After one “sabbatical”, Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City are back to being England’s scariest team – and perhaps even more so. City, who lead the Premier League table 10 points behind them (Manchester United), are in the midst of extraordinary momentum and on Saturday against West Ham (14:30) they will be given the option to “exchange a prefix”. Just before, we collected for you all the numbers behind the amazing run of the champion on the way.
11 – Manchester City have not lost to West Ham in their last 11 meetings in all competitions. The last one arrived in September 2015.
9 – Draw in the first round (1: 1) a section for City in a sequence of nine wins against the Hammers.
19 – Manchester City have won all of their last 19 games against West Ham (League and Cup).
20 – Manchester City are looking for a 20 (20!) Win in a row in all competitions.
26 – City stand on a streak of 26 games in all competitions without a loss. Its record stands at 28 games – and it was set in 2017, under Pep Guardiola of course.
0 – Manchester City have not lagged behind at any stage in their last 17 league games, conceding just four goals in that time.
15 – The Blue Monster kept a clean sheet 15 times in 25 rounds. This is the most “clean-sheets” in such a number of rounds since the 2008/9 season.
1 – The only goal City have conceded in their last 11 home games in all competitions has actually been an own goal (Ruben Diaz, 1-1 against West Bromwich Albion on December 15).
9 – Ilkai Gondwane scored nine Premier League goals in 2021, four more than any other player in the league.
14 – Raheem Sterling has been involved in 14 goals in 15 league appearances against West Ham (eight goals and six assists).
