When Guardiola Ejected Klopp From The Throne Of The Fastest Coach To Reach 500 Premier League Goals

Pep Guardiola (Twitter @ManCity)

JAKARTA - Pep Guardiola broke the record as the fastest coach whose team reached a collection of 500 goals in the English Premier League. This achievement was achieved when Manchester City crushed Leeds United 7-0 at the Etihad, Tuesday local time.

That was confirmed by Phil Foden's opener for City's lead just eight minutes after the game started, completing the Citizens' 500th goal under Guardiola.

FULL TIME | Seventh heaven! 7-0 ️ #ManCity pic.twitter.com/2DWb0ICXJC

— Manchester City (@ManCity) December 14, 2021

Guardiola reached this mark in just 207 games and surpassed the previous record holder, Jurgen Klopp, who scored 500 goals after 234 Premier League games with Liverpool.

Since taking the job at the Etihad in 2016, Guardiola had his most fruitful season in 2017/18 when City scored 106 goals in a season which remains the record for most goals scored by a team in a Premier League season.

5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ @premierleague goals under @PepTeam 1-0 ️ #ManCity pic.twitter.com/i1QlkxJBog

— Manchester City (@ManCity) December 14, 2021

Of the 500 goals, Sergio Aguero - who announced his retirement today - is the top contributor with 82 goals followed by Raheem Sterling who has 76 goals.

Guardiola's combination and unrestricted financial support from the Middle East ushered in a title-winning era for City, who have won the Premier League three times, one FA Cup and four League Cups since taking charge of the Spaniard.

City currently lead the table and maintain their chances of retaining the title with 41 points, four ahead of Liverpool and five ahead of Chelsea.