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Man City hailed as one of Premier League greats
London — Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City are being widely hailed as one of the best sides in Premier League history after they set a stunning new record of 15 straight wins. In its 25-year history, the Premier League has had a series of outstanding sides including Manchester United’s treble-winners, Arsenal’s "Invincibles" and Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea side in his first stint at the club. But Guardiola’s team — even though they have not won any silverware yet — are smashing record after record as they sprint towards the Premier League title. Wednesday’s 4-0 win at Swansea took them clear of Arsenal’s 14 consecutive victories under Arsene Wenger between February and August 2002. Their 49 points from 17 games is the best start to an English top-flight campaign, bettering the record of Tottenham’s great double-winning side of 1960-61. British Broadcasting Corporation commentator Jonathan Pearce believes the current City side is at the top of the tree. "There have been great teams in the ...
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