Manchester City chase winning record Unstoppable Manchester City claimed their 16th successive Premier League victory with a 4-1 triumph over Tottenham, and are now only four wins away from eclipsing the European record held by Bayern Munich City have scored 56 goals this season – 17 more than Manchester Utd – with Kevin de Bruyne (below right) scoring six and providing eight assists Longest winning streaks in Europe* *In top five European leagues – England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain Bayern Munich GER 19 Oct 2013 – Mar 2014 Internazionale ITA 17 Oct 2006 – Feb 2007 Barcelona ESP 16 Oct 2010 – Feb 2011 Real Madrid ESP 16 Mar-Sep 2016 Monaco FRA 16 Feb-Aug 2017 Manchester City ENG 16 Aug 2017 – Man City coach Pep Guardiola holds records for longest winning streaks in Spain’s La Liga, German Bundesliga and English Premier League CITY: PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES Dec 23 Bournemouth (h) Dec 27 Newcastle United (a) Dec 31 Crystal Palace (a) Jan 2 Watford (h) Jan 14 Liverpool (a) Jan 20 Newcastle United (h) Pictures: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS