Chelsea's 69 games played in 2012-13 remains the record for the longest season endured by a club since the Premier League became a 38-round competition in 1995. Behind them is the 66 played by Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United in 2008-09, when they won the title and reached the final of the Champions League. On Saturday afternoon, when City walk out at Wembley Stadium to face Brighton in their FA Cup semi-final, it will be their 52nd outing of the season. The reason for that is in the FA Cup, Jurgen Klopp's side were knocked out by Wolves in the third round. City are 13 games from clinching the quadruple and Guardiola is particularly desperate to follow up last season's record-breaking Premier League triumph with a second successive title.

Source: Daily Mail April 06, 2019 07:07 UTC