Pursuing a fiery attack philosophy, however, the defense is still a solid fulcrum for Man City.
On the homepage, WhoScored has just updated statistics of the teams that have kept the most clean sheets in the Premier League since the 2009/10 season. Accordingly, Man City still leads with 231 matches – an achievement far ahead of Liverpool (209 matches) and MU (207 matches).
Man City has no shortage of talented defenders. Photo: Internet
Tottenham Hotspur is the Big Six club with the worst record with only 176 clean sheets. From the above parameters, fans can see that Man City always maintains a stable defense year after year, even when pursuing an offensive football philosophy.
Man City began expanding its power from the 2009/10 season. However, the 2011/12 season witnessed the first Premier League championship of the Etihad Stadium team under the reign of Sheikh Mansour.
In 2017, Man City decided to part ways with coach Manuel Pellegrini to appoint Pep Guardiola. From this point on, The Citizens became the dominant force in the land of Mist. The blue half of Manchester has won the Premier League 5 times and also has 4 English League Cup titles.
Pep Guardiola turned Man City into a comprehensive machine. Photo: Internet
Thanks to abundant financial resources, Man City does not hesitate to bring in potential defenders. We can mention faces like Kyle Walker, Nicolas Otamendi or Ruben Dias – a star worth 71 million Euros.
In the summer of 2023, Man City broke its own record by spending 90 million Euros on Josko Gvardiol. To date, the Croatian player has appeared in 13 matches in all competitions.