| HOUGHTON | England and Manchester City player, Steph _ (8) |
| STERLING | Raheem -, England and Manchester City FC midfielder (8) |
| GREALISH | Jack ___, England and Manchester City midfielder (8) |
| PEPTALKS | Manchester City players gather round for these (3,5) |
| SMALLING | Chris ___, England and Manchester United footballer born in 1989 (8) |
| RASHFORD | England and Manchester United forward; 2025-2026 Barcelona loanee (6,8) |
| DELPH | Fabian ?, England and Manchester City FC midfielder and defender |
| MCGOVERN | Steph _, broadcaster celebrating her 40th birthday (8) |
| STONES | John ...... , England and Manchester City defender (6) |
| FODEN | Phil ..... , England and Manchester City midfielder (5) |
| PHILFODEN | Footballer who plays for England and Manchester City (4,5) |
| WOOSNAM | Max ?, England and Manchester City defender; 1920 Olympic men's doubles tennis gold medallist with Noel Turnbull |
| DEBRUYNE | Kevin .. ...... , Belgium and Manchester City midfielder; 2019-20 and 2020-21 PFA Players' Player of the Year (2,6) |
| OTAMENDI | Nicolas ........ , Argentina and Manchester City defender (8) |
| GVARDIOL | Croatia and Manchester City defender (5,8) |
| GUNDOGAN | Germany and Manchester City midfielder, Ilkay ... (8) |
| ORTEGA | A Manchester City player and president of Nicaragua |
| WHITE | Manchester City player whose one England cap was against Spain in 1992 (5,5) |
| SILVA | David ___, former Manchester City player (5) |
| MARCUS | England and Manchester United forward; 2025-2026 Barcelona loanee (6,8) |