Manchester City start their 2025/26 campaign on the road this weekend with a trip to the West Midlands for a clash against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Saturday afternoon’s match will bring an end to Manchester City’s of international matches over the summer, with their most recent coming against Italian side Palermo in early August – a fixture that the English outfit would win 0-3.
While Erling Haaland would open the scoring in the 25th minute, Tijjani Reijnders would nail the door shut on the Serie B and City Football Group side, scoring a brace in the second-half of the match.
The contests against Wolverhampton this weekend will start the English top-flight campaign for Pep Guardiola and his men after a lacklustre showing throughout last season, in which the team struggled on multiple fronts and ended up finishing in third place with 71 points.
Ahead of kick-off at Molineux in the evening kick-off on Saturday, here is everything you need to know!
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Match Details
Manchester City will take on Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday 16 August at Molineux, with kick-off scheduled for 17:30 BST.
Match Officials
The Premier League have confirmed that the first referee to oversee a Manchester City match int he 2025/26 campaign will be Jarred Gillett, with Michael Salisbury appointed to the role of Video Assistant Referee at Stockley Park.
Team News
While fans of the Sky Blues got to see plenty of familiar faces during Manchester City’s campaign at the FIFA Club World Cup, as well as pre-season ventures, the same might not be said for the match on Saturday.
For one, Rodri is unlikely to occupy midfield at Molineux as he remains questionable in his fitness status, having suffered a groin injury during his side’s final game of the Club World Cup against Al-Hilal.
It is worth noting that despite his status being up in the air, he will be a part of Pep Guardiola’s traveling squad for the season opener, as confirmed by the Catalan coach himself during his pre-match press conference.
Another player who will not be taking to the field is Mateo Kovacic, who will continue to be sidelined due to an Achilles injury and subsequent surgery earlier this summer. Savinho is also injured, while Ederson is understood to be managing a fitness problem, too.
Josko Gvardiol is not set to travel either, as the Croatian continues to handle his own fitness struggles.
