Top 5 surprises of the 2017-18 Premier League season

#2 Manchester City hit 100 points

Southampton v Manchester City - Premier League — Gabriel Jesus celebrating the goal that took Manchester City to 100 points

Coming into season Manchester City were definitely one of the favourites to win the league, but it was completely unexpected that Pep Guardiola's men would dominate so much.

A 94th-minute winner by Gabriel Jesus against Southampton in the final gameweek of the season saw the Sky Blues end the season with a ton of points in the bag, a whole new Premier League record.

This is only one of the major accolades City have had this season. Some of the other records the club set this season are: most goals (106), most away points (50), most points ahead of second (19), most wins (32), most away wins (16), best goal difference (+79), most consecutive victories (18).

This season is the proof that Guardiola leaves a mark wherever he goes and it won't be surprising if the Spaniard leads the club to back-to-back league triumphs next season.

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Dakir is a European and Indian football journalist at Sportskeeda with an overall experience of 10 years. Holding a Master’s degree in Journalism & Mass Communication, and currently pursuing Master’s in Sports Journalism from Sheffield Hallam University, he is a seasoned football journalist who has interviewed the likes of former Liverpool star John Arne Riise, covered the entire 2022-23 Indian Super League season of the Kerala Blasters, and has delivered a seminar at an international conference held by St. Albert's College, Ernakulam.

Thanks to his extensive academic background in journalism, Dakir understands the importance of accuracy and spends a significant amount of time researching the subject. In today’s data-driven world of football, where players are perceived as machines, he prides himself amplify the voices of the people that make football the beautiful game that it is.

He started following football in 2013, and more specifically, Brendan Rodgers’ Liverpool, and admires Jurgen Klopp for his untouched charisma and unmatched legacy. A perpetual underdog supporter, he is a fan of under-fire Reds forward Darwin Nunez and can’t wait for him to show the world what he truly is. Trent Alexander-Arnold’s iconic “corner taken quickly” corner assist for Divock Origi in Liverpool’s 4-0 UCL semifinal win over Barcelona left a lasting impact on him.

When not writing, Dakir enjoys indulging in his guilty pleasure - watching mass commercial movies.

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