Pep Guardiola wanted more praise for his treble winners... so here are 25 killer statistics that sum up Manchester City's brilliance

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Pep Guardiola complained during the week about the media coverage his Manchester City side gets, despite the fact they are one of the Premier League’s greatest-ever sides.

City beat Watford 6-0 on Saturday to add the FA Cup to their title and League Cup, completing a domestic treble that has never been won before.

Here, Sportsmail runs you through 25 killer statistics that sum up City’s brilliance.

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City demolished Watford 6-0 to win the FA Cup

Since the start of 2011-12, Sergio Aguero has scored 18 FA Cup goals, three more than anyone else in the competition. He did not even need to get off the bench against Watford.

Compared to other great Premier League sides, City come out on top. Sir Alex Ferguson’s treble winners of 1998-99 had a win percentage of 57.9. Arsenal’s invincibles in 2003-04 won 68.4. Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea in 2004-05 and 2005-06 won 76.3. Guardiola’s side won 84.2.

City became the first English top-flight side to clinch a half-century of wins in a single season. They won 50 of their 61 games in all competitions in 2018-19 (32 in the Premier League, six in the FA Cup, four in the League Cup, seven in the Champions League and one in the Community Shield).

Sergio Aguero did not even have to move from the substitutes bench at Wembley on Saturday

In the Premier League, they led in matches for the most minutes (2,088) and trailed for the fewest (132). They also equalled their own record of 32 wins in a single season.

Manchester United finished 32 points behind City – as many as they finished ahead of relegated Cardiff. It is the most points United have finished behind their Manchester rivals.

The overall passing accuracy in the Premier League has gradually increased since Guardiola arrived to enhance English football. It was 78.4 per cent in 2015-16. Now, it is 79.6.

This season saw a higher goals-per-game ratio than in any other season (2.82, beating the previous record of 2.81 set in 2011-12). City led the way by scoring 95 in the top flight in 2018-19.

They scored nine goals in a game once – against Burton on their way to League Cup glory. They also scored seven goals twice (against Rotherham in the FA Cup and Schalke in the Champions League) and six on five occasions.

City set several Premier League records last season and they came close to bettering them in 2018-19. They won 32 games and 18 at home – equalling both of their own records.

The overall passing accuracy of the Premier League has improved since Guardiola came

Guardiola became just the eighth manager to win the English top-flight, League Cup and FA Cup, joining Bill Nicholson, Don Revie, Joe Mercer, Kenny Dalglish, George Graham, Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho in achieving the feat.

Liverpool sat top of the table for 141 days… but still came second to this outstanding side. City were only in first position for 125 but were top when it mattered most, on the season’s final day.

The decision to award Kevin De Bruyne man of the match over Raheem Sterling caused some surprise but the midfielder did complete all 40 of his passes in Saturday’s final.

City became only the fourth team to win both of England’s major domestic cup competitions, after Arsenal in 1992-93, Liverpool in 2000-01 and Chelsea in 2006-07.

Only two other sides had scored six goals in an FA Cup final before. They were Blackburn against Sheffield Wednesday in 1890 (6-1) and Bury against Derby in 1903 (6-0).

Kevin De Bruyne was awarded man of the match on Saturday and complete all 40 of his passes

That scoreline meant City have scored 26 goals in the 2018-19 FA Cup – the most by a side in the competition since Charlton scored 29 and Derby scored 37, both in 1945-46.

Sterling has been involved in 41 goals in 51 games in all competitions this season (26 goals, 15 assists). Only Aguero betters that figure among Premier League players (42).

Sterling became only the fourth player to score a hat-trick in an FA Cup final – after William Townley for Blackburn in 1890, Jimmy Logan for Notts County in 1894 and Stan Mortensen for Blackpool in 1953.

His inclusion over Aguero may have raised some eyebrows but Gabriel Jesus had a direct hand in more FA Cup goals than any other player this season (8 – 4 goals, 4 assists).

City scored 169 goals in all competitions, breaking their own record from 2013-14. Aguero got 32 of those, followed by Sterling on 25, Jesus on 21 and Leroy Sane on 16.

David Silva became only the second City player to score in both an FA Cup and League Cup final, following on from Yaya Toure.

Raheem Sterling has been involved in 41 goals in 51 games in all competitions this season

Watford have a dreadful record against City and have lost their last 11 matches against them

City beat every club in the league at least once in back-to-back seasons for the first time since Preston in 1889 and 1890.

Watford never stood a chance, really. The Hornets have now lost their last 11 matches against City in all competitions, conceding 38 goals in those games.

This was City’s 11th appearance in an FA Cup final. They won in 1904, 1934, 1956, 1969, 2011 and 2019 (and lost in 1926, 1933, 1955, 1981 and 2013).

For points won by Premier League champions, City now sit first and second in an all-time table. They secured 100 last season then picked up 98 this season. The next best is Chelsea on 95 in 2004-05. Manchester United’s best in a 38-game season was 91 in 1999-00.

City’s FA Cup win means they have surpassed Chelsea’s haul for major trophies won in the 2010s. They now have 10, followed by Chelsea on nine and Manchester United on six.