Comment: Manchester City on brink of becoming greatest team in English football history

HERE WE GO, FOUR IN A ROW: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola during the Premier League match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.  Photo credit: Adam Davy/PA Wire.

Whisper it if you are anywhere near Old Trafford or Anfield, but Manchester City are on the verge of becoming the greatest team in the history of English football by doing something not even Sir Alex Ferguson has achieved.

No team has ever won four league titles in a row, but that opportunity is now open to Pep Guardiola’s side after a victory at Tottenham that puts them in control of the title race with an opportunity to underline their era-defining quality.