Maybe it’s a little too niche to become a quiz question but not many would plump for Manchester City if asked to guess who accrued the best points-per-game record in the Premier League across 2025.
Only marginally ahead of Arsenal – 2.12 plays 2.16 - and no trophies are available in calendar years yet it offers a clear upward curve for a club and manager who spent the last festive period wondering when their alarming and bordering farcical slump was going to end.
Even now, looking back on their steady improvement in the 12 months since and the current eight-game winning streak, it doesn’t feel as if City are truly back.