In Manuel Pellegrini's final season at City, the club achieved some prominent milestones.

On 28 February 2016, the Blues won the League Cup after beating Liverpool on penalties in the final at Wembley.

[2] Manchester City visited Australia during pre-season, where they played local clubs Adelaide United and Melbourne City before facing Roma and Real Madrid, runners-up in the Italian and Spanish leagues respectively, in the 2015 International Champions Cup tournament.

Awarded monthly to the player who was chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor.

Awarded to the player that receives the most votes in a poll conducted each month on the official website of Manchester City.