Top 5 stats following Man City's record-breaking win against Newcastle
Whichever way you choose to look at it, Manchester City are on a roll, a seemingly unstoppable one at that! City ground out a 1-0 victory at St James Park against a feisty and spirited Newcastle side.
They looked far from their efficient, free-flowing at best, but as is the hallmark of all great teams, they managed to get the job done. We're fast running out of superlatives to describe this awe-inspiring team and unsurprisingly the final result we've come to expect from this City side has provided for some delicious stats. Here is a handful of them.
The Pass Masters
At the moment, Manchester City are clearly portraying the symptoms of a team managed by Pep Guardiola. One of the most obvious ones include the domination of possession stats as clearly seen above. Man City have managed to dictate several games this season with their Guardiola-esque passing strategy and if their results are anything to go by, it's been well worth it.