| DAVIDSILVA | Spanish midfielder for Manchester City (5,5) |
| GUNDOGAN | German footballer who is a midfielder for Manchester City, Ilkay _ (8) |
| FODEN | Phil, English midfielder for Manchester City FC nicknamed The Stockport Iniesta (5) |
| SQUAREMILE | Scrambled equaliser, first for Manchester City |
| WARDPROWSE | James, English central midfielder for Southampton FC noted for his goals from free kicks (4,6) |
| SAMIRNASRI | Footballer who recently left West Ham United and previously played for Manchester City (2011-17) |
| FRANCISLEE | Late footballer born in 1944 who played for Manchester City and Derby County (7,3) |
| FLETCHER | Darren, Scottish ex-central midfielder for Manchester United (8) |
| FRED | Brazilian midfielder for Manchester United (4) |
| RYAN | Retired midfielder for Manchester United, _ Giggs (4) |
| MCTOMINAY | Scott _, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester United and Scotland (9) |
| SCOTT | Footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester United and Scotland, _ McTominay (5) |
| NAYIM | Spanish midfielder who played for Spurs and Real Zaragoza (5) |
| CESC | ___ Fabregas, Spanish midfielder who played for Arsenal and Chelsea (4) |
| JUANJO | Spanish midfielder signed by Bradford City from Hearts in 2001 (6) |
| MERINO | Mikel ___, Spanish midfielder who joined Arsenal FC in 2024 (6) |
| ROMEU | Spanish midfielder signed by Barcelona from Girona in 2023 (5,5) |
| ORIOL | Spanish midfielder signed by Barcelona from Girona in 2023 (5,5) |
| FER | Leroy -, Dutch midfielder for Alanyaspor; formerly with Swansea City (3) |
| NASRI | Samir ..... , former France midfielder who also played for Manchester City and Arsenal (5) |
