Sporting’s UEFA Champions League round of 16 rival Manchester City 7-0 against Leeds allowed Pep Guardiola to achieve (another) career record, this time as Premier League coach and hitting 500 faster heads.
The team, led by Guardiola, achieved this goal, scoring 499 goals under the Spaniard’s wheel, making them 500 goals after 8 ‘Phil Foden in Game 207 of the Premier League, in charge of Citizens, the former Barcelona and Spain midfielder.
Thus, Guardiola beat previous player Jurgen Klopp, who scored 500 goals for Liverpool after 234 games. Thus, it took the Catalan 27 fewer games to get the German technician’s mark.
The game against Leeds, in addition to the brilliant performance and historical success of Guardiola, also marked other important milestones, for example, England footballer Jack Grealish, who cost Manchester club 118 million euros, finally scoring his first goal. Premier League headline or Algerian squad Riyad Marez became the first player in Premier League history to score in his 100th game for two different clubs (Leicester City and Manchester City).
