Manchester Metropolis’s advantageous kind continued as we recorded a 1-0 win away at Arsenal to increase our unbeaten run to 25 video games in all competitions.
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Pep Guardiola’s aspect have been made to work exhausting for the victory in North London, the place Raheem Sterling’s second minute header sealed a win which consolidates our 10-point lead on the prime of the Premier League desk.
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Metropolis’s final defeat – a 2-0 loss at Tottenham Hotspur in late November – left us in eleventh place and eight factors adrift of Jose Mourinho’s males on the prime of the league.
What has adopted since has been a exceptional instance of consistency.
Our 25-match unbeaten run contains 18 consecutive wins in all competitions and 13 in a row within the Premier League, while our win at Arsenal equalled a membership document 11 consecutive away triumphs.
Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United and Spurs have all been overwhelmed within the interval, throughout which Guardiola’s males have trailed simply as soon as.
League 2 Cheltenham City are the one aspect to have led in our final 25-games, for a complete of twenty-two minutes, earlier than Metropolis fought again to progress from our FA Cup fourth spherical tie.
We’re the second highest scorers within the Premier League, however for all our attacking prowess, it’s our stable defence which has stood out.
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It was evident once more in opposition to Arsenal, the place we saved a clear sheet for the twenty third time this season to equal the full quantity we managed in all the 2019/20 marketing campaign.
Because it stands, Metropolis have probably the most clear sheets in England’s prime 4 tiers and, much more impressively, additionally prepared the ground for the highest 5 leagues in Europe.
Everybody in our again 4 has contributed to our excellent defensive document, with Ruben Dias and John Stones incomes loads of plaudits, while Joao Cancelo’s efforts at each ends of the pitch have made him considered one of our most influential gamers.
However behind them is a goalkeeper on the prime of his recreation.
Ederson has saved extra clear sheets than he has conceded targets within the Premier League.
The Brazilian has recorded 15 shutouts – three greater than Aston Villa’s Emiliano Martinez in second – and has solely been overwhelmed on 14 events to offer himself a terrific alternative to retain the Golden Glove he received in 2019/20.
Metropolis too are in a terrific place, although Guardiola is aware of there’s a lengthy option to go this season.
“39 factors to play and we’d like the victories to be champions,” was his message after the win at Arsenal and sustaining our distinctive consistency will definitely be integral to securing the wins we’d like.
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