Manchester Citizen Records and the Great Year of Guardola

After his victory over Bournemouth and in the absence of a recent meeting of the year, shortly before the match with Rafa Benitez's Newcastle United, “citizens” have secured 18 victories and an equal to 19 weeks of championship, a historical record that enables them to distance themselves by nothing less than 13 points from the closest follower, the Manchester United of José Mourinho.

In addition, the team leading Premier League has easily been classified for phases of direct elimination of the Champions League, another major challenge for a club built to win titles. Manchester City expects an apparently affordable meeting of the Basel Swiss in the next round of Champions.

In his second season at the top of “citizens”, the Catalan coach is reaping the fruits of an uncontrollable style. After an initial campaign “aclymation”, which ended in third place at the Premier League table, his team has perfectly assimilated a tactical scenario that has taken Guardila to Olympia of football trainers.

Possession, touch, humor and asphyxiating pressure on rivals have crystallized a completely different Manchester City, seen earlier with this football recipe, just like all the English leagues. With a player like David Silva, on an impressive level, Pep's authentic tactic and with his favorite reinforcements, he has Manchester City breaking every possible record.

With half the title in the pocket already, with the Champions on the horizon, as a big challenge for the Catalan coach, the future looks bright. Therefore, 2018 has been presented as an exciting year for a coach willing to expand an already giant list of winners.