Manchester City’s Impressive Stats To 2017/18 Premier League Glory

Manchester City has been crowned as the champion of the 2017-18 Premier League after arch-rivals slumped to defeat at the hands of West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. The Cityzens now hold an unassailable 16-point lead at the highest point of the table, implying that with only five games to play no one can get hold of the EPL table toppers

After a comfortable 3-1 win over Tottenham at Wembley on Saturday to move to the edge of Premier League glory, with the Red Devil’s home loss to WBA wrapped up the trophy they have appeared to be bound to lift since the beginning of an all-conquering Premier league campaign.

Manchester City were close to securing the EPL title quicker than any club in the league’s history, missing the April 14 mark set by United in 2000-01 by a single day behind.

• 28 – The champions’ dominance has been apparent over a noteworthy 28 league triumphs. They can outperform Chelsea’s Premier League record of 30 (2016-17) by winning three of their last five Premier League fixtures.
• 5 – Manchester City matched the English top flight record by securing the title with five league games to spare, equalling the historical record of United (1907-08 and 2000-01) and Everton (1984-85).

5 – Man City have won the Premier League title with five games remaining; equalling the English top-flight record. They have equalled the efforts of Manchester United (1907-08 and 2000-01) and Everton (1984-85) who all won the top-flight title with five games to spare. Cruise. pic.twitter.com/SbeV1CXB0u

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 15, 2018

• 3 – Guardiola is the third manager to win the Premier League title in addition to no less than two of the other top five European leagues, joining the likes of Carlo Ancelotti and Jose Mourinho.

7 – Pep Guardiola has won the top-flight league title in seven of his nine seasons as a manager, with the only exceptions being 2011-12 at Barcelona and 2016-17 at Manchester City. Mastermind. pic.twitter.com/wLGOio3MU2

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 15, 2018

• 902 – The total number of passes completed in an uneven 1-0 triumph over Chelsea in March represented another benchmark since Opta started recording the statistics in 2003-04.
• 16 – With their 3-1 triumph over Spurs at Wembley – and United’s home loss to West Brom – Man City are now16 points clear at the top of the log and pursuing down the Premier League’s biggest title-winning margin of 18, which was set by Sir Alex-Ferguson Red Devils in 1999-00.

• 240 – City’s 240 day add up to at the top of the league in 2017-18 is just one day less than Manchester United spending at the top of the Premier League log (in season) since Sergio Aguero’s goal won the title in May 2012 (241).

240 – Manchester City's 240 day total at the top of the league in 2017-18 is just one day fewer than Manchester United have spent at the top of the Premier League (in season) since Sergio Aguero's goal won the title in May 2012 (241). Noisy.

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 15, 2018

• 15 – Kevin De Bruyne, a solid contender for Player of the Year award, has been a relentless and unstoppable creative force in his third season with the club, contributing an awesome Premier League best 15 assists in 33 appearances.

KDB Stats: Kevin De Bruyne now has 19 assists in all competitions for Manchester City in 2017-18; 5 more than any other Premier League player. [Opta] pic.twitter.com/LduvL8svDY

— City 🦈 (@ManCityCutie) February 14, 2018

• 18 – City run of 18 consecutive wins – from beating Bournemouth 2-1 on August 26 to a 1-0 triumph at Newcastle United on December 27 – set another Premier League record.
• 19 – City has beaten every Premier League opponent this season, becoming the third team in history to do as such, after Chelsea (2005-06) and Manchester United (2010-11).

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