Gabriel Jesus scored deep into added time to give Manchester City 100 points with a 1-0 win against Southampton.

The substitute latched onto Kevin De Bruyne’s pass and chipped Alex McCarthy to break the deadlock and ensure City made history as the first team from England’s top flight to reach triple figures.

It had been a frustrating afternoon up until then for the visitors, who were not at their best and had seen Raheem Sterling come closest to scoring when his deflected shot hit the post.

Wesley Hoedt also hit the woodwork for Southampton, who stay up despite defeat here as Swansea City also lost.

The dramatic ending mirrored the earlier meeting between the two sides, when Sterling scored a 96th-minute winner as part of City's run of 18 consecutive victories in the Premier League.

TALKING POINT

Are Man City the best team England has ever seen? Comparing sides from different eras is always going to tough, and the fact Manchester City only won a league-and-League Cup double may be too little silverware for some, while others will point towards the Arsenal team that went an entire league campaign unbeaten. But if the point of league football is to amass as many points as possible - and it is - it’s hard to argue against Pep Guardiola’s team. The most points and wins ever - plus the most goals scored and best goal difference in the Premier League era - is a mightily impressive set of records.

MAN OF THE MATCH

Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City): He took the goal brilliantly and, given there was little drama involved in the actual clinching of the title, it's that goal that will likely be remembered as the defining moment of City's incredible season.

PLAYER RATINGS

Southampton: McCarthy 6, Cedric 6, Stephens 6, Hoedt 7, Yoshida 6, Bertrand 6, Romeu 6, Hojbjerg 6, Tadic 6, Redmond 5, Austin 5. Subs: Long 6, Ward-Prowse 6, McQueen 6.

Manchester City: Bravo 6, Danilo 6, Stones 6, Laporte 6, Delph 6, Gundogan 7, Fernandinho 6, De Bruyne 7, B. Silva 5, Sane 6, Sterling 6. Subs: Jesus 8, Diaz 5, Foden 6.

Josep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City celebrates at the full time whistleGetty Images

KEY MOMENTS

8’ – OFF THE BAR! Southampton are inches away from taking the lead as Hoedt meets a corner at the near post and sees his header come back off the bar.

56’ – CHANCE! Silva miscues a shot but reacts quickly and is able to cross to an unmarked Fernandinho, who blazes a volley over from next to the penalty spot.

61’ – OFF THE POST! A Man City corner eventually comes to the feet of Sterling, who makes space for himself before going for goal and his shot is deflected onto the post.

78’ – OFF THE LINE! Romeu's clipped cross finds Tadic at the back post - who is onside and in plenty of space. Bravo comes out and Tadic takes the ball past him twice before eventually shooting, only for Fernandinho to block the effort on the line.

94' – GOAL! Southampton 0-1 Manchester City (Jesus). They've done it! Jesus gets on the end of a long De Bruyne ball over the Southampton defence and chips McCarthy to ensure City have 100 points!

KEY STATS

Manchester City’s tally of 100 points is a new record in England's top flight.

City scored 106 goals this season, a new Premier League record.

City’s total of 32 wins is also a new top-flight record.

Guardiola’s side's goal difference of +79 eclipses the previous record of +71.

City have also got the most away wins (16) and points (50) ever collected in a Premier League season.

De Bruyne ends the season with a league-leading 16 assists.</s>MANCHESTER CITY beat Southampton 1-0 in their final Premier League outing of the season today - here are our player ratings for Pep Guardiola’s side.

Knowing a win would see them become the first ever Premier League side to reach 100 points in a season, City had a clear incentive at St Mary’s despite wrapping up the title almost a month ago.

And just as it seemed they wouldn’t manage the feat substitute Gabriel Jesus popped up with the winner in stoppage time, producing a delightful lob over Southampton keeper Alex McCarthy to see the champions smash the points record and reach a ton.

So which City stars were at their best today?

CLICK THROUGH THE GALLERY ABOVE TO SEE OUR MANCHESTER CITY PLAYER RATINGS FOLLOWING THEIR WIN AGAINST SOUTHAMPTON.</s>MANCHESTER City have long since wrapped up the Premier League title - but their hunger for records continued until the final kick of the final day.

Pep Guardiola’s men passed more landmarks with their 1-0 win at Southampton on Sunday, becoming the first team to achieve 100 points in the top flight of English football.

Here, we pick out the records City have smashed this season.

