Manchester City 7-0 Leeds United: The defending champions have won seven straight with an irresistible attacking performance to continue to lead the table.
Manchester City are relentlessly reminding people of their qualification for the title.
At 4:00 Beijing time on December 15, the 17th round of the Premier League, at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City hosted Leeds United:
The tone of the game was set in the opening minutes, and in the 8th minute, Phil Foden scored - Pep Guardiola's 500th Premier League goal since taking charge of Manchester City!
Five minutes later, Glaris received a cross from Mahrez and the header broke the goal.
Leeds United's weak backline and tactical problems continued to be put to the test, and half an hour later, de Bruyne, the best player of the game, scored City's third goal.
City extended their lead in just four minutes into the second half when Mahrez's shot deflected into the net on Firpo's leg and the goal also stifled any hope for Leeds United.
Soon the fifth goal came, and in the 62nd minute, De Bruyne scored another goal from outside the box.
In the 74th minute, Fernandinho's cross from the right was saved by Laporte's header and Stones scored with two consecutive shots.
In the 78th minute, Foden drove a corner kick, Acker's header broke the goal, and in the end, Manchester City made it 7-0 Leeds United.
Leeds United won on their last visit to the Etihad Stadium, but the disciplinary defeat has raised new concerns about Marcelo Bielsa, his players and their ability in this battle for survival.
Looking back on the victory, Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola paid special tribute to the fans.
Guardiola: "Yeah, we played a really good game. ”
'Last season we lost five points against Leeds United and with the exception of Glalish, our players are the same as they are today.
"We started well and our centre-backs did a good job. We are very patient with the ball and the quality of the players determines the rest. ”
"It was a wonderful game. The atmosphere on the pitch is extraordinary. Tickets are sold out today and when that happens, the players will feel it. ”
"Thank you very much to them (the fans). It is my pleasure. ”
Guardiola also noted that Leeds United praised his players' all-out attack in Saturday's game against Chelsea, nearly scoring a point.
Leeds United nearly scored a point at Chelsea last weekend and Guardiola praised the Leeds United players for their attacking performance.
Guardiola: "I watched them play against Chelsea and they deserved a point. ”
"I know how good they are. What they do is unique. They are the best in this regard. But our rhythm and patience allowed us to win the race. ”
Leeds United suffered its worst defeat - match stats:
Leeds United suffered one of the worst defeats of all competitions in the history of Premier League clubs (1-8 August 1934: Stoke City), (0-7 November 1966: West Ham United), (0-7 September 1979: Arsenal).
It was also the first time that manager Marcelo Bielsa had conceded seven goals in one of the 568 games he had coached the club.
It was City's second-biggest ever top-flight win, after the 8-0 win over Watford on September 2019.
Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa: "It was the worst performance in four years. At no time can we balance the game. We give the impression that we cannot stop any of their attempts. ”
"It's not that Manchester City are playing well - it's about how badly we're playing. City have always had this performance, or something like that, but we have never played so badly in four years. ”
"There's nothing positive to take away from our performance. I couldn't find anything of value. In these conceded goals, it is not the individual who loses, but the team. ”
"I couldn't find any reason, we were prepared to avoid anything, but we got nothing."
Since Guardiola took charge in the summer of 2016, City have scored 500 Premier League goals. It's an extraordinary record, scoring 500 goals in 207 games – an average of 2.4 goals per game.
That means he's the fastest coach in history to reach 500 goals.
Second-placed Klopp managed 234 Premier League games before scoring 500 goals from Liverpool.
In third place is Ferguson, who have scored 500 goals in 265 games.
Guardiola's Manchester City era has been a huge success, having won three Premier League titles, an FA Cup and four League Cups.
In addition to the glittering trophies, he also revolutionized the team's style of play, making Manchester City one of the most open, offensive and pleasing footballs in the game.
Coaches with the fastest 500 Premier League goals:
Guardiola: 207 matches;
Klopp: 234 games;
Ferguson: 265 games;
Wenger: 271 games;
Mourinho: 289 games;
Benitez: 329 games;
Guardiola's 500 goals per season:
2016-17 season: 80
2017-18 season: 106
2018-19 season: 95
2019-20 season: 102
2020-21 season: 83
2021-22 season: 34...
Players who scored more than 10 goals:
Aguero: 82
Sterling: 76
Jesus: 52
De Bruyne: 37
Gundogan: 31
Mahrez: 29
Bernardo Silva: 28
Sane: 25
David Silva: 25
Phil Foden: 19