Manchester City's 8 biggest wins in the Premier League

Manchester City trounced a hapless Leeds United side 7-0 in the Premier League last night. Six players were on target for the champions, including Kevin De Bruyne, who struck a brace.

Pep Guardiola's side were in inspired form, clinically taking their chances to secure a truly emphatic victory.

Suffice to say, it's one of their biggest wins in Premier League history. But where does it rank on their all-time list?

Here we look at City's eight greatest wins in the English top-flight:

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#8 Manchester City 6-0 Portsmouth (2008)

Manchester City v Portsmouth - Premier League

Ah, the early days of the Sheikh Mansour takeover! Manchester City didn't remotely boast a squad like they do now, but still managed to rip Portsmouth to shreds.

Inspired by the peerless Robinho, who also got on the scoresheet, the Sky Blues made light work of Mark Hughes' side, netting four times in the second half.

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#7 Manchester City 6-0 Tottenham Hotspur (2013)

Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League

Manchester City made a rocky start to the 2013/14 season, losing four of their opening 12 league games, yet they had no issues putting six past Tottenham.

Jesus Navas and Sergio Aguero both bagged braces, while an Alvaro Negredo strike was coupled with an own goal from Sandro.

#6 Manchester City 6-0 QPR (2015)

Manchester City v Queens Park Rangers - Premier League

QPR needed a win to keep their slim hopes of avoiding relegation but instead produced a tame performance to drop back into the Championship in humiliating fashion.

Sergio Aguero netted a hat-trick while Aleksandar Kolarov, James Milner and David Silva also bagged apiece on a goal-crazy evening for Manuel Pellegrini's side.

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#5 Watford 0-6 Manchester City (2017)

Watford v Manchester City - Premier League

Watford were surprisingly unbeaten in their opening four games of the 2017/18 season. That was no problem for Manchester City, however, who blew them away with a clinical performance.

Aguero was once again at the heart of it all with a treble, while Gabriel Jesus, Nicolas Otamendi and Raheem Sterling also joined the act.

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#4 Manchester City 6-0 Chelsea (2019)

Manchester City v Chelsea FC - Premier League

After Tottenham, Chelsea were the second team that City beat 6-0—their joint biggest victory against the 'top six' teams.

A brace from Aguero on either side of goals from Sterling and Gundogan had the Sky Blues 4-0 up by the break before he completed a hat-trick in the second half. Sterling compounded the Blues' misery by bagging a brace of his own as well.

#3 Manchester City 7-0 Norwich City (2013)

Manchester City v Norwich City - Premier League

Just weeks before the Spurs trouncing, City had beaten Norwich for their then-biggest ever top-flight win in a resounding 7-0 victory.

The Sky Blues raced to a 4-0 lead before the break with the help of two own goals before adding three more in the second period for an emphatic result.

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#2 Manchester City 7-0 Leeds United (2021)

Manchester City v Leeds United - Premier League

For the third time in their history, City managed to score at least seven goals in a Premier League match last night as they inflicted Marcelo Bielsa with the worst loss of his managerial career.

The match was also Guardiola's second-biggest win as City manager. Manchester City also equaled Chelsea's 7-0 drubbing of Norwich as the joint-biggest win of the 2021/22 season thus far.

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#1 Manchester City 8-0 Watford (2019)

Manchester City v Watford FC - Premier League

Just four months after trouncing Watford 6-0 in the FA Cup finals, City came back to haunt the Hornets once again, scoring eight goals this time around.

The champions were coming off the back of a shock 3-2 loss to promoted side Norwich but bounced back to winning ways in resounding fashion.

Bernardo Silva scored a hat-trick while five other players also got on target, including Aguero and Mahrez.