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Man City have put in five of the 15 most one-sided performances in Premier League history this season

Etihad side boast nine of the top-15 most dominant games, based on passing, including their recent win over Huddersfield

MANCHESTER CITY have been truly unstoppable so far, this season.

Pep Guardiola's side are not only top, they're on course to win the Premier League at a canter, as well as set an incredible record points total.

Man City have been in dominant mood this season, particularly passing the ball
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Man City have been in dominant mood this season, particularly passing the ballCredit: AP:Associated Press

Their form has been THE best start to any top-flight season ever, to boot.

So while it's hardly breaking news to suggest they're a dominant side in 2017-18, their level of dominance has been truly staggering.

In fact, based on passing differential - total passes completed by City minus total passes completed by an opponent - they've been the best Premier League squad ever.

Of the 15 most one-sided matches in Premier League history, nine of them have been by Man City, with FIVE of those coming this season.

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Man City have simply swept teams away by passing them into submission
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Man City have simply swept teams away by passing them into submissionCredit: AFP

City's last-gasp 2-1 win over Huddersfield saw fans of the away side criticise the Terriers for their "bus parking" of a performance.

However, the pass differential was by no means the biggest in history - only 14th in fact.

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The top two games on the list came within a fortnight of each other between October 14 and October 28 this year - both by Guardiola's men.

First of all Man City broke the record for highest pass differential with their 814 to 152 tally - against Stoke - seeing a total differential of 662.

Huddersfield 1-2 Manchester City: Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling send Citizens eight points clear
Man City have five of the 15 most dominant games in Prem history this season
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Man City have five of the 15 most dominant games in Prem history this seasonCredit: Reuters

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However, they broke that record again two weeks later as their squad out-passed West Brom by a total of 692 (843 completed passes vs 151).

Also this season, City have racked up massive passing differentials against Burnley (573) and Brighton (561).

However, the Etihad side feature four more times on the list - to have their name etched in nine times out of the top-15.

Famous "Aguero" game of 2012 to see City lift Prem trophy also makes the top-15
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Famous "Aguero" game of 2012 to see City lift Prem trophy also makes the top-15Credit: EPA

Of the quartet, one of those games was City's incredible last-second 3-2 victory over QPR to clinch their first-ever Premier League title in 2012.

During that game, QPR only completed 84 passes, at way under one per MINUTE - the second-worst total in Premier League history.

Only Watford's measly total of 75 against Portsmouth in 2006 saw a team string together fewer passes.

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