From Raheem Sterling’s last-gasp winner at Bournemouth on August 26 until City’s 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace on New Year’s Eve, they won 18 Premier League games in a row, demolishing the 13-game record set by Chelsea in 2016/17. The streak also beat Arsenal’s 14-game run of wins which was split across the end of the 2001/02 season and the start of 2002/03.

The 902 passes achieved against Chelsea in March’s 1-0 win was a new Premier League record, surpassing the total set by Guardiola’s side in October against West Brom. Ilkay Gundogan’s 167 successful passes and 181 touches from the same game were also Premier League records.

Chelsea scored 103 goals during their title-winning season in 2009/10 under Carlo Ancelotti, which equates to 2.7 goals per game on average.

But under Guardiola’s stewardship, City have surpassed that total reaching 106 for the campaign with their late winner at Southampton.

Antonio Conte’s Chelsea set a new record for Premier League wins with 30 last season, but City have surpassed it and set a new benchmark of 32.

Guardiola’s City became the first team in English football history to finish a top-flight campaign with 100 points.

In doing so, they eclipsed a Chelsea record for points - the Blues racked up 95 points in 2004/05.

City’s win at Southampton means they have won 16 of their 19 away fixtures, only dropping points at Crystal Palace, Liverpool and Burnley.

They’ve surpassed Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea side of 2004/05 with their final-day victory.

Chelsea collected 48 points on the road during 2004/05 but Guardiola’s men made it 50 on the road with their final day win at Southampton.

Man City have also clinched the best goal difference in the Premier League era. The previous top tally was +71, set by Chelsea in 2009/10, which was boosted by 29 goals from top goalscorer Didier Drogba.

City’s win over Southampton has taken them to a new high of +79.

Manchester United ended the 1999/00 campaign 18 points ahead of runners-up Arsenal, despite winning only 28 of their fixtures.

But this season, they finished 19 points behind City - a huge gulf to make up next year.

The United side of 2000/01 held the previous record for winning the title with the highest number of games remaining, being crowned champions with five fixtures to play after a title-winning 4-2 victory over Coventry at Old Trafford. City have matched that record.</s>Manchester City rewrote the Premier League record books as they won the title in style.

Manchester City rewrote the Premier League record books as they won the title in style.

Most Premier League points in one season Victory over Southampton, thanks to Gabriel Jesus’ injury-time strike, saw City become the first team ever to reach 100 points in a Premier League season. Chelsea’s 95 points in 2004-05 was the previous best. The goal was City’s 106th of the campaign, breaking the previous record of 103 set by Chelsea in their 2009-10 title-winning campaign. It is only the fourth three-figure total, with City and Liverpool scoring 102 and 101 respectively in 2013-14, so City are the first club to achieve the feat twice.

City’s 18-game winning run from August to December was the longest ever in the English top flight, pre-dating even the Premier League era. Along the way, they amassed a record-equalling 11 successive away wins, a feat previously achieved by Chelsea in 2008. With 🕙 to spare@ManCity have won the @premierleague title with five matches remaining, equalling Manchester Utd's 2000/01 #PL record#Champions pic.twitter.com/kkotPbg7q9 — Premier League (@premierleague) April 15, 2018 City missed out on a new record with derby defeat to Manchester United but matched their neighbours’ previous mark from 2000-01 by winning the league with five games to go.

With a 19-point advantage over United, City outperformed their rivals’ 1999-2000 margin of 18 over Arsenal. At +79, City beat the goal difference record of +71 set by Chelsea in 2009-10.

Chelsea’s record of 30 wins set last season only lasted a year as City racked up 32. Their win at Southampton was their 16th on the road, surpassing the Blues’ 2004-05 record of 15. 🗓🗓🗓🗓



An unprecedented 4️⃣ in a row! for @ManCity boss Pep Guardiola - @BarclaysFooty Manager of the Month for December pic.twitter.com/Wjhw91x8G8 — Premier League (@premierleague) January 12, 2018 Guardiola was named the Premier League’s top boss in September, October, November and December, the first man ever to win four successive manager of the month awards.</s>Manchester City became the first Premier League side to reach 100 points as the champions capped a fine season in style thanks to a 1-0 win at Southampton yesterday



Man City's Gabriel Jesus takes off his shirt to celebrate after scoring against Southampton in an away EPL encounter on Sunday

Manchester City became the first Premier League side to reach 100 points as the champions capped a fine season in style thanks to a 1-0 win at Southampton yesterday. Pep Guardiola's side have been focused on rewriting the record books since clinching the English title almost a month ago and they added one last landmark achievement on the final day of the season.

