Man City 17/18 — The Centurions: Full Squad & Ratings

Man City 2017/18 season — all 18 players rated, best XI, and how to draft them in 38-0.

Man City 2017/18 — Season Story

Manchester City's 2017/18 season is the benchmark against which every other Premier League campaign is measured: 100 points, 32 wins, 106 goals, and a title won by 19 points — a set of records that had never been seen before and has never been matched since. Pep Guardiola's second season in England produced the most complete league campaign in the competition's history.

The transformation from Guardiola's first season — a trophyless, at times chaotic year — was dramatic. The summer signings were perfect: Ederson arrived to revolutionise goalkeeping with his distribution, Kyle Walker gave the defence genuine pace, and Bernardo Silva added another layer of control. More importantly, the players who had struggled in year one — John Stones, Raheem Sterling, Leroy Sane — suddenly understood the system completely.

City won their first 18 league games, a record start that effectively ended the title race by December. The run included the 6-0 demolition of Watford, the 5-0 win at home to Liverpool, and the derby victory at Old Trafford in December that sent City 11 points clear. They lost just twice all season — at Liverpool and at home to Manchester United — and their goal difference of +79 was itself a record.

The football was unlike anything the league had seen: Ederson passing out from the back, full-backs inverting, midfielders rotating, and Sterling and Sane running at defences from both flanks. Kevin De Bruyne, the conductor, produced the best season of his career, and his 16 assists were the most in the league. The 2017/18 City squad is the definition of a modern football machine — and the 100-point season is why it is rated one of the strongest in the 38-0 pool.

The 18-Game Winning Start

City opened the season with 18 consecutive league victories — a record start that no team has since threatened. The run included the 5-0 win over Liverpool, the 6-0 win over Watford, and a 3-1 win at Old Trafford in the December derby that left the title race mathematically beyond United.

The streak was notable not just for the results but for the margins: City scored 56 goals in those 18 games, conceding just 10. The football was so dominant that the debate moved from whether City would win the title to whether they could go the whole season unbeaten — a question that lasted until the 4-3 defeat at Anfield in January.

The Records: 100 Points and Counting

The final numbers read like a list of unbreakable records: 100 points — the first and only time a Premier League club has reached three figures; 32 wins, surpassing the previous best of 30; 106 goals, a new league record; a goal difference of +79; and a 19-point gap over second-placed Manchester United, the biggest title-winning margin in history.

The records were not accidental — Guardiola openly targeted the 100-point mark in the final weeks, resting players and then bringing them back for the run-in. The season's last game, a 1-0 win over Southampton, secured the century, and the achievement was greeted with the respect it deserved: even rival managers admitted they were watching something historic.

De Bruyne's Masterpiece

Kevin De Bruyne's 2017/18 season was the best individual campaign by a midfielder in Premier League history: 16 assists, 8 goals, and a string of performances that redefined what a number 8 could do. His passing range — 60-yard diagonals, first-time through balls, whipped crosses from both flanks — made City's attacking machine work.

The PFA Players' Player of the Year award was a formality. De Bruyne was the player every opponent feared most, the man whose removal from the team was the difference between City winning the title by 19 points and merely winning it comfortably. In the 38-0 dataset he is rated 90 OVR, the highest rating in this squad and one of the highest for any midfielder in the pool.

Key Players & Ratings

Kevin De Bruyne (90 OVR) leads the squad as the best midfielder in the pool. Sergio Aguero (88) was still the main striker, Ederson (87) and David Silva (87) were elite in goal and midfield, and the squad has quality everywhere: Fernandinho (84), Raheem Sterling (84), Leroy Sane (84), Nicolas Otamendi (84) and Kyle Walker (83) all rated highly.

The squad average of 83.1 OVR is well above the 80.7 pool average, and the depth is one of its strengths — 14 players rated 80 or higher. This is a premium draft landing in every sense: elite at the top, deep in the middle, and no genuinely weak position.

Full 18-Man Squad

Best XI — Man City 2017/18

The highest-rated eleven available from this squad in 38-0:

• GK Ederson 87 OVR
• RB Kyle Walker 83 OVR
• CB Nicolás Otamendi 84 OVR
• CB Vincent Kompany 82 OVR
• CDM Fernandinho 84 OVR
• CM Kevin De Bruyne 90 OVR
• CM David Silva 87 OVR
• CM İlkay Gündoğan 83 OVR
• RW Raheem Sterling 84 OVR
• LW Leroy Sané 84 OVR
• ST Sergio Agüero 88 OVR

Drafting This Squad in 38-0

The draft strategy here writes itself: De Bruyne is the single best midfield pick in the entire pool, and Aguero, Ederson and David Silva are all top-tier options at their positions. The squad's depth means even a mid-tier pick like Sterling or Fernandinho is a genuine Premier League starter.

In Legend mode, the hierarchy to memorise: De Bruyne (90), Aguero and Ederson and David Silva (87-88), then a deep pack of 82-84. There are no traps in this squad — the only decision is which elite name your XI needs most.

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