Manchester City have broken English Premier League records and set new ones with their 8-0 win over Watford.
The match was played on Saturday 21 September at the City of Manchester Stadium popularly known as Etihad.
Scores came from David Silver 1′; Sergio Aguero 7′ (P); Rihad Mahrez 12′; Bernado Silver 15′,48′, 60′;Nicholas Otamendi 18′ and Kevin De Bruyne 85′.
Manchester City’s five goals after 18 minutes is the fastest any side has ever gone 5-0 ahead in Premier League history.
The Cityzens had never scored eight goals in a single Premier League game before, the Watford game was the first time in their history.
Manchester City join a number of other clubs that scored several goals in a single EPL match. See below the greatest winning margins in Premier League history:
- 1995: Man Utd 9-0 Ipswich
- 2009: Spurs 9-1 Wigan
- 1999: Newcastle 8-0 Sheff Wed
- 2010: Chelsea 8-0 Wigan
- 2012: Chelsea 8-0 Aston Villa
- 2014: Southampton 8-0 Sunderland
- 2019: Man City 8-0 Watford Wow.
Manchester City have scored most Premier League goals this season followed by Liverpool. See list below.
- Man City (24)
- Liverpool (15)
- Spurs (12)
- Bournemouth (11)
- Chelsea (11)
- Norwich (9)
- Man City vs. Watford (8)
- Arsenal (8)
- Burnley (8)
- Leicester (8)
- Man Utd (8)
Sergio Aguero becomes the 1st player in EPL history to score in each of opening 6 games in a season. Jose Antonio Reyes (Arsenal, 2004-05) and Wayne Rooney (Man Utd, 2011-12) had previously scored in opening 5 games.
Man City mwaa! So happy, so excited! What a team. Keep it up guys. Very happy for you.
This is excellent
Well done job…. Keep it up I’m proud of you guys