After another FIFA Date, it’s time for <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/premier-league-manchester-citys-turnover-for-the-first-time-higher-than-manchester-uniteds/" title="Premier League – Manchester City's turnover for the first time higher than Manchester United's”>Manchester City to take action in the Premier League again. This Sunday (20), the Blues travel to Molineux Stadium to face the home team, Wolverhampton Wanderers. In the table, the two teams occupy very different positions. City are currently 2nd, with 17 points from seven games, trailing leaders Liverpool, who have 18 points. Wolves are bottom, having won just one point in the first seven rounds.
The ball rolls at Molineux at 2pm (Portugal), 10am (Brazil). In the meantime, let’s delve a little into history and check out City’s key figures from across their rich Premier League history, ahead of their Round 8 clash against Wolves this Sunday. So far, the Blues have played 1045 matches, with 534 wins, 224 draws and 287 defeats. There are an incredible 1865 goals scored, with our target having already been missed on 1143 occasions.
All this excellent history has already contributed to eight Premier League titles, the cups of which shine day after day in our trophy gallery. The first achievement came in the 2011/12 season, when Argentine Sergio Aguero scored his iconic goal in the 48th minute of the second half, against Queens Park Rangers at the Etihad, to seal the 3-2 triumph and steal the title that until then was in the hands of rival Manchester United. Since then, there have been seven other English championship cups, with emphasis on the current fourth consecutive championship, a feat never achieved before in the history of English football.
Speaking of Aguero, he remains our top scorer in Premier League history, with 184 goals in 275 games. Raheem Sterling is second on the list, with 91 goals, closely followed by our current number 09, Erling Haalandwho has an impressive 73 goals in 73 matches, averaging one goal per game. The person who has worn the City shirt the most to date in the Premier League is Spaniard David Silva, with 309 appearances. Our eternal captain, Fernandinho, is fifth on the list, with 264 matches, being the Brazilian who most often defended Manchester City’s blue mantle.
Another Brazilian who stands out in the Premier League is the goalkeeper Edersonthe archer with the most matches without conceding goals for the club: 113 games. On the other hand, in relation to the opponents we have faced the most in the history of the current English championship, the first two are Arsenal and Chelsea, opponents who have already met City on 55 occasions. Then come the two Merseyside teams, Liverpool and Everton, with 54 clashes, and rivals Manchester United and Tottenham, also with 54 clashes.
Finally, naturally, the stadium where we play the most in the Premier League is our home, the Etihad Stadium, with 403 matches, followed by our former home, Maine Road, with 120 matches, and Stamford Bridge, Chelsea’s stadium, where We have already held 28 duels. As for the coaches, Pep Guardiolawith 311 matches under his belt, is our record holder in the Premier League, with 230 wins, 43 draws and just 38 setbacks.
