Manchester City are notable as a free-scoring juggernaut under Pep Guardiola, however Wednesday night's endeavors against Manchester United took them to another dimension once more as they broke the record for goals scored by Premier League side in a season over all rivalries.
The exceptionally foreseen derby began off as a cagey undertaking at Old Trafford, with neither side really ready to put their stamp on the match in the initial 45 minutes in spite of the best endeavors of the two sides.
City emerged cocked and locked in the second half, however, with Bernardo Silva's low drive beating David De Gea at his close post to rise to the Residents' very own record of 156 goals over all rivalries in a solitary season.
That record was set in 2013-14 under Manuel Pellegrini, Sergio Aguero netting multiple times no matter how you look at it and Yaya Toure achieving 20 strikes in the league alone amid a tremendously productive season.
City wouldn't stop there against United on Wednesday, in any case, with Leroy Sane's presentation - apparently as a safety measure as Fernandinho took a genuinely overwhelming thump - demonstrating extra chomp for a side hoping to play through their difficult cross-town rivals.
What's more, it would be Rational himself who broke the record, the German's positional sense and pace discovering him in an ideal position of room close to one side edge of the crate to complete hard past De Gea - again at the Spaniard's front post.
The conflict with Manchester United arguaby spoke to Guardiola's greatest test in holding the Premier League title, with just Burnley, Brighton and Leicester left to see off in a firmly battled race with Liverpool.
The Reds were two points clear of City heading into the conflict, however a success at Old Trafford returns the Residents in the driving seat with the two sides having just three top-flight coordinates left to play.
Liverpool must win the majority of their outstanding games - against Huddersfield, Newcastle and Wolves - and trust that City vacillate in the event that they are to lift their first local league title since 1990.
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