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MARTIN SAMUEL: There's no need for Manchester City to be so prickly about records... their row with Opta over Pep Guardiola's milestone just comes across as needy

For a club who are extraordinarily successful, Manchester City can be ever so needy at times. Take the row with Opta's statisticians over what constitutes a win. It is fair to say City won't leave many records unbroken by the time they are finished. Why the rush?

Opta insist Pep Guardiola achieved his 200th win after 273 games in charge against West Ham on Saturday. This is already the lowest number of games any manager has required to reach that total in the history of English football's top division.

Opta congratulated Guardiola on his feat accordingly.