Twenty years ago, Manchester City was not qualified to be compared with Manchester United, one was the top European giant, and the other was a perennial Premier League weaker. Especially in recent years, Manchester City have become one of the strongest teams in Europe, and last season's treble said it all. At this time, Manchester United is like a second-rate team in the Premier League. Maybe it's a bit ugly to say, but Manchester United's current ranking of seventh in the Premier League is not appropriate to describe it as first-class, right?
In the Ferguson era, Manchester United was definitely the hegemon of the Premier League, although Arsenal and Chelsea had to fight against it, but throughout this big era, it still belonged to Manchester United. Therefore, in the history of the Premier League, several of the best records were all set by Manchester United. Now, Manchester United is declining and Manchester City is getting stronger, so Manchester City is also trying to break Manchester United's record that year. Of course, since it is a record, there must be a time continuity, otherwise how can it be completed? In recent years, Manchester City's momentum has been too strong, and the precipitation is enough, so it is qualified to call Manchester United's record. Specifically this season, Manchester City would have hoped to break two of United's records. But alas, one of them has been destroyed by Real Madrid.
Obviously, this record is held by Manchester United and Chelsea, reaching the last four of the Champions League for three consecutive seasons. Not to mention the Premier League era, even if you count the earlier League One era, this record is the best in English football. Since the 06-07 season, Manchester United have reached the last four of the Champions League in three consecutive seasons, and have reached the final twice and won the title once. Manchester City, on the other hand, reached the last four of the Champions League from the 20-21 season to the 22-23 season, and won the Champions League in the 22-23 season. In fact, Manchester City also have a good chance of reaching the last four this season, but unfortunately, they were eliminated by Real Madrid. So, it was Real Madrid who prevented them from breaking Manchester United's record that year. Unfortunately, if any Premier League team wants to break this record in the future, it will be at least four years from now.
However, there is another record that Manchester City is still very sure of, that is, breaking Manchester United's record of winning the Premier League in three consecutive seasons.
It is said that the Premier League is fiercely competitive, which can be seen from the number of consecutive championships of the team. Bayern completed 11 consecutive championships, Juventus completed nine consecutive championships, Lyon completed seven consecutive championships that year, and Real Madrid and Barcelona went without saying that they jointly dominated La Liga. And what about the Premier League? Winning three consecutive seasons is actually the ceiling. Manchester United are indeed the best team in the history of the Premier League, having won two trebles in a row, once in 98-99 and 00-01, and once in 06-07 and 08-09. Manchester City has also accumulated three consecutive titles before this season, so as long as they win this season, they can break Manchester United's record, and also set a new Premier League record - four consecutive titles.
At the moment, Manchester City is one point behind Arsenal, but on the one hand, they have one game less, and on the other hand, in the remaining games, Manchester City's opponents are significantly weaker than Arsenal. Moreover, in the final sprint stage, Manchester City's experience is obviously stronger than that of Liverpool and Arsenal, so in the last few rounds, Manchester City can basically defend the title as long as it doesn't make a mess.
Next, let's wait and see.