Man City boss Pep Guardiola oversaw his 300th Premier League as the champions secured a 2-0 win over Luton Town to close in on Arsenal at the top of the table.
While the Cityzens have a chance of clinching their fourth consecutive title, the records achieved in Guardiola’s tenure have triggered much more attention.
Pep Guardiola has amassed 704 points at Manchester City in the Premier League from 300 games since he took over in 2016, with Liverpool in second place on 650 after 31 matches.
Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur also come close, but lie further behind with over 500 wins in their lockers.
The goal difference of Guardiola’s side also edges any team in the league by a mile, with an impressive 494 over the last eight seasons in England’s top flight. The Cityzens have conceded 247 times while Pep Guardiola741 goals in the period.
Close to Manchester City on this metric is Liverpool. They sit in second place with a 129 goal difference having played 364 matches. 64 games more than Pep Guardiola’s team.
Following Manchester City’s win over Nottingham Forest on Sunday afternoon, Guardiola has now won 221 games out of a possible 300. An impressive 73.6% win rate that outperforms the best of coaches in Premier League history, as even the great Alex Ferguson had a 65.2% record for victories recorded in his 27-year tenure.
The current holders of the Premier League title have beaten West Ham, Arsenal and Burnley the most times In Guardiola’s time in charge (13), and look the side his players managed to comfortably break down tactically.
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Nonetheless, the team that has conceded the most goals against Man City in the last eight seasons is Watford. The Hornets have suffered 41 goals from Manchester City since the beginning of the 2016/2017 season.
Also, Manchester City have netted 40 times against all of Burnley, West Ham and Brighton in the last eight seasons.
Surprisingly, Chelsea’s Raheem Sterling has been the top scorer for the Cityzens in the Premier League under Guardiola, scoring 85 times, while Sergio Aguero lies in second place for that record, with 82 goals.
Marksman Kevin De Bryne is next on the list with 61, with Arsenal’s Gabriel Jesus and Erling Haaland on 58 and 56 respectively.
Guardiola’s most used player in the Premier League is Ederson. The Brazilian shot-stopper has played 247 matches out of 300. Involvement in 82% of games for the Cityzens in that period. Close to Ederson are Bernardo Silva(229), De Bruyne (228), Sterling(194), and Kyle Walker (193) in the period, completing the top five.
Pep Guardiola is now the 19th manager to reach 300 matches in England’s top flight and the fifth to reach that feat with only one club, as the likes of Arsene Wenger ( Arsenal), Alex Ferguson (Manchester United), David Moyes (Everton) and Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool) all included in the list.
With a match in hand in the current Premier League campaign, Manchester City are just one point behind the league leaders Arsenal. They now hold a four-point advantage over Liverpool, whose chances of clinching the title are diminishing rapidly. Guardiola’s side still has the opportunity to secure an unprecedented fourth consecutive Premier League championship.
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