3 Manchester United records that are impossible to break in the Premier League

Manchester United have been one of the biggest clubs in world football for a long time now. In terms of silverware, the club has won every trophy possible at the top level and despite their recent woes, there are few players who cannot be tempted by the club's name.

Sir Alex Ferguson was the face of United's success and left behind a lasting legacy after his 26 years in charge of management, which would be hard to challenge by any other manager in English football for decades to come.

Under the Scot, the team reached great heights and provided numerous moments of magic. On their journey to glory, there were several records that were trampled by them. A few of these records appear to be unchallenged, no matter how much club football evolves in England - and in some cases, especially as club football evolves.

That said, here is a look at three such records which seem impossible to be broken in the Premier League any time soon.

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#3 League victory with the fewest points

Manchester United with the Premier League trophy.

In the 1996/97 season, Manchester United lifted the PL title (called the FA Carling Premiership back then) with a mere 75 points! To add perspective, that is 6 points lesser than Manchester City's current tally with eight games to spare.

It seems to be unbelievable in the modern day that 75 points were enough to wrap up the league title, and it is absolutely unfathomable to think it can be broken in the future.

The Red Devils won the trophy ahead of Newcastle and Arsenal, who were second and third respectively with 68 points each.

In the last decade alone, the lowest tally of a title winning team was 80 points - by Manchester United in 2010/11. Even Leicester City, in their fairy-tale season managed to finish the season with 81 points.

In a period where the league places are determined by the goal differences of two teams, it is highly unlikely that any English Champion would be running away with the Premier League trophy only after taking 75 points.

With modern football becoming more and more attack-minded and the goals per game gradually increasing, this record is in no risk of being broken.

#2 Fewest goals conceded at home in a season

United lost the title to Blackburn on the final day of the season.

The 1994/95 season was an year to forget for the Red Devils. Manchester United lost the Premier League title on the last day when, despite Blackburn Rovers losing to Liverpool, United could only manage a draw away to West Ham.

The team boasted the best defensive record in the league - conceding 28 goals, of which only 4 were netted by the visiting teams at Old Trafford. No matter how much of a defensive genius a manager is in modern football, one cannot simply replicate such an astounding defensive record at home.

Last season, Chelsea, with such a quality defense conceded 17 at the Bridge. Manchester City, the run-away leaders this season, have the best defensive record in the league so far and have yet conceded 10 goals at their home, with eight matches left.

It would be safe to say that this record would take some serious "bus parking" to be replicated in the future.

#1 Hat-trick of league titles - twice

The 2008/09 saw United equal Liverpool's record of 18 English titles.

Unsurprisingly, Manchester United have the most number of consecutive Premier League titles since the inception of the league. They have accomplished this feat - a hat-trick of PL titles - not once, but twice.

No one can forget the exceptional United team of the late 90's, when the Class of '92 won the club a treble and ripped defences apart at their will. That team went on to lift three consecutive titles in 1998-99, 1999-2000 and 2000-2001.

A similar star studded team was assembled by Sir Alex six years later, which consisted of players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Carlos Tevez, Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov and several more exciting names.

This team, led by Ronaldo's unstoppable goal-scoring runs went on to lift the Premier League trophy for three years on the trot - 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09.

In today's game where the shift in power is highly unpredictable, it would be difficult to put any money on a team to win the Premier League three years running.

Some would argue that the current Manchester City line-up, with their bunch of young talents who are yet to reach their full potential, are capable of breaking this record. But then again, the same was said of several teams in the past and it will take enormous effort to break this record. Even then, doing it twice will be close to a miracle.