Extending records Manchester City have won all ten of their Premier League meetings with Bournemouth by an aggregate score of 30-5, marking the best 100 per cent winning record by one team against another in the competition.
Better still, Bournemouth have only led for eight minutes of their 16 league meetings with City since 1987, and Bournemouth have never beaten City in a league game - the joint most any team has faced another in the Football League (16 games) without a win.
And when it comes to starting the season strongly at home, City have only lost one of their first home league games in the last 22 seasons - when Leicester stunned City with a 5-1 win in 2020/21.
City have scored 23 goals in their last four opening league games at the Etihad, averaging almost six goals per game. Replacing Sterling's goals During City's dominance against Bournemouth, Raheem Sterling was often the main man they turned to for goals, with the former number seven scoring nine times against the Cherries - only against Watford did he score more in a City shirt.