DBasia.news – The unbeaten record of Liverpool in the Premier League ended on the 21st-week. The defending champion Manchester City won the match at Etihad Stadium, Friday (4/1) with a 2-1 score.
City made Liverpool failed to equalize Arsenal’s achievement in 2003-2004. Furthermore, this victory is meaningful for City manager, Pep Guardiola. Apparently, this is the 100th victory of Guardiola with Manchester City. Guardiola need 144 caps to achieve this special number.
Indeed, it’s slower than the period when Guardiola handled Barcelona and Bayern Munchen. When in Barcelona, he scored the 100th victory on the 139th match. Meanwhile, in Bayern, Pep need 132 matches to reach the 100th victories.
However, in Manchester City, Guardiola is the fastest manager who reaches the 100th victory. Roberto Mancini and Manuel Pellegrini needed more than 150 matches to reach the 100th victory.
“I am proud of them, but not just today. We lost two games in four days but you can’t forget what they have done for 16 months. We knew that it was a final today if we lose it is almost over,” Guardiola said quoted by BBC.
In total, Manchester City have 100 victories, 23 draw results, and 21 defeats. Especially, in the Premier League, Guardiola scored 71 victories, 15 draw results, and 11 defeats.