Today’s Premier League 2-0 victory over Fulham at the Etihad marked a notable double landmark for City manager Pep Guardiola.
It was Guardiola’s 700th game overall as a manager, it was also his 250th match in charge at City.
Since he took over as Barcelona’s first team manager in 2008 he has won 29 major trophies to date at Barcelona, Bayern Munich and now City. He has won everywhere he has managed.
Pep has already managed more games at City than at any other Club.
According to Opta, it’s his first game in 416 games in his career that he’d see his starting 11 play all 90 minutes.
1 – For the first time in 416 games as a manager in the top five European leagues (Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City), Pep Guardiola didn't use a single substitute in a league game. Perplexing. pic.twitter.com/mRCZ3S7qWw
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 5, 2020It was also the first time in 15years that Man City won’t use a sub in a league game.
2005 – This was the first time Manchester City didn’t make a single substitute in a Premier League match since April 2005, in a 2-2 draw with Charlton Athletic. Topical. pic.twitter.com/YkbULU44ys
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 5, 2020