Manchester City is one trending name since last night as they went on to beat Leeds United 7-0 in the Premie League 2021-22 match. But Pep Guardiola also has been yet another name that has been on social media for a while now as he scripted history. No sooner did Phil Foden score the opening goal at the 8th minute, Pep Guardiola became the fastest manager to reach the 500 goal mark. The Manchester City manager surpassed Jurgen Klopp who had owned this record against his name. Kevin de Bruyne, Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish & Others React After Manchester City Thrashes Leeds United 7-0 in EPL 2021-22 Match (Check Reactions). 

Pep Guardiola scored 500 goals from 207 games, whereas the Liverpool manager reached the milestone in 234 matches. Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is placed on number three by reaching this milestone in 265 matches. So far in this season, Manchester City has banged the nets 34 times in the EPL 2021-22. Sergio Aguero had slammed the most number of goals under Pep as he banged the net 82 times. Check out the records below.

Quickest managers to 500 Premier League goals

Pep Guardiola: 207

Jurgen Klopp: 234

Alex Ferguson: 265

Arsene Wenger: 271

Jose Mourinho: 289

Rafa Benitez: 329

How Pep’s 500 were scored - season-by-season breakdown:

2016-17: 80

2017-18: 106

2018-19: 95

2019-20: 102

2020-21: 83

2021-22: 34

Who scored them? (players who have scored 10 or more)

Sergio Aguero: 82

Raheem Sterling: 76

Gabriel Jesus: 52

Kevin De Bruyne: 37

Ilkay Gundogan: 31

Riyad Mahrez: 29

Bernardo Silva: 28

Leroy Sane: 25

David Silva: 25

Phil Foden: 19

Even the official account of Manchester United shared this record:

Apart from Phil Foden, Kevin de Bruyne scored a brace during the match. Jack Grealish, Riyad Mahrez, John Stones and Nathan Ake also chipped in with one goal each.

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