Pep Guardiola has successfully entered the Premier League's history books once again as a result of Manchester City's victory over Sheffield United on Sunday. With the Citizens securing a 2:0 win at the Etihad, the Spaniard has surpassed Jose Mourinho the fastest manager to reach 100 wins in the competition's history.
Having seen their Premier League title defense dealt a massive blow as a result of Friday's defeat to Wolves, the Citizens needed a quick response coming up against Chris Wilder's men. Second half goals from Sergio Aguero and Kevin De Bruyne proved to be sufficient for the current holders as the Blades finally lost their impressive unbeaten away record this season.
In essence, City reduced the point gap established by leaders Liverpool to 14 while it trails second-placed Leicester City by a point. For Pep Guardiola, the night's outcome saw him leapfrog Jose Mourinho as the fastest-ever manager to have secured 100 Premier League wins.
134 - Pep Guardiola won his 100th Premier League match in what was only his 134th game in charge in the competition; the fastest manager to this landmark, ahead of Jose Mourinho (142 games). Respect. pic.twitter.com/LOlpxkfxIT
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 29, 2019
The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich manager achieved the feat with just 134 matches - eight games less than what it took Jose Mourinho to reach the milestone. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has now been demoted to third after reaching the milestone with 159 games while Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger and Raphael Benitez complete the top six with 162, 179 and 181 respectively.
