In their 130th season, Manchester City endured a deeply underwhelming 2024-25 campaign, entering as four-time defending Premier League champions but ultimately ending the year with just a single piece of silverware. That only honor came on 10 August, when they edged Manchester United on penalties to secure the FA Community Shield. Their form collapsed dramatically after a 30 October EFL Cup defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, triggering a desperate run of one win in thirteen matches—including five straight losses, the worst streak of Pep Guardiola's managerial career. Eliminated by Real Madrid in the Champions League on 19 February, they then lost the FA Cup final to Crystal Palace on 17 May (the club's first major trophy), before securing a third-place league finish on the final day to clinch a Champions League spot. The club then made expensive signings like Rayan Aït-Nouri, Tijjani Reijnders, and Rayan Cherki, but their offseason ended on a low note as they were knocked out of the expanded Club World Cup by Al-Hilal on 30 June.