On December 27, Beijing time, in the 19th round of the Premier League, Manchester City defeated Leicester City 6-3 at home and continued to lead the table. Although Spain international Ferran Torres is about to leave the team, it has to be said that the Blue Moon is indeed the biggest favorite to win this season!
Last season's "double blues" at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City had a 2-5 defeat to Leicester City, and Vardy scored a hat-trick. After more than a year of meeting again, Vardy did not start, and Guardiola's team exploded, and in the opening five minutes, De Bruyne scored lightning to take the lead.
In the 14th minute, Mahrez hit a penalty to break through the old main city gate. In the 21st minute, Gundogan extended his lead. In the 25th minute, Sterling scored another penalty and City already had a four-goal lead! Throughout the first half, the Blue Moon Army had a 74% possession rate, 10 shots on goal, 6 shots on target, and the performance was quite strong!
However, in the second half, the storm suddenly changed! The home team, which led sharply, slackened and Leicester City launched a crazy counterattack, Madison, Lukeman and Isinacho scored in succession to chase three goals in 10 minutes, 4-3! There is only one goal left in the point difference. At the crucial moment, Laporte's header broke the goal, and Sterling sealed the victory in the 87th minute, and finally won 6-3 against the Blue Foxes.
As a result, Manchester City has won nine consecutive Premier League wins, and the last time they did not win, it was 0-2 Crystal Palace on October 30 this year, the best performance in the same period! At the same time, they also extended their lead in the table to six points – one more match as Liverpool's match in this round had to be postponed.
Second, throughout 2021, City have won 35 Premier League games, and since the creation of the English top flight in 1888, no team has been able to match them in a single natural year since 133 years! Third, throughout 2021, the Blue Moon scored 111 goals, which also set a new record for a single natural year in team history.
Fourth, City have gone unbeaten in their home league on Boxing Day, winning all seven of their last games, with the last loss going back to 1996, 25 years ago! They were still playing in the English secondary league against Port Vier.