Guardiola won 20 major trophies across a spectacular decade in Manchester - including six Premier League titles and the club's first-ever UEFA Champions League crown - so it's a mix of excitement and uncertainty for City fans ahead of the 2026/27 campaign.
City's preseason features three games in Asia - as part of an August tour - followed by the FA Community Shield vs. Arsenal on August 16th, at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.
Man City's 2026 summer preseason fixtures and results
* All KO times set as UK
August 1st v Inter Milan (Kai Tak Stadium, Hong Kong - 12:30pm)
August 5th v K League All Stars (Seoul World Cup Stadium, South Korea -12pm)
August 9th v Atletico Madrid (Seoul World Cup Stadium, South Korea - 12pm)
August 16th FA Community Shield v Arsenal (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff - 3pm)
Man City's first game of 2026/27 Premier League season
Following the Community Shield, City start their Premier League campaign at home to Bournemouth on Sunday August 23rd (2pm).
Man City 2026 summer transfer update
The main transfer news for City has been a club transfer record £116M deal to bring in England star Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest with veteran pair John Stones and Bernardo Silva moving on as free agents.
Defensive duo Manuel Akanji and Nathan Ake have joined Inter Milan and Fenerbahce respectively while highly-rated emerging stars Pierce Charles and Jeremy Monga have landed from Sheffield Wednesday and Leicester City.