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Manchester City Fan View: Sprinting ahead in the title marathon
As title rivals Manchester United dropped more points at Chelsea, Manchester City strolled to another victory – their 15th consecutive win in all competitions – with their 3-1 triumph over Arsenal on Sunday.
In what very much appeared to be an Alexis Sanchez audition for Pep Guardiola’s outfit, with the Chilean the only of the Gunners’ players to provide their fullest of efforts, City broke yet another club record for the most consecutive matches won in all competitions.
In truth, City were far from their best in a game which began with the celebration of another record broken – Sergio Aguero becoming the club’s all-time top goal scorer. Yet the relative ease with which they dictated the overall tempo and rhythm of the game is indicative of a side on the very cusp of becoming a true Pep Guardiola team.
City remain unbeaten in all competitions this term, having only drawn once and lost none of their Premier League fixtures thus far. They have already faced Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal – winning all three comfortably – and have already qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League.
Manchester United’s 1-0 defeat at the hands of Chelsea means that City have extended their advantage at the top of the table to eight points – the largest gap after 11 games in the Premier League era.
All of those rival fans who labelled Guardiola as ‘Fraudiola’ and argued that he would fail in English football should probably look away now. Manchester City’s 31 points and +31 goal difference is the best start to a Premier League season after 11 games – and, understandably, the best start of any team coached by Guardiola himself.
City have improved since last season, no doubt. There has been the suggestion that City could once again slip up, as they did after ten games last season, but there has been no indication of any potential hazard.
Against Arsenal, despite conceding, the Blues rarely looked under threat and retained the ball incredibly well under pressure, even if Arsene Wenger’s plan was to go to the Etihad Stadium and be on the front foot.
The age-old footballing cliché is that the title race is a marathon, not a sprint. But with the depth of talent, leadership, experience and growing maturity – though perhaps most importantly, youthful energy and efficiency – of this current crop of City stars, perhaps they will be able to sprint so far ahead that no team can catch them.
