A staggering statistic underlines the difference between both managers' fortunes: In three-and-a-half years in charge of Tottenham, Mauricio Pochettino has spent just six days at the top of the Premier League table.
Meanwhile, a 16th consecutive win for Guardiola's side means they will remain leaders for a very long time. While Pochettino has not spent a week in first place, since his arrival in the Premier League, Manchester City have enjoyed 267 days at the summit, first under Manuel Pellegrini and then Pep Guardiola.
The Citizens cruised to a 4-1 win to open the gap with Spurs, last season's runners-up, to 21 points. 6 days or 267 mean nothing if one of those doesn't include the final day of the season. Neither City nor Tottenham have won the Premier League under their current managers, but Guardiola looks on course to change that come May 2018.
6 - Since Mauricio Pochettino’s first season as Tottenham boss in 2014-15, Spurs have spent six days top of the Premier League during a season, compared to Manchester City’s total of 267 days over this period. Difference.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) 16 December 2017