Cast your mind back to the 2023 Champions League Final as we go through the Man City starting XI versus Inter Milan in Istanbul.
When Pep Guardiola picked his team line-up for the 2021 Champions League Final against Chelsea, he’d have been confident that the XI would be good enough to create history for the Citizens.
In the end, the Londoners would run out as 1-0 winners. But just two years later, Guardiola would right the wrongs in Istanbul by fielding the most historic Man City starting XI of the club’s existence against Inter Milan.
The selected players from the first-team squad would get the job done with Rodri in particular making himself an instant City legend.
His goal was the sole difference between both sides, but who else started for Manchester City on that glorious night?
Here is the full Man City starting XI and player ratings, including the two substitutes Guardiola fielded.
Ederson
- Position: Goalkeeper
- Minutes played: 90
- Saves: 5
- FotMob rating: 7.8
Nathan Ake
- Position: Central defender
- Minutes played: 90
- Aerial duels won: 100%
- FotMob rating: 6.8
Ruben Dias
- Position: Central defender
- Minutes played: 90
- Tackles won: 100%
- FotMob rating: 7.6
Manuel Akanji
- Position: Central defender
- Minutes played: 90
- Ground duels won: 100%
- FotMob rating: 7.3
Rodri
- Position: Central midfielder
- Minutes played: 90
- Goals: 1
- FotMob rating: 8.3
John Stones
- Position: Central midfielder
- Minutes played: 82
- Successful dribbles: 100%
- FotMob rating: 7.4
Ilkay Gundogan (C)
- Position: Attacking midfielder
- Minutes played: 90
- Accurate long balls: 100%
- FotMob rating: 7.7
Kevin De Bruyne
- Position: Attacking midfielder
- Minutes played: 36
- Shot accuracy: 100%
- FotMob rating: 6.4
Jack Grealish
- Position: Left winger
- Minutes played: 90
- Accurate passes: 85%
- FotMob rating: 6.6
Bernardo Silva
- Position: Right winger
- Minutes played: 90
- Passes into final third: 4
- FotMob rating: 7.3
Erling Haaland
- Position: Striker
- Minutes played: 90
- Shot accuracy: 100%
- FotMob rating: 7.0
Phil Foden (sub)
- Position: Attacking midfielder
- Minutes played: 54
- Accurate crosses: 100%
- FotMob rating: 6.7
Kyle Walker (sub)
- Position: Right-back
- Minutes played: 8
- Aerial duels won: 100%
- FotMob rating: N/A
