as Pep Guardiola's side face Sevilla.
Manchester City will be looking to record their fifth win of the Premier League season when they face off against Aston Villa at Villa Park on Saturday evening.