Gabriel Jesus struck with virtually the last kick at St Mary's to take City to the century mark in suitably dramatic fashion. Guardiola's wild celebration with his backroom staff showed what it meant to the Spaniard for City to achieve yet another incredible feat. City's 100-point haul comes after they set a new Premier League points record by beating Brighton in midweek, taking them past the total set by Chelsea in 2004-05.

They also scored the most goals in a single EPL campaign (106), won the most games (32) and amassed the most consecutive wins (18) that has seen them ranked along with the best teams in EPL history. City finished 19 points clear of second placed Man United — the biggest title-winning margin in the EPL era.

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Pep Guardiola's side have been focused on rewriting the record books since clinching the English title almost a month ago and they added one last landmark achievement on the final day of the season.

Gabriel Jesus struck with virtually the last kick at St Mary's to take City to the century mark in suitably dramatic fashion.

Guardiola's wild celebration with his backroom staff showed what it meant to the Spaniard for City to achieve yet another incredible feat.

City's 100-point haul comes after they set a new Premier League points record by beating Brighton in midweek, taking them past the total set by Chelsea in 2004-05.

They have also scored the most goals in a single Premier League campaign (106), won the most games (32) and amassed the most consecutive victories (18) in a season that has seen them ranked along with the best teams in the history of English football.

City finished 19 points clear of second placed Manchester United - the biggest title-winning margin in the Premier League era - to emphasis the gap between the runaway champions and the chasing pack.

Fortunately for fourth bottom Southampton, the defeat didn't matter in their battle to avoid relegation as third bottom Swansea lost against Stoke, ensuring Mark Hughes' side avoided the drop by three points.

City are due to celebrate their title success with an open-top bus parade through the streets of Manchester on Monday.

But they had no intention of letting the impending party distract them on the south-coast.

City controlled first-half possession before Saints defender Wesley Hoedt headed against Claudio Bravo's crossbar from a Dusan Tadic corner.

Guardiola's men pushed hard in the second half and Raheem Sterling struck the righthand post with a deflected effort before John Stones' header from the resultant corner was tipped over by Alex McCarthy.

Guardiola introduced youngsters Brahim Diaz and Phil Foden late on, ensuring both players have registered five appearances to earn a Premier League medal - with Foden becoming the youngest ever winner at 17 years and 350 days old.

The game appeared to heading for a draw but, six years to the day since Sergio Aguero's last-second title-winning goal for City against QPR, Jesus found space in the final moments to lift the ball over McCarthy and spark mayhem among the travelling fans.</s>City reached the 100-point mark with a final-day victory over Southampton on Sunday

Thousands of Manchester City supporters lined the streets as the Premier League champions celebrated this season's successes with an open-top bus parade on Monday.

Fans basked in the sunshine in Manchester city centre as Pep Guardiola and his squad travelled along Deansgate and past Albert Square with the Premier League trophy and Carabao Cup.

City won the title with five games to spare in April and went on to accumulate a record-breaking 100 points. They also scored 106 goals and won 32 games as they finished 19 points ahead of their nearest rivals Manchester United.

This all followed February's League Cup final defeat of Arsenal.

City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne hailed an "unbelievable" season as he soaked up the atmosphere on the bus.

The Belgian told Sky Sports: "Seeing all the people who want to join us and have a party is amazing.

"This season has been unbelievable and to finish it off yesterday in the last second to get the 100 points is unbelievable.

"Everything you win is special but these are the moments you do it for."</s>Gabriel Jesus' late winning goal for Manchester City against Southampton on Sunday saw the Premier League champions finish the season with 100 points, a new record.Pep Guardiola's side had already secured the record for most points in a single season in the English top flights heading into the final game at St Mary's.But Jesus took them into triple digits late on with a goal after 90 minutes, making them the first team to achieve the feat.Guardiola's side end the campaign with a host of records to their name. City have won the league with the biggest ever margin by finishing 19 points ahead of Manchester United, having also collected the most wins in a season and scored the most goals, with Jesus' effort making it 106 in the league.</s>Manchester City have their eyes on another century as they aim to wrap up their outstanding season with a flourish.

The champions have already reached three figures in terms of goals scored during their title-winning campaign and now they want to take their Premier League points tally to a round 100.

They can do so with victory at Southampton in their final match on Sunday, extending further the competition record they have already set by accruing 97.

