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#5 Premier League title decided at Old Trafford for a sixth time
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Manchester United were the only club that even came close to putting up a fight against Manchester City's dominance. So it was fitting that they got to have a say over when the Premier League title was handed to their neighbours. This one would have hurt way less than a few of the earlier ones that were decided at Old Trafford.
Of the six Premier League titles that were decided at Old Trafford, Manchester United have won only three. Ouch.
#4 Manchester City won 15 Premier League games in a row this season
Manchester City turned their season around towards the end of 2020. They started on an unstoppable run after beating Southampton on December 19. The next time they dropped points in a Premier League game was almost three months later, on March 7. By then City had won 15 Premier League games in a row and 21 games in all competitions, which is a top-flight record.
#3 Pep Guardiola draws level with Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho as three-time Premier League champions
Remember when Jose Mourinho went on that tirade where he said he had won three Premier League titles and that's more than all the other managers in the Premier League at the time have won together? Well, he can't do that anymore.
Pep Guardiola has just equalled his record and has become the joint-second most successful manager in the Premier League with Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho.
Sir Alex Ferguson still holds a big lead over the trio.
#2 Pep Guardiola has now won nine league titles in 12 seasons
Pep Guardiola is inarguably one of the best managers in world football. He has absolutely transformed this Manchester City side and this could be the year where they finally break their Champions League curse as well.
Guardiola has managed Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City in his 12 year managing career and has won nine league titles. It's an astonishing achievement at the highest level of the game and it underscores Pep's status as a footballing genius.
#1 First team to win the Premier League title after being as low as eighth on the table on Christmas Day
Manchester City did not get off to a great start this season. They sat as low as eighth in the Premier League table on Christmas day. But they turned it around and was nearly unstoppable in the league in the second half of the season.
