ARSENAL 0, MANCHESTER CITY 2
Goals by Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva ensured that Manchester City got their title defence off to a winning start at the Emirates against Arsenal.
Bernardo Silva
Yaya Toure’s Etihad farewell in Manchester City’s record-breaking win against Brighton
MANCHESTER CITY 3, BRIGHTON 1
Manchester City fans bade farewell to legend Yaya Toure on another record-breaking night for the club.
City’s final home game against Brighton saw them establish three Premier League records for the most goals in a season (105), most points (97) and most wins (31).
Record chasing Manchester City hit five past Swansea to celebrate Premier League title win
MANCHESTER CITY 5, SWANSEA CITY 0
After winning the third Premier League title in six years on their sofas following Manchester United’s unexpected defeat to West Brom last weekend Manchester City laid on a special game as a gift for fans who gave the Etihad a party atmosphere and were rewarded with more champagne football as the Blues thrashed Swansea 5-0.
Goals by David Silva, Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, and Gabriel Jesus secured City’s fourth five goal winning home margin this season.
Pep Guardiola made two changes to the side which beat Spurs last weekend. Danilo and Bernardo Silva replaced Kyle Walker and Leroy Sane.
Manchester City make record number of passes in win against Chelsea to go 18 points clear at top of table
MAN CITY 1, CHELSEA 0
Another match, another record for all-conquering Manchester City whose victory at home to Chelsea extended their Premier League title procession to an amazing 18 points clear of Liverpool and 19 ahead of Manchester United.
This time it was the highest number of passes since Opta began collating statistics in 2003/04 as they totalled an amazing 902.
City beat unambitious Chelsea, who parked the bus at the Etihad, thanks to a goal from Bernardo Silva 32 seconds into the second half.
Northern beasts Manchester City blow Arsenal aside for the second time in four days
ARSENAL 0, MANCHESTER CITY 3
A first half blizzard of goals by Bernardo Silva, David Silva, and Leroy Sane crushed Arsenal’s attempt to go toe to toe with Manchester City following their Carabao Cup heartbreak with three goals in 18 first half minutes of an entirely one sided match in which the Gunners couldn’t even score from the penalty spot in the second half after City took their foot off the gas.
By the 33rd minute of this contest clinical City had scored with each of their last six shots on target against Arsenal – three in the Carabao Cup final and another treble here as the Gunners conceded three goals in the first half of a Premier League game for the first time and wasted a succession of chances to score against their visitors.
How different it might have been if Arsene Wenger’s high risk strategy – to match City man for man and attack them – had not spectacularly backfired at a freezing underpopulated Emirates Stadium as City extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to 16 points.