Manager Pep Guardiola said: 'We want to finish this Premier League trying to win games.

'Even when we have not been able to win, in other competitions or the Premier League, we try to win. After that there'll be consequences - if we are going to break (records) or not.'

City's 105 goals and 31 wins are also Premier League records that could be increased further this weekend.

'In these last weeks, these numbers have helped us be focused, to play for something,' said Guardiola, who side's title success was confirmed almost a month before the end of the season.

Victory for City could leave Southampton needing to rely on their goal difference to avoid relegation but, with their figure nine better than Swansea's, it would take some remarkable results to put Saints in danger.

Guardiola said: 'We know the team is - OK, not mathematically - in the Premier League. All respect to Swansea, but it is almost impossible. Southampton obviously deserve to be in the Premier League.'

City will hold an open-top bus parade through Manchester city centre on Monday before breaking up for the summer, with most players likely to start preparing for the World Cup.

Guardiola said: 'We stay two days here then go on holidays. Everybody goes, except two or three, to the World Cup and we wish them all the best, that they enjoy that amazing tournament. We'll come back July 9.

'Some days I will be here because the kids are in school, some days I'll be in Manchester with (director of football) Txiki (Begiristain) or (chief executive) Ferran (Soriano). I will speak with them.

'But we have mobile phones and I do need to leave Manchester a little bit and have holidays with wife and kids.'</s>Southampton will be looking to secure their Premier League status for another year on Sunday as they host newly crowned champions Manchester City at St. Mary's.

The pressure is off Mark Hughes' men following their 1-0 win away at Swansea on Tuesday night, which leaves the Swans perilously close to joining Stoke and West Brom in English football's second tier. Even so, the Saints will be anxious to avoid leaving things to chance as they face off against a side which has taken the league by storm this season.

Having sealed their third Premier League title weeks ago, City have only their pride to play for but will be eager to take their points tally to 100 in order to put the icing on the cake of what has already been without a doubt the greatest season in the club's history.

Here is everything you need to know ahead of Sunday's final-day clash between these two sides:

These two sides have a history of high-scoring encounters, more often than not in favour of the men in blue. However, Southampton didn't stick to the script when they faced Manchester City on the 1st of May 2016.

Following Shane Long's close-range finish which opened the scoring for the Saints, Sadio Mane decimated City with a blistering hat-trick that left Manuel Pellegrini's men floundering. Despite Kelechi Iheanacho bringing his side back into the game with a goal to make it 2-1, Mane continued to run riot and gave Southampton a resounding 4-1 lead by 68 minutes.

Iheanacho struck again ten minutes later to give City a fighting chance, but it was a case of too little too late, as Ronald Koeman's side put a major dent in City's hopes of Champions League qualification.

As with virtually any match involving Manchester City this season, the key question will be whether Southampton's defenders can contain the explosive creativity of City's midfield maestros. Silva and De Bruyne have had a hand in an astonishing 43 league goals between them this season, tearing defences apart with their incisive passing and ability to read the game.

Mark Hughes' arrival at Southampton has seen them gain a certain amount of tactical organisation and defensive stability that was lacking under the stewardship of Mauricio Pellegrino, demonstrated in their battling 1-0 win at the Liberty Stadium this week. However, questions remain about the ability of the Saints' defenders after they shipped three goals apiece against Arsenal and Chelsea.

Though their safety is all but guaranteed, Southampton will still be looking over their shoulder at the relegation trapdoor as they prepare for this clash. Only a seriously heavy defeat could send Hughes' side down into the Championship - but this Manchester City side are more than capable of inflicting such a defeat and Southampton's defenders will need to be on their best form on Sunday to prevent City's attackers from running riot.

Southampton could be without defender Jan Bednarek on Sunday after the Polish centre-back suffered a head injury against Swansea. Meanwhile, Steven Davis remains unavailable for the Saints as he continues to recover from an Achilles tendon problem.

Manchester City have no fresh injury concerns but remain without the injured Sergio Aguero. Benjamin Mendy could be in line to make his first start since September for Pep Guardiola's side as he pushes to recover from a cruciate knee ligament injury in time for the World Cup next month. All eyes will be on Guardiola's team selection as the City manager could give some rare first-team experience to a number of youth players - most notably 17-year-old Phil Foden, who is one appearance away from being eligible to receive a Premier League winner's medal.
Manchester City set a new record of 100 points in the Premier League following a 1–0 win away to Southampton.