The Club World Cup, the Champions League,
a record unbeaten streak and top of La Liga by one point with two games in hand; Zinedine Zidane couldn't have dreamed of a better start to his managerial career.
Not exact matches
Mourinho does however hold a club -
record 25 match
unbeaten streak in the Premier League, and considering his long - standing rivalry with Arsene Wenger, who he has refused to shake hands with on more than one occasions, surely he will not be setting his team up to lose.
There's been question marks early on as to whether the Portuguese could ever really imprint his style on Man United but with a 40 game
unbeaten streak at home that stretches back to September 2016 (a club
record), Mourinho has quite evidently answered it in a way only he could.
The
record for the longest
unbeaten streak in the Spanish top flight is finally owned by Barcelona.
Southampton are currently running on an eight match
unbeaten streak in the Premier League at home (W5 D3), which is the third current best home
unbeaten record in the top flight.
That would have moved Watford to a four - match winning
streak at home, but still, they are
unbeaten in five now at home in the league with a W3 D2
record and things are going much better for them.
Wolves overall home and away are on a five match
unbeaten streak of form against the Blades with a W3 D2
record in that sequence.
On their travels, they are on a five - match
unbeaten streak of form with a W2 D3
record, but overall they have been rock solid at the back for the most part.
Celtic extended their
record - breaking
unbeaten domestic
streak to 64 games as a stunning strike from Leigh Griffiths downed Ross County on Saturday.
The Sounders ran their
unbeaten streak to a franchise -
record 10 games, five of which have come on the road (two wins and three draws)
Struggling Kwara United
recorded an impressive scoreless draw away at Enugu Rangers, extending their fine
unbeaten streak to five - games to move off the foot of the table.
They are currently on a 16 - match winning
streak — a Premier League
record, and many feel they will go the season
unbeaten and will that lead to them becoming only the third team in English history to go
unbeaten, they are 5/1 to become the new Invincibles — last achieved by Arsenal in 2004.
Also, it means that Barcelona have a chance to break the Spanish
record of 34 matches
unbeaten streak.
The Red Devils are on a 13 match
unbeaten streak in the Premier League at the moment with a W7 D6
record but they have drawn their last two, both 1 - 1 draws against Liverpool and Stoke respectively.
So their
unbeaten streak from the start of the season has gone now and there's a bit of pressure mounting with a W3 D2 L1
record in their last six league games.
Tottenham could go
unbeaten at home for the first time in a league season since 1964/65 (W16 D2 L0 this season) and with their big winning
streak at the Lane, that is just one short of their club
record run of 14 between January and October 1987.
Naby Keita's goal and assist helped Leipzig
record their first - ever win over Bayern, who saw their 18 - match
unbeaten streak in all competitions come to an end.
In total the
streak has included 27 wins and five draws and now the blaugranes have the league
record of 38 games in their sights, a run put together by Real Sociedad with six games
unbeaten in the season 1978/79 and then 32 games in the 1979/80 season.
Barcelona set a new
record for the longest
unbeaten streak of form in La Liga by making it 39 games without a loss.
Both these sides have decent little
records and
streaks to protect, with Wigan
unbeaten in their last three league matches and Bolton
unbeaten in four.
They have gone
unbeaten in the Spanish top flight this season with a W8 D3 L0
record on the board and they are on a four match winning
streak after a slump of three drawn matches on the bounce.
Manchester City on a ten match
unbeaten streak of form at home in the UEFA Champions with a good W7 D3
record on the board (including qualifying).