18 Manchester City players called up for international duty in October

A total of 18 Manchester City players have been called up for international duty with their respective countries this month, it can now be confirmed.

Pep Guardiola’s squad enter the international break on a rotten run of form in domestic action, having lost their last three games in English football away to Newcastle, Wolves, and most recently, Arsenal.

Manchester City fell to a 1-0 defeat against Mikel Arteta’s side on Sunday afternoon, after a largely tight and tense affair was rounded off with an 87th minute strike from Gabriel Martinelli, whose effort from distance flew past Ederson via the face of Nathan Ake.

That defeat leaves the reigning Premier League champions in third place, sitting two points behind both Tottenham and Arsenal, with Ange Postecoglou’s side topping the league table heading into the second international break of the season.

Manchester City will be hoping that after a challenging opening few weeks on the fitness and injury front, their entire compliment of first-team players – with the exception of Kevin De Bruyne – will return from international action unscathed.

John Stones is the most recent name to return from his own fitness problems, having featured as a second-half substitute against Arsenal on Sunday, and the centre-back now joins Gareth Southgate’s England squad this week.

Ahead of the start of the second international break of the 2023/24 season, here is every single Manchester City player that has been selected for action!

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England: Kyle Walker, John Stones, Kalvin Phillips, Jack Grealish, Phil Foden

13/10 / 19:45 (UK) – Australia (H), International Friendly

17/10 / 19:45 (UK) – Italy (H), European Championship Qualifier

England Under-21: Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Rico Lewis, James McAtee, Liam Delap

12/10 / 19:45 (UK) – Serbia (H), U21 EURO Qualifier

16/10 / 17:30 (UK) – Ukraine (A), U21 EURO Qualifier

England Men’s Elite League Squad: Jadel Katongo

12/10 / 16:00 (UK) – Romania (A), International Friendly

17/10 / 18:00 (UK) – Portugal (H), International Friendly

England Under-19: True Grant, Max Alleyne, Kane Taylor

11/10 / 17:00 (UK) – Montenegro (H), U19 UEFA European Championship Qualifier

14/10 / 14:00 (UK) – Wales (H), U19 UEFA European Championship Qualifier

17/10 / 17:00 (UK) – Austria (A), U19 UEFA European Championship Qualifier

England Under-18: Lakyle Samuel, Joel Ndala, Justin Oboavwoduo

11/10 / 14:00 (UK) – Belgium (N), U17 World Cup Warm-Up Tournament

14/10 / 13:30 (UK) – Morocco (N), U17 World Cup Warm-Up Tournament

17/10 / 16:30 (UK) – Korea Republic (N), U17 World Cup Warm-Up Tournament

England Under-17: Spike Brits, Oliver Whatmuff, Leke Drake, Stephen Mfuni, Kian Noble, Luca Fletcher

11/10 / N/A – Norway (H), International Friendly

13/10 / N/A – Norway (H), International Friendly

Portugal: Joao Cancelo, Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva

13/10 / 19:45 (UK) – Slovakia (H), European Championship Qualifier

16/10 / 19:45 (UK) – Bosnia & Herzegovina (A), European Championship Qualifier

Croatia: Josko Gvardiol, Mateo Kovacic

12/10 / 19:45 (UK) – Turkey (H), European Championship Qualifier

15/10 / 19:45 (UK) – Wales (A), European Championship Qualifier

Norway: Oscar Bobb, Erling Haaland

12/10 / 19:45 (UK) – Cyprus (A), European Championship Qualifier

15/10 / 19:45 (UK) – Spain (H), European Championship Qualifier

Brazil: Ederson, Yan Couto

13/10 / 01:30 (UK) – Venezuela (H), World Cup Qualifier – CONMEBOL

18/10 / 01:00 (UK) – Uruguay (A), World Cup Qualifier – CONMEBOL

Switzerland: Manuel Akanji

15/10 / 17:00 (UK) – Belarus (H), European Championship Qualifier

Netherlands: Nathan Ake

13/10 / 19:45 (UK) – France (H), European Championship Qualifier

16/10 / 19:45 (UK) – Greece (A), European Championship Qualifier

Spain: Rodri

12/10 / 19:45 (UK) – Scotland (H), European Championship Qualifier

15/10 / 19:45 (UK) – Norway (A), European Championship Qualifier

Belgium: Jeremy Doku

13/10 / 19:45 (UK) – Austria (A), European Championship Qualifier

16/10 / 19:45 (UK) – Sweden (H), European Championship Qualifier

Argentina: Julian Alvarez

13/10 / 12:00 (UK) – Paraguay (H), World Cup Qualifier – CONMEBOL

18/10 / 03:00 (UK) – Peru (A), World Cup Qualifier – CONMEBOL