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On 13 March, following an emergency meeting between the Premier League, The Football Association , the English Football League and the FA Women's Super League, it was unanimously decided to suspend professional football in England until at least 4 April 2020. At the same time the FA agreed to extend the season indefinitely, past the scheduled end date of 1 June. After a three-month delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the quarter-final tie against Norwich City was played on 27 June 2020. Deep into extra time, Maguire scored to send United to the semi-finals, where they were drawn against Chelsea.
However, inform Aubameyang scored a brace and lukewarm City were shut out, being denied an opportunity to defend their title in a showcase final. The Gunners went on to win a record 14th FA Cup title in the final, defeating Chelsea. The 2019–20 season was Manchester City's 118th season of competitive football, 91st season in the top flight of English football and 23rd season in the Premier League. In addition to the league, the club competed in the FA Cup, as holders of both competitions. They also entered the UEFA Champions League, hoping to win the team's first European trophy since 1970.
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Finally, UEFA announced that the tournament would be resumed in August 2020. After 8 domestic trophies were clinched with Guardiola, fans eagerly await the team's first European title since 1970. Thanks to a brace from Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus, the Citizens once again defeated Madrid 2–1, achieving a 4–2 victory on aggregate and advancing to the quarter-finals. However, Man City once again exited the competition at the next stage, losing 1–3 to Lyon on 15 August in a one-off game held at the neutral Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon. Martial was on the scoresheet again in the reverse fixture at Old Trafford on 7 November, his goal coming between efforts from Greenwood and Rashford. The 3–0 win meant United could no longer be caught by third-placed Partizan in the group standings, confirming their qualification for the knockout phase.
Manchester United began their season at home to Chelsea on 11 August; a goal in each half from Marcus Rashford, in addition to goals from Anthony Martial and debutant Daniel James, gave United a 4–0 win. United were held to a 1–1 draw by Wolverhampton Wanderers in their next game; Martial opened the scoring with his 50th goal for the club before Rúben Neves equalised with a long-range strike, only for Paul Pogba to miss from the penalty spot midway through the second half. United suffered their first defeat of the season on 24 August, losing 2–1 at home to Crystal Palace.
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They were drawn to play local rivals Manchester City in the two-legged semi-final in January. City's 3–1 win in the first leg at Old Trafford was enough to send them to their third successive EFL Cup final, as United were only able to manage a 1–0 win in the second leg at the City of Manchester Stadium. United did eventually return to action on 12 June, playing two matches against West Bromwich Albion behind closed doors at Old Trafford; West Brom won the first match 2–1, but United won the second 3–1. City went on to break their own record for a top flight English club for goals scored in all competitions in a season. Leroy Sané's goal in City's 2–0 win at Old Trafford against Manchester United on 24 April 2019 overtook the previous record tally of 156, which was established by Manuel Pellegrini's City side back in their title-winning 2013–14 season.
The 2018–19 Premier League title race was one of the closest contests of the Premier League era. City and Liverpool exchanged their leads 32 times over the season, in part due to fixture rearrangements for EFL and FA Cup matches and television demands. The two title contenders jointly amassed a combined total of 195 points, which at the time was the highest combined total in English top flight history. For the first time ever, the Premier League campaign will include a mid-season break, meaning one round of matches in February will be split over two weekends. Manchester City will begin the new Premier League season at West Ham United and face only one of last season’s top six in the opening 10 games.
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On 13 March 2020, it was unanimously agreed between the Football Association, the Premier League and the English Football League to suspend professional football in England, until at least 4 April before later extension to 30 April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Manchester City entered the competition in the third round and were given a home tie against Rotherham United. The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019. The fifth round draw was broadcast live on BBC on 28 January 2019, with Alex Scott and Ian Wright conducting the draw. The quarter-finals draw was made on 18 February by Darren Fletcher & Wayne Bridge. The 2018–19 season was Manchester City's 117th season of competitive football, 90th season in the top flight of English football and 22nd season in the Premier League.
Five matches will be played on February 8 and the other five on February 15. That split will be confirmed in December when the broadcast picks are announced. Used in the FA Cup semi-finals again Arsenal, in league games 37 and 38 against Watford and Norwich City respectively, in the Champions League Round of 16 return leg against Real Madrid and in the quarter-final against Lyon. Manchester City entered the EFL Cup in the third round as defending champions. In the restarted FA Cup, City defeated Newcastle 2–0 away from home on 28 June, advancing to the semi-finals where they faced Arsenal at Wembley.
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As a further result of the pandemic, the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final of the competition were moved to four venues in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with all matches to be played behind closed doors. The draw for the entire final stage was also performed at the same time on 10 July. The draw paired Manchester United with Danish side Copenhagen in the quarter-finals, and the match was goalless through the initial 90 minutes, before ultimately being decided by a Bruno Fernandes penalty five minutes into extra time. In the semi-finals, they would play against the winners of the match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sevilla, played the next day; Sevilla also won 1–0, setting up the semi-final to be played in Cologne on 16 August.
The Blues dropped their away match 0–1, with Sergio Agüero missing a penalty. The home match was all-or-nothing for City and it proved to be one of the best matches of that season. Raheem Sterling scored in the beginning, but City quickly conceded two goals and now needed to score three to advance. However, Fernando Llorente's wrongly awarded handball for Spurs meant City again needed a goal. In added time, Sterling converted a pass from Agüero and the entire stadium started celebrating what seemed to be a certain victory. However, the goal was disallowed after a VAR review and the Blues were eliminated in a heartbreaking fashion.
Ed Francis's planned season long loan to Almere City was ended on 18 January when he was sold to Wolverhampton Wanderers. As champions of the 2017–18 Premier League, Manchester City took on the 2017–18 FA Cup winners, Chelsea, for the season-opening FA Community Shield. The Champions League final will be played in Istanbul on May 30 - two weeks before the start of Euro 2020 on June 12. The best punditry team in football including Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Jamie Redknapp and Graeme Souness.
Cityzens Matchday memberships are on sale now, so join today and be first to pick your seats for any of the upcoming league matches at the Etihad Stadium, before they go on general sale. Members get access to an exclusive ticket priority window, money off all Premier League home matches and many more benefits, including access to the Seasoncard Waiting List. In the second half of the season, the champions will again play Arsenal and United on consecutive weekends and do the same against Liverpool and Chelsea. This loan, planned to end on 30 June, was extended due to the extension of the relevant season amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Manchester City entered the FA Cup in the third round as defending champions. The fourth round draw was made by Alex Scott and David O'Leary on Monday, 6 January 2020.
A decision on which matches will get moved to the 15th will be made when the UK broadcast picks for February are announced in mid-December. Four games in 11 days are scheduled, with City set to host Leicester City on 21 December, before a Boxing Day trip to Wolves. A trip to Arsenal follows the Etihad derby, while Pep Guardiola’s side also face back to back fixtures against Liverpool and Chelsea in early November. City’s title defence gets under way at 12.30pm on Saturday 10 August at the London Stadium and will be broadcast live on BT Sport, while the first home game against Tottenham Hotspur is seven days later. Man City face Chelsea in FA Cup third roundManchester City will host Chelsea in the standout tie of the FA Cup third round as holders Liverpool and Manchester United were also drawn against Premier League opposition on Monday.... Kevin De Bruyne20De Bruyne's total of 20 assists for the season also equalled the Premier League record set by Thierry Henry in 2002–03.
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