straight to your inbox Manchester City were last night claiming a new top-flight record of 15 consecutive wins in all competitions, after seeing off Swansea in the FA Cup.
But the Blues were, confusingly enough, also adamant that they had broken that particular record in 2017 – when they piled up TWENTY victories on the bounce on their way to a Premier League and League Cup double.
The City Twitter account repeated the claims on BT Sport’s television coverage, that City had moved ahead of Preston’s 1888 Invicibles side, and a 1947 Arsenal run, with the fifth round win at the Liberty Stadium.
Pep Guardiola, never a big fan of records, was asked about it afterwards, and praised his players for a little bit of history.He said: “It shows how.
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