Manchester City: Will you break a club record in a derby against Manchester United?

Manchester City is reminiscent of its heyday, but this time – unlike the previous three championships it has taken in the last four years – it is the defense that sets the tone. Yesterday (Saturday) they beat West Ham 1: 2 in a game that opened the 26th round of the Premier League, but the ones who signed the victory are the pair of brakemen Ruben Diasch and John Stones who scored both goals and led the team to Pep Guardiola for a 20 consecutive victory in all competitions.

Manchester City’s gap at the top of the league already stands at 13 points and it is hard to believe that it will be possible to take the championship from Manchester, after last year the title further migrated to Liverpool. Manchester City’s numbers this season are unprecedented and as evidenced by the fact that John Stones and Ruben Diash have scored five goals together this season and the team have conceded just three in the 16 games in which the two have teamed up together in central defense.

Sergio Aguero joined the squad yesterday for the first time since October and although he had a hard time facing the hammer defense and was replaced after 60 minutes, but according to a report last night in the “Mirror”, the 32-year-old Argentine intends to try to prove the injuries and the corona behind him. Him in the group.

Sergio Aguero celebrates with Stones and Diaz | Matt McNulty – Manchester City / Manchester City FC via Getty Images

Without the contribution of Aguero and the attacking players, John Stones Asked that he and Diasch again provided the goods on the offensive side as well: “All the credit goes to Ruben. He just came to England, joined a new club and got into things so quickly and successfully. He’s just amazing and he deserves all the credit for that. We try to integrate them all, “The work of all of us is very hard and this time Ruben and I managed to score – it proves that we are a good and united team and that everyone helps each other. I am happy for Ruben and for three more points.”

By the way, Kevin de Bruyne, who scored Ladias’ first goal, has now joined the prestigious list and is one of the ten players who have scored the most goals in the Premier League. The Belgian, who also just returned from injury last week, now has 77 touchdowns in 175 games. He needs three more touchdowns to equal David Beckham who has done so in 265 games and is eight yards away from James Milner, the only player in the top ten who still plays in the Premier League and he has done so in 554 games. This season it was de Bruyne’s 11th cooking.

Guardiola, Who yesterday achieved his 500th victory in his coaching career and the 200th with Manchester City, concluded: “In such a period that the whole world is in such a problematic situation, it’s amazing that we managed to win 20 games in a row, it’s definitely one of the greatest achievements there is. “We are committed and focused and I am surprised that in the most difficult year that the whole world has known, we are able to achieve such achievements. It is simply amazing.”

The manager also complimented David Moyes and West Ham, who could lose fourth place following the loss: “Already after a quarter of an hour in the game we realized that today a very difficult task awaits us. We realized that a good game will not be here and it is a day to just do the job and take three points. We were already better, but it’s normal that there was a decline in the beginning – do not forget that we only played in the Champions League on Wednesday and that is normal. “

In total Manchester City counts 27 games without a loss in all competitions and this is the second best run in its history, but it will equal it if it does not lose to Wolves on Tuesday. If they beat Manchester United in a derby next Sunday, they will break the record set for 28 games in December 2017 (so they have not lost since April of that year).

John Stones and Ruben Diash | GARETH COPLEY / POOL / AFP via Getty Images

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