City have scored 52 goals and conceded only 11 in 17 Premier League matches this season
Manchester City's snowballing winning form shows no sign of letting up as we head towards Christmas.
The Premier League leaders pulled apart Swansea on Wednesday to extend their record for successive top-flight victories to 15.
The only points dropped by Pep Guardiola's side this season were in a 1-1 draw against Everton way back on 21 August.
But how does this run rank against those in the history books and from other pages on the footballing atlas?
Arsenal's turn-of-the-Millennium Invincibles? Chelsea's turbo-charged title tilt last season? Bill Nicholson's Rolls-Royce Spurs side of the 1960s?
Whichever era of football you choose, whichever of the four top tiers you pick, no English team can match the pace set by City this term.
All-time longest winning runs in top four tiers of English footballDate of last game in runTeam Length of runOngoingManchester City15August 2002Arsenal14December 1905Bristol City14January 1905Manchester United14March 1951Preston North End14March 1892Preston North End13April 1892Sunderland13October 1960Tottenham13December 2016Chelsea13
If you boil it down to just the top flight of English football, then local rivals Manchester United - circa 2000 - and the Liverpool side of 1990 can also be spotted in the rear-view mirror.
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Manchester City's start to this season is three points better than anyone else has ever managed in the top division of English football.
The ones to catch....Best English top-flight starts after 17 games (based on three points for a win)SeasonTeamPoints2017-18Manchester City491960-61Tottenham462005-06Chelsea461888-89Preston North End452011-12Manchester City442006-07Manchester United441969-70Everton441990-91Liverpool441993-94Manchester United44
First England, now the world. Well, Europe at least. City are closing in on on the continent's best ever. Including two managed by Guardiola.
The ones to beat...Best winning runs in Europe's top-flight leaguesNationTeamDate of last winWins in a rowGermanyBayern MunichMarch 201419ItalyInter MilanFebruary 200717SpainReal MadridSeptember 201616SpainBarcelonaFebruary 201116EnglandManchester CityOngoing15FranceBordeauxAugust 200914
Source: bbc.com