18 wins on the bounce

Last four league games:

Arsenal 0-1 City
Everton 1-3 City
City 3-0 Spurs
Liverpool 1-4 City

A lot of posters were, understandably, saying that these four games could be crucial to City’s challenge for the title. A tough run of fixtures no doubt, and we’ve come through them all with maximum points.

What is also encouraging is that the last four games of the more notable challengers in the mix:

Aston Villa 1-2 Leicester
Leicester 3-1 Liverpool
Wolves 0-0 Leicester
Fulham 0-2 Leicester

(2 points gained on Leicester)

United - Newcastle (still to play)
West Brom 1-1 United
United 3-3 Everton
United 9-0 Southampton

(Currently 4 points gained on United)

Liverpool 0-2 Everton
Leicester 3-1 Liverpool
Liverpool 1-4 City
Liverpool 0-1 Brighton

(12 points gained on Liverpool)

City play West Ham next at home. West Ham themselves having won 3 of their last four games. And of course, West Ham find themselves 5 points ahead of Liverpool. A City win is another nail in the coffin of Liverpool’s title defence, a West Ham win puts a dent in Liverpool’s chances of making the top four.

There’s 39 points left to play for (42 in the case of United). Still a long way to go, but as things stand City can afford to lose 3 games and still no team can catch us. That’s 3 games from 13.

Great position to be in. And, again, to take 12 points from our last four fixtures is a tremendous achievement.