Pep Guardiola leapt on to the field jubilantly to join the celebrations in the knowledge his team had become the first in English top-flight history to reach 100 points in a single campaign.
City have made a habit of breaking new statistical ground while turning the title race into a procession.
Here, we have a look at some of their most astonishing numbers.
100 – City passed Chelsea’s previous Premier League best of 95 points by beating Brighton and Hove Albion 3-1 in their penultimate match. Adjusting Liverpool’s efforts in the 1978-79 season to three points for a win, the overall record stood at 98.
100 – Despite winning six previous league titles across spells at Barcelona and Bayern Munich, Guardiola has reached 100 points in a season for the first time in his career - surpassing 99 with Barca in 2009-10.
32 – No English team has won more games in a top-flight season than City this term. Defeats to Liverpool and Manchester United and draws against Everton, Crystal Palace, Burnley and Huddersfield Town are the only blots on their record.
18 – Beginning with a 2-1 win at Bournemouth on August 26 and concluded by 1-0 triumph at Newcastle on December 27, City set a Premier League best of 18 consecutive victories.
106 – Jesus’ goal concluded the most prolific team season in Premier League history. Tottenham’s 1962-63 Division One winners scored 111 times.
5 – City won the Premier League with five games to spare, equalling the top-flight record also achieved by Manchester United (1907-08 and 2000-01) and Everton (1984-85).
1 – Guardiola is the first Spanish manager to win the Premier League.
19 - City have defeated every team in the Premier League this season, matching the feats of United in 2010-11 and Chelsea in 2005-06.
19 – The gap between first and second in the final standings has never been bigger than the 19-point gap between City and United.
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