It would be something of an understatement to say Pep Guardiola's 2021/22 Manchester City side is quite impressive.
16.05.2022 - 19:21 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Pep Guardiola can make another little piece of history on Sunday by overtaking Jose Mourinho and Arsène Wenger to go 2nd on the all-time list of Premier League winning managers.
The Catalan is on the brink of a remarkable achievement. If Manchester City beat Aston Villa this weekend, he will get his hands on the club's fourth Premier League title in five seasons.
Despite trailing 2-0 at half-time against West Ham on Sunday, City took a small but significant step towards that particular landmark with a second-half comeback. Jack Grealish and a Vladimir Coufal own-goal gave the Blues parity in the game, with Riyad Mahrez spurning the chance to earn all three points when his penalty was saved by Łukasz Fabiański.
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A draw means it's still in City's hands no matter Liverpool's final two results, but Guardiola's side will have to beat Steven Gerrard's Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium.
The Blues will be buoyed by the previous encounter between the two sides. Bernardo Silva was at his thrilling best at Villa Park, completing a stunning City move with a sweet volley for the second goal in a 2-1 victory - Gerrard's first defeat as manager in the Midlands.
But despite all the trails and tribulations of Sunday's game, the bare facts remain a victory for the hosts would propel their manager above some Premier League greats.
Jose Mourinho - Guardiola's arch-nemesis - spent 13 years in England as a manager with three clubs - Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. In that time, he won three Premier League titles in two stints with Chelsea and sits in joint second on the all-time winners' list with Arsene Wenger